Dehradun: A coordination meeting on preventing cyber and financial fraud was held between the Police Department and banks under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan. The meeting discussed the rise in cybercrimes over the past three to four years and the need for early disposal of pending cases.
The Chief Secretary directed that cases related to cyber and financial fraud be made a permanent agenda item in meetings held with banks and reviewed regularly. He stressed the need to strengthen mechanisms for prompt information sharing between the police and banks and to provide regular training to bank officials and employees.
He said the process of returning funds frozen in cyber fraud cases should be expedited and victims should be informed directly so that they can complete the necessary formalities and apply for the return of their money. He also directed that banks’ grievance redressal mechanisms be made more effective.
The Chief Secretary said the police and banks should jointly conduct special drives to identify mule accounts used in cybercrimes. Such accounts should be identified and action taken against them as per the rules.
He directed that cyber and financial fraud cases be included as a regular agenda item in meetings of the State Level Bankers’ Committee and that pending cases be reviewed within a fixed timeframe. He also stressed organising special training programmes for bank officials and further strengthening police-bank coordination to provide quick relief to victims.
