Cyber ​​crime is continuously increasing in Chhattisgarh, 475 cyber thugs arrested in two years

Raipur: There is a continuous increase in cyber crime cases in Chhattisgarh. Let us tell you, during the last two years, 475 cyber thugs have been arrested in the state. The surprising thing is that these include many people who are highly educated and have worked in reputed institutions and companies.

According to the investigating agencies, the arrested accused also include chartered accountants, bank employees, software engineers, teachers, pharmacists and people associated with the medical field. This has increased the concern that despite good education and better career, some people are choosing the path of cyber crime in the greed of earning easy money.

Read: People are being targeted

Officials say that cyber criminals are now targeting educated and influential people along with common people. According to the information, officials associated with big industries are also being implicated in frauds like digital arrest. At the same time, doctors, retired officers, policemen and investors are being cheated through fake stock market schemes. Along with this, many public representatives and senior officials have also become victims of such gangs.

Where is the fraud money being used?

Not only this, investigation has also revealed that the money obtained through fraud is being invested in the stock market and real estate. Some cyber gangs are also targeting people living outside the country and committing fraud through online medium.

Accused identified

The arrested accused include people like a software engineer from Karnataka, a pharmacist from Bihar, a chartered accountant from New Delhi, senior bank officials and sales executives. Investigating agencies believe that the technical knowledge and professional experience of these people were being used to commit cyber crimes. However, police and cyber cell are constantly keeping an eye on such networks. But along with this, the officials have also appealed to the people not to trust any unknown call, link or investment related offer. Also, immediately inform the cyber helpline or police about any suspicious activity.