Haryana to station cybercrime units in Jharkhand, WB

In a bid to counter the menace of cybercrime, Haryana Police have stationed their teams in Jharkhand and West Bengal, as they have identified these two states as primary sources of cyber fraud calls, said Shatrujeet Singh Kapur, director general of police (DGP), Haryana, during a review of the law-and-order situation in Gurgaon, on Friday.

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Multiple teams comprising cybercrime police personnel and officers - from Gurugram and Faridabad districts that have reported maximum such cases were deployed in West Bengal and Jharkhand last month, to identify gang members who allegedly dupe people from Haryana.

"Jharkhand and West Bengal have been identified as the primary sources of cyber fraud calls targeting residents of Gurugram, Faridabad, and other districts in Haryana. Most calls to dupe people were made from these two states," said Kapur. This deployment, police said, has led to a nearly 50 arrests in the last one month.

Kapur said that the decision was taken to ensure quick and swift resolution of the complaints.