Lucknow. Like Jamtara in Jharkhand, infamous as the phishing capital of India, Mathura, which has become a hub of cybercrime in UP, is now witnessing a wind of change. Gram Panchayat has taken initiative against cyber crime. Maulvi and village head have announced from the mosque in Daulatpur village of Govardhan area that if someone commits a cyber crime, the panchayat will levy a fine of one lakh rupees. The panchayat was called to prevent cyber crime. The police were conducting raids in this area on the coming days to nab the cyber criminals.
Made to swear by lifting the Quran, broke the fake sim
The Pradhan of Daulatpur village brainstormed with the elders of the village to stop all kinds of cyber crimes including sextortion, financial fraud. Many people in the panchayat gave their own suggestions on how to keep the youth away from cyber crime. After everyone’s suggestion, the panchayat gave a verdict that if anyone is found connected or involved in cyber crime, he will have to pay a fine of one lakh rupees. Maulvi Nafees and village head announced this decision from the big mosque of Daulatpur village. Picking up the Quran, the youths were also sworn in. The SIM was taken out from the youth’s mobile and they were broken.
Many youths jailed on charges of cyber fraud
Most cyber criminals live in Mudseras, Devseras, Daulatpur, Madora villages. Many youths are lodged in various jails of the country on the charges of cyber fraud. Sometimes the police of some state, sometimes of some other state keep coming here to raid. Distressed by this, the villagers of Daulatpur took a tough stand. Panchayat tax started the initiative to stop cyber crime.
Mathura UP’s ‘Jamtara’ in cybercrime
Mathura is becoming UP’s own Jamtara in cybercrime. Apart from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, the maximum number of cybercrime cases are now being reported from Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Mewat in Haryana. Over the past few months, this triangle of cities has become adept at blackmail based on deepfakes. The Cyber Cell of UP Police is probing at least 400 such cases. Superintendent of Police, Cyber Cell Triveni Singh says that fraudsters use this technique to frame their mail targets on porn clips. “After making fake pornographic videos, they call up the target and blackmail them for money ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000. Some of them speak fluent English to trap people from good families in cities like Mumbai and Kolkata. Are.