Jaipur: Operation Antivirus is being run within the Mewat area as a particular marketing campaign on the directions of Rajasthan Police Headquarters. In this marketing campaign, 2.36 lakh suspicious SIMs and a couple of.29 lakh IMEI numbers have been blocked by the police. Due to the efficient motion of Rajasthan Police within the Mewat area, the cyber crime fee has additionally decreased considerably. In the two-month particular marketing campaign throughout the state, greater than 5 thousand stolen and misplaced mobiles have been traced and returned to the holders.
According to Director General of Police (DGP) Cyber Crime and SCRB Hemant Priyadarshi, in ‘Operation Antivirus’ performed within the Mewat area of the state to curb cyber crime, Rajasthan Police, in coordination with the Government of India and the Department of Telecommunications, has blocked 2.36 lakh suspicious SIMs and a couple of.29 lakh IMEI numbers. At the identical time, in a particular marketing campaign performed throughout the state to seek for misplaced mobiles in July-August-2024, greater than 5000 stolen and misplaced mobiles have been traced and returned to the holders.
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Cyber crime decreased in Mewat: Taking the growing cyber crime within the state as a problem, Rajasthan Police has recognized cyber criminals on the idea of database and brought efficient motion towards them beneath ‘Operation Antivirus’ in Mewat area. As a outcome, an enormous discount in cyber crime has been recorded in Mewat area. About 5-6 months in the past, 18% of the nation’s cyber crime was occurring in Mewat area, which has now come down to only 5%.
2.36 lakh suspicious SIM playing cards blocked: DGP (Cyber Crime) Priyadarshi stated that by taking efficient motion in Operation Anti Virus in Mewat space, not solely have the criminals been arrested and despatched to jail, circumstances have been registered towards them beneath critical sections. Due to this, many of the accused haven’t received bail from the court docket. Apart from this, the police have recognized about 2.36 lakh suspicious SIMs and about 2.29 lakh cell handsets with suspicious IMEI and received them blocked by contacting the Department of Communication of the Government of India, as a result of which cyber crime has decreased.
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DGP Cyber Crime Priyadarshi stated that the info of stolen and misplaced mobiles is offered on the Government of India portal www.ceir.gov.in. When an individual tries to make use of these mobiles by inserting a brand new SIM, his location is distributed to the closest police station as an alert. He suggested most of the people that in case of cell theft or loss, they need to report it to the closest police station or register an internet grievance on the Rajasthan Police portal. After this motion, the small print of the grievance should be registered on this portal of the Government of India. After the success of tracing numerous misplaced mobiles within the state within the months of July-August, this course of will probably be continued in future as nicely.
