Techie from Odisha’s Cuttack helps victims of cyber fraud cope with trauma

BHUBANESWAR: The emotional and financial aftereffects of cyber fraud on victims can be overwhelming. Cuttack-based IT professional Swati Das has been on a mission to help such victims come out of the trauma for the last three years, by equipping them with coping mechanisms.

She has been volunteering for Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police for counselling people falling prey to cyber crimes in Bhubaneswar. “Such crimes can lead to anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),” said the 32-year-old IT professional.