14C team visits Puducherry to address emerging cyber scams

PUDUCHERRY: A five-member team led by Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Committee (I4C) Deputy Director Akhilesh Khar arrived in Puducherry to deliberate on emerging cyber scams and explore measures the Central Government can adopt to address new types of cybercrime complaints across states.

The team participated in the two-day State Connect programme, inaugurated on Thursday by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ashok Singla. Addressing the gathering, Akhilesh Khar revealed that 9,32,103 cyber fraud complaints were registered across India between July 31 and December 2024, resulting in the freezing of multiple bank accounts linked to fraudulent transactions.