Andhra Pradesh Dwelling Minister Vangalapudi Anitha. File
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State Dwelling Minister Vangalapudi Anitha and the officers of varied Departments have cautioned the general public on varied cyber frauds and requested them to take precautionary measures whereas utilizing cell phones and the Apps.
Ms. Anitha, together with Police Commissioner S.V. Rajasekhara Babu, MLAs Gadde Rammohan Rao, Bonda Umamaheswara Rao, Collector and G. Srijana, flagged off the walkathon to enlighten the individuals on cybercrimes, in Vijayawada, on August 10, 2024.
College students of varied schools, law enforcement officials and others participated within the walkathon, organised from Indira Gandhi Municipal Company (IGMC) Stadium to Benz Circle. Later, they fashioned human chain and requested the general public to be alert to place an finish to cyber frauds.
Vijayawada Municipal Company Commissioner H.M. Dhyanchand, DCP Gowthami Sali and different officers have been amongst those that participated within the walkathon.
Talking on the event, the Dwelling Minister mentioned that as per the info, cybercrimes have elevated by 24% and the victims misplaced about ₹1,730 crore within the nation within the final 4 months.
“Many officers have turn into victims of cyber frauds. I request the cellular customers to take precautions to stop on-line frauds. Be alert on mortgage apps, cash traps and different cybercrimes,” Ms. Vanitha mentioned.
The Police Commissioner mentioned Authorities of India has arrange Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre to examine cyber offences. “An App ‘Be a Cyber Citizen’ has been designed. About 200 police employees have been deployed as Cyber commandos, and a couple of,000 cyber troopers have been being created to enlighten public on cybercrimes,” Mr. Rajasekhara Babu mentioned.
Deputy Commissioners of Police T. Hari Krishna, Chakravarthy, Udaya Rani and employees of various wings of the police, VMC, Income and different Departments participated.
