Will act with alacrity on cyber fraud cases: Police to Bombay High Court

The city police have assured the Bombay High Court that they would act with alacrity on cyber fraud complaints and sensitise all police officers for prompt action and registration of FIRs whenever such complaints are filed. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale, in the order passed on April 15, noted that cyber fraud cases were on the rise, with a number of  senior citizens falling prey to such fraudsters.

The court was hearing a petition filed by a city-based woman, claiming she was a victim of cyber fraud, and when she tried to report the matter to the local police, they failed to act promptly. As per the plea, the woman had approached the police station concerned and informed the security personnel about the cyber fraud but they did not register an FIR, claiming they do not have the manpower or the requisite expertise to deal with cyber fraud cases.

The woman, in her petition, said due to non-registration of FIR and prompt action, she lost Rs 45 lakh. By the time the police acted, only Rs 2 lakh could be saved, the plea claimed. On April 15, Joint Commissioner of Police (crime) Lakhami Guatam appeared before the high court and submitted that presently he is supervising five cyber police stations in the city. Gautam said cyber frauds of below Rs 10 lakh are investigated by local police stations, while those above that amount are probed by cyber police stations.

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