Chandigarh: Taking a first step towards redressing the grievances of the victims of Cyber Crime Financial Frauds from the state on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Cyber Crime Cell of the Punjab Police with the co-ordination of Punjab State Legal Services has successfully facilitated the refund of the frozen amount to the tune of Rs 28.5 lakhs back in the accounts of victims from the concerned banks, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Pertinently, the facility of Cyber Helpline 1930 was implemented by Cyber Crime Cell, Punjab from the year 2021 to prevent financial loss to the citizens, who may have become victims of Cyber Crime financial fraud.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that following registration of the complaint on the helpline 1930 or Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS), the money of victims of Cyber Crime frauds got frozen in the accounts of the accused/suspects.
The DGP said that to streamline the procedure of refunding the frozen amount, the Cyber Crime Cell has approached the State Legal Services Authority to facilitate the refund to the victim accounts under section 457 of the CrPC through Lok Adalats.
VICTIMS WHO GET THEIR MONEY BACK
• Omkar Singh of Ludhiana, who is victim of a fraud call, has got orders from the Court for refund of his Rs 2 lakh amount in his account
• Navjot Singh of Ludhiana, who lost his money in an investment scam, to get amount Rs 7.45 lakhs back in his bank account
• Rakesh Kumar of Ludhiana, who lost Rs 27000 to a cyber fraudster, got orders from the court to get the amount back in his bank account
• Harpreet Kaur of Ludhiana, a victim of fraud call, to get Rs 27000 back in her bank account