Cyber criminals target Assam Minister, Deputy Commissioner

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The invisible hands of cyber criminals have reached the corridor of power in the State, with Assam's Industries, Commerce & Public Enterprises and Cultural Affairs Minister Bimal Borah as well Kamrup (M) Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha lodging FIRs in separate police stations of the city regarding fraudsters impersonating them by using mobile phones.

Borah has lodged an FIR at the Dispur Police Station here against some fraudsters who have opened a fake WhatsApp account using his photograph. According to the FIR, the number used by the fraudsters is 7780915086, which is being used to send messages to some officials of the Industries, Commerce & Public Enterprises Department. Borah told mediapersons that he suspected some cyber criminals from outside the State of opening the fake WhatsApp account with the aim of earning some easy money through illegal means.

On the other hand, the FIR filed on behalf of Pallav Gopal Jha at the Panbazar Police Station states that "a certain fraudster" is impersonating the Deputy Commissioner and "soliciting various financial transactions from different individuals, including officers of the district administration using different phone numbers." The three numbers mentioned in the FIR are 8761037936, 9653645522 and 9328780227.

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