Over 2 lakh mobile numbers were blocked during this, and more than 100 people were detained. And an India Today report says that in the investigation led by Gurugram’s ACP Cyber, it was found that a large group of approximately 4,000 to 5,000 policemen were involved in the raid.
As per the report, the central government has recently taken control of 32 cybercrime cases across nine states, including villages such as Mewat, Bhiwani, Nuh, Palwal, Manota, Hasanpur, and Hathan. Let us get into the details.
Haryana police raided these 14 villages over cybercrime
After the Bhondsi Police Centre kept getting reports of cybercrimes, a plan for raids in these villages was made in a secret meeting. Police conducted raids in several villages, including:
- Mahu
- Tiravada
- Gokalpur
- Luhinga Kala
- Aminabad
- Nai
- Khedla
- Gadaul
- Jamant
- Gulalata
- Jakhopur
- Papda
- Mamlika
As per the report, these villages fall under Punana, Pingwa, Bichhor, and Ferozepur police stations in Mewat. It also mentioned that 14 DSPs and 6 SPs got together to make 102 teams for this operation.
Cybercrime hotspots in India
- Haryana: Mewat, Bhiwani, Nuh, Palwal, Manota, Hasanpur, Hathan village
- Delhi: Ashok Nagar, Harkesh Nagar, Shakarpur, Okhla, Uttam Nagar, Azadpur
- Bihar: Banka, Begusarai, Jamui, Nawada, Nalanda, Gaya
- Assam: Barpeta, Dhubri, Goalpara, Morigaon, Nagaon
- Jharkhand: Jamtara, Deoghar
- West Bengal: Asansol, Durgapur
- Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Surat
- Uttar Pradesh: Azamgarh
- Andhra Pradesh: Chittoor
In the last few years, Jamtara, in the state of Jharkhand, has been known as a hub for online fraud. From Jamtara’s many villages, hundreds of thugs commit online fraud crimes all over the country. Last year, Jamtara scammers in Delhi took Rs 50 lakh from a man. They used advanced methods to steal money without asking for one-time password (OTP) codes.
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