Jharkhand launched the PratiBimb app to combat cybercriminals. The goal of this app was accomplished, and the police have also succeeded in doing so. This app is working really well to apprehend cybercriminals. Cybercriminals are continually captured. Using this app, Ranchi Police have also taken into custody two violent offenders linked to cybercrime. It’s important to note that for a few days, the Gonda police station area of the city was the source of constant reports of cybercrime. When the police posted the number used to deceive people on the Prakhand app, the location of the phone became visible.
Following this, the police captured both of the offenders with remarkable intelligence. With the aid of the PratiBimb app, cybercriminals from other districts in addition to the capital Ranchi are being arrested on a regular basis.
It became easier to catch offenders.
November 7 of last year marked the release of the PratiBimb app. Following this, it was simpler for the state police to catch online criminals. The state is conducting a special campaign to apprehend fraudsters with the aid of the app. Over 400 cyberthugs from 12 districts have been apprehended by the police thus far with the aid of this app. The majority of cybercriminals from Deoghar have been taken into custody during this time. Following this, Giridih has seen the arrest of cybercriminals. This app has made it simple to find and apprehend cybercriminals.
It is easy for the police to find out where criminals are. It is simple to track the location by entering the mobile number into the app. whenever a complaint is filed regarding someone being deceived. With the aid of this app, cybercriminals can be apprehended by tracking down the number from which fraudulent calls originate. The police headquarters is keeping an eye on the special campaign being conducted to capture cybercriminals throughout the state.
Every fraud number is kept track of within the app.
All of those numbers, which are being used for cyber fraud across the nation, are registered in PratiBimb, according to CID DG. These numbers, which are being used in cyber fraud, have been forwarded to the state’s respective district SPs. Already blocked is the previously designated phone number. In addition, service providers will also receive this information, enabling the prevention of SIM fraud. From that time until December 16, roughly 400 cybercriminals were apprehended in 12 state districts. Recovered from them were 814 cell phones, 1203 SIM cards, and other items.
400 arrests in two months.
Deoghar has seen the arrest of 154 people accused of cyber fraud in the past two months. From them, 219 cell phones and 274 SIM cards have been found. The district of Giridih is ranked second. During this time, 196 cell phones and 240 SIM cards were taken from 92 cybercriminals who were apprehended. In contrast, the Jamtara district comes in third. Here, 195 cell phones and 296 SIM cards have been retrieved from 54 online criminals. In addition, 31 cybercriminals from Hazaribagh, 10 from Dhanbad, 4 from Jamshedpur, 5 from Pakund and Bokaro, 3 from Godda and Latehar, 1 from Garhwa, and 6 from Koderma have been apprehended. The Prakalpa app is showing to be very beneficial in catching these online scammers.
More cybercrimes occur in Ranchi.
Based on the data from the previous year, Ranchi leads the entire state in terms of cybercrime. The majority of crimes in Jharkhand, according to the Crime Investigation Department (CID), have a fraud component. Approximately fifteen hundred cyberfraud cases have been reported to the city’s various police stations. 5,350 cybercrime cases have been reported in Jharkhand in the last five years, with 1500 of those cases occurring in Ranchi alone. These numbers demonstrate that cybercriminals consistently target Ranchi, and they use a variety of techniques to target the city’s citizens. The police are now ready to deal with them as well. Additionally, there has been an increase in police initiative.