Big action on cyber thugs, thousands of WhatsApp number and Skype ID were closed – Government Blocks Thousands of Wahtsapp Number and Skype ID in Digital Arrest TTECR

Recently, cases related to cyber scam and digital arrest had suddenly increased. In digital arrest, cyber scams call fake police officers or a fake officer of the law agency. During this time, Victim was intimidated, threatened and threatened to arrest. After this, lakhs of rupees are blown from the account of the people. The government identified such WhatsApp number and Skype ID and blocked them. This information was given by the Minister of State in Rajya Sabha.

In the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Sanjay Kumar said that the Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center (i4C) identified 3,962 Skype IDS and 83,668 WhatsApp account and blocked them. These IDs and accounts were included in digital arrest scams.

Cyber ​​fraud cases increased three times in 2 years

The minister said that the cybercrime has increased to almost three times in 2024 as compared to 2022 in India. The minister spoke about the data of the last three years on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP). He said that in the year 2022, 39,925 cases were registered and a fraud of about Rs 91.14 crore was done.

The number of cyber scam cases has become so in 2024

In the year 2024, the number of cyber cases has been almost triple and 1,23,672 cases have been made as compared to 2022. Not only this, 17,718 cases have been registered in the two months of 2025 and during this time a fraud of about Rs 210.21 crore has been registered. This data is till 28 February.

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This agency saves from financial fraud

Citizen Financial Cyber ​​Fraud Reporting and Management System was launched in the year 2021, which comes under I4C. Its task is to stop the rupee cheated under the financial fraud.

Serving more than so many crores of rupees

The minister said that more than Rs 4,386 crore looted under cyber fraud has been saved. He has further informed that toll free number 1930 is present to enter cyber fraud related helpline and complicant etc.

Started campaign to make awareness

To clamp down on cyber scams, the I4C partnered with the Department of Telecommunications and then launched a collar tune campaign. The purpose of this collar tunes was to make people aware about cybercrime. This collar tunes are also run in local languages.

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Returned with international fake calls

The minister said that the Central Government and along with the Telecom Service Provider prepared a system, in which internationally spoken calls similar to the Indian mobile number are identified and blocked. Instructions have been issued to block them.