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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Bihar govt nominates EOU as nodal agency for ensuring cyber security of all departments
Patna, The Bihar government has nominated the Economic Offences Unit as the nodal agency for ensuring cyber security of all departments and installations. Bihar govt nominates EOU as nodal agency for ensuring cyber security of all departments The security of government departments and installations has emerged as a major challenge because of rising incidents of cybercrimes in the state. "In view of this, the state government has nominated the EOU as the nodal agency for ensuring cyber security of all departments and installations," said a statement issued by the Information and Public Relations Department of the state government. "As part of the exercise, cyber audits will be carried out in all the government departments and installations. The move would make it clear that online activities, including the websites of government departments, online services or transactions will be subjected to cyber-related security standards. The discrepancies or anomalies found during the audit will be removed at the earliest," the statement added. The entire exercise of cyber audit will be carried out with the cooperation from C-DAC , I4C and other agencies. A special strategy is being finalised for carrying out the audit, it added. "Measures will be taken to maintain cyber protocol and also to check cyber hygiene in all the government departments in order to find out where the problem lies and also clear the entire situation, which would help in taking remedial measures," it said. The incidents of cybercrimes have increased significantly in recent times, it said. "Several incidents of cyberattacks have also taken place at various government installations and departments' websites. The websites of Smart city, Dial 112 and public utilities websites also came under cyberattacks, which led to the need for cyber audit," the statement added. "The cyber audit exercise will be carried out in all the government departments and other government installations. Strategic planning is being prepared for carrying out cyber audits. Cyber-related crime incidents have emerged as the biggest challenge. The cyber gangs' nexus has also come to the fore and swift and stern action will be taken against them," the statement added. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- The Hindu
Bihar EOU arrests a man in connection with ₹101 crore embezzlement
Bihar Economic Offences Unit (EOU) on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) arrested Mohammed Syed Shahnawaz Wazi a resident of Patna under Khajekalan police station in connection with embezzlement of ₹101.67 crore. EOU Additional Director General (ADG) Nayyar Hasnain Khan told The Hindu that Mr. Wazi was working as assistant branch manager and branch manager in Awami Cooperative Bank, Pirbahore from the year 1998 to the year 2013. He added that by criminal conspiracy in connivance with other employees of bank, officials and employees of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, agents and brokers of LIC, by preparing fake LIC policies and opening fake loan accounts, a total of ₹18.17 crores of deposit amount / public money was embezzled by fraud and forgery. In this regard, Pirbahore (Patna) Police Station Case No. 229/21 was registered, which was investigated by the EOU in the year 2024. According to EOU, Wazi, as Branch Manager, Vaishali Sahakari Vikas Cooperative Bank, Hajipur from the year 2014 to 2023, by hatching a criminal conspiracy in connivance with other employees by preparing fake LIC policies and documents of Bear House / Cold Storage, embezzled ₹83.50 crore by fraud and forgery of public money. Hajipur City Police Station had lodged three cases against him which were being investigated by the EOU. 'In the four cases, about ₹101 crore rupees deposited by common citizens in the banks were embezzled on a large scale. Mr. Wazi is the main accused in this. Earlier also a criminal case related to embezzlement was found registered against in the year 2013,' Mr. Khan said. According to EOU, Mr. Wazi was absconding in these cases for the last 4 years and Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIR) under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) has also been registered in this case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Mr. Khan also informed that on the basis of evidence found in the primary interrogation of Wazi, two of his associates have been arrested by the special team of EOU. They have been identified as Shaukat Ali and Rajnikant alias Gopal Prasad, both are residents of Patna. 'In the course of the investigation so far, it has come to light that apart from the main accused of this case, employees and other agents of Awami Cooperative Bank, Pirbahore, Vaishali Cooperative Bank, Cooperative Bank Hajipur, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Patna office and many brokers are also involved in this criminal conspiracy, against whom further action is being taken,' Mr. Khan said.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Former bank manager arrested in Patna for embezzling Rs 101 crore
