Cyber Crime Awareness Programee at IGNOU RC Port Blair in collaboration with Cyber
9 July, 2024
Cyber Crime Awareness Programee at IGNOU RC Port Blair in collaboration with Cyber SurakshitVibhag of Andaman Police
IGNOU RC Port Blair in collaboration with “Cyber Surakshit Vibhag” of Cyber Crime Police,
Andaman & Nicobar Islands organized an awareness programme on 09 th July 2024 for staffs
and students at IGNOU Regional Centre`s conference room at 03:00 PM. Dr Sudarshan Raja,
Assistant Regional Director introduced about the awareness program. Regional Director
Prof. (Dr.) Sunil Jacob has welcomed the Cybercrime and Anti-Narcotics officials for sparing
time to educate staff and students about cyber fraud and how to save oneself and others
from these frauds. Sub Inspector, Department of Cyber Crime Deveshraj Singh has explained
about various incidents of cyber fraud for example fake bank loan offers, fake work from
home job offers, false police case fraud, fake buying-selling apps/platforms, fake income tax
return offer etc. He informed the audience that one can stop these fake number/ spam by
reporting on helpline number 1930 and report the number on “Chakshu Portal” at Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting for further investigation. Another official of Andaman
Anti-Narcotic Department Sanjay Kumar explained about NDPS Act and its provisions. This
act prohibits a person from the production/manufacturing/cultivation, possession, sale,
purchasing, transport, storage, and/or consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic
substance. He also advised parents to keep eye on their kids and their daily routine.
Assistant Regional Director, Dr Uday Kumar has concurred with the thought of officials and
emphasized that greed is the root of all evil and suggested that your digital safety is in your
hand. In the end of the program, he expressed his gratitude to officials from “Cyber
Surakshit Vibhag” and Anti-Narcotics Department for collaboration with IGNOU.
