Kullu: Rs 1.25 lakh lost in cyber frauds recovered

Our Correspondent

Kullu, September 12

The Kullu police claim to have unearthed several cyber fraud cases and besides nabbing the accused from other states, they have been able to recover the looted money.

Kullu SP Gurdev Sharma said the cyber cell kept an eye on cyber criminals and constantly tried to make people aware through social media, but the cases of fraud were on the rise. He said the cyber criminals were finding new ways to dupe victims.

“Some complaints were registered in August and the police were able to recover Rs 1.25 lakh. They returned it to the eight complainants,” he said.

Sharma said the fraudsters sent text messages to the victim’s mobile phones, stating that services of their SIM card would stop if not updated immediately.

“A lot of people call back on the provided number and are told by the fraudsters to download a mobile application, QuickSport.

After this, the fraudsters get access to the victim’s mobile phone and steal money from their bank accounts through online banking,” he said.

The victim should report cybercrime at 8219681731 or 8219681732 as soon as possible so that the looted money can be recovered, he said.