Bhubaneswar, Sep 5 : A Cyber helpline Call Centre -Cum-Cyber Crime Help Desk was inaugurated at Bhubaneswar in a bid to prevent cyber crimes in Odisha.
Odisha DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal on Tuesday inaugurated the 1930 Cyber helpline Call Centre cum Help Desk at Cyber Complex, Bhubaneswar for the victims of on-line financial frauds.
The victims can lodge Cyber Crime fraud complaints by dialing 1930 for immediate assistance to prevent the transaction and get back his money.
This facilitation centre has got 10 parallel telephone lines which are manned by trained police personnel. The helpline will be functional 24 X 7 in three shifts. A cyber fraud victim sitting anywhere in Odisha can dial 1930 for immediate relief.
The Call Centre maintained by trained personnel would attend the call, initiate the process to track the money trail and take immediate action to block it. It will also try to revert back the money into victim’s account.
Simultaneously they would also ensure blocking of the IMEI and the SIM used for commission of the offence.
Earlier, with the limited manpower CID-CB has been successful in reverting Rs.1,19,11,478 to the victims’ account in year 2022. It was also successful in blocking Rs.1,58,87,037 from being siphoned off.
