Hyderabad: TGSRTC MD VC Sajjanar rises alarm over cybercrimes involving fake kidnapping

Expressing his concern on his 'X' account, Sajjanar revealed that cybercriminals were using WhatsApp calls to pose as police officers, threatening parents by falsely claiming their daughters have been kidnapped.

Hyderabad: Senior IPS officer and Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) Managing Director VC Sajjanar raised concerns about the rise in cybercrimes involving fake kidnapping threats targeting parents of school and college-going girls.

Expressing his concern on his ‘X’ account, Sajjanar revealed that cybercriminals were using WhatsApp calls to pose as police officers, threatening parents by falsely claiming their daughters have been kidnapped.

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In a recent case in Hyderabad’s Raidurgam, cybercriminals called a student’s parents from a foreign number. The caller posed as a police officer, stating that their daughter had been kidnapped on her way to college.

The criminals demanded money through online payment, threatening to kill the girl if the ransom was not paid. To add credibility, they played the sound of a girl crying on the call.

Sajjanar urged parents to be careful.

ఆడ‌పిల్ల‌ల‌ను కిడ్నాప్ చేశారంటూ వాట్సాప్ కాల్స్.. జాగ్ర‌త్త‌!!

స్కూల్స్, కాలేజీల‌కు వెళ్లే అమ్మాయిలను కిడ్నాప్ చేశారంటూ త‌ల్లిదండ్రులకు పోలీసుల పేరుతో సైబ‌ర్ నేర‌గాళ్లు వాట్సాప్ కాల్స్ చేసి బెదిరింపుల‌కు దిగుతున్నారు. అడిగినంత డ‌బ్బు ఇవ్వ‌కుంటే ఆడ‌పిల్ల‌ల‌ను కిడ్నాప‌ర్లు… pic.twitter.com/IqPAozDTXG

— V.C. Sajjanar, IPS (@SajjanarVC) September 11, 2024