Patna: Acting on a tip-off, a special team of the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police arrested one Mohd Syed Shahnawaz Wazi (54) at Patna Junction early on Tuesday, for allegedly embezzling Rs 101 crore while serving as branch managers in two cooperative banks. Manavjeet Singh Dhillon, deputy inspector general (DIG), told this newspaper that Wazi, who had been absconding for the last four years, was arrested soon after he alighted Ganga-Damodar Express train at Patna Junction around 6am. "We had received information that Wazi was coming to Patna from Dhanbad in Jharkhand. After interrogation, two of his accomplices — Awami Cooperative Bank's Pirbahore branch employee Shaukat Ali, who is a resident of Azimabad in Patna, and former LIC agent Rajnikant, alias Gopal Prasad, of Malsalami — were arrested from different locations," he said. It has been alleged that Wazi, a resident of Sadar Gali under Khajekalan police station, orchestrated a financial fraud during his tenure as an assistant branch manager and branch manager at the Awami Cooperative Bank, Pirbahore, from 1998 to 2013. Through alleged collusion with the bank staff, LIC officials and insurance agents, he created fake policies and loan accounts, misappropriating Rs 16.17 crore. A case was registered in 2021 and was later taken over by the EOU in 2024. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Subsequently, while serving as a branch manager at Vaishali Sahakari Vikas Cooperative Bank, Hajipur, from 2014 to 2023, he conducted another series of fraudulent activities. Working with the bank employees, LIC officials and agents, he created false policies, loan accounts and warehouse documentation, misappropriating Rs 83.5 crore, leading to the registration of three cases. The DIG said in these four cases, about Rs 101 crore deposited by common people in both the banks were embezzled. "The police are also searching for other accused. All three arrested accused will be produced in court on Wednesday," he said.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
EOU busts syndicate involved in Rs 40 crore cyberfraud, 6 held
Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police, in collaboration with department of telecommunications (Govt of India), has uncovered a major cybercrime syndicate, involved in a nationwide fraud of more than Rs 40 crore, with the arrest of its 21-year-old mastermind, Harshit Kumar, and five others from Gauspur in Supaul district on Sunday, said additional director general (ADG) Nayyar Hasnain Khan on Monday. The syndicate committed frauds using spoofed SIM boxes, brought from China and Vietnam, causing a loss of about Rs 2.5 crore to the telecommunications department just in the last two weeks, he added. The operation, conducted across Supaul, Vaishali and other districts in Bihar, revealed an extensive cyberfraud network with international connections. Police have linked the syndicate's operations to at least 18 cases reported across West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Delhi, Odisha and Jharkhand. ADG, EOU, Khan said a total of six people, including Common Service Center operator Mohd Sultan and four point of sale (POS) machine operators, were arrested in the matter. "Eight spoofed SIM box devices and hundreds of certified, used and unused SIM cards, along with multiple bank passbooks and other documents were seized. An Investigation revealed that Harshit established connections with individuals from China, Vietnam, Cambodia and other countries through social media platforms," Khan said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Ukraine: New Container Houses (Prices May Surprise You) Container House | Search Ads Search Now Undo Explaining the modus operandi, he said the syndicate operated a parallel exchange system, converting Voice over Internet Protocol calls into local fraud calls, targeting citizens across the country. The group reportedly made over 10,000 fake calls daily through these spoofed SIM boxes. "The cybercrime syndicate has been operating the network since Jan 2025. It means that the department must have suffered a loss in revenue of about Rs 30 crore in the last seven months," he said. Khan added mastermind Harshit has a luxurious house in Motihari, East Champaran. "Besides, Rs 3 crore worth transactions were discovered through his bank account. He also holds accounts on two cryptocurrency exchanges, suggesting evidence of significant cryptocurrency transactions," the ADG said. The investigation also uncovered a sophisticated SIM card supply network. One Sumit Shah from Pakur in neighbouring Jharkhand, supplied approximately 1,000 SIM cards to Harshit since March. Accused Mohd Sultan was involved in collecting biometric data from villagers under the pretence of govt schemes, which was then used to obtain SIM cards illegally. The EOU is currently investigating the financial aspects of the case, including PAN details, bank accounts and Aadhaar information of the accused.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- New Indian Express
Bihar EOU busts international cyber fraud gang, kingpin held
PATNA: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police on Monday busted a cyber fraud gang with alleged foreign links. Kingpin Harshit Kumar and five others from Supaul and Vaishali districts were arrested, and multiple mobile phones, SIM cards, and electronic devices used in the scam were seized. The operation led by a DSP rank officer began on Saturday morning and concluded late on Sunday. ADG, EOU, Naiyyar Hasnain Khan said that the gang led by Harshit was in touch with fraudsters operating from several countries, including Vietnam, China, Germany and Cambodia and duped people. The 21-year-old gang's leader had set up altogether eight mobile phone set boxes purportedly procured from China and Vietnam in his house located at Gauspur in Supaul district. He has set up a parallel telephone exchange with the help of these set boxes. 'The VOIP calls were easily converted into local calls by fraudsters to contact gullible people in Indian states,' ADG, EOU, said. The cyber scam centres located in countries such as Thailand and Cambodia converted VOIP calls into local calls to contact the victims in India through various social media platforms. Preliminary investigation revealed that more than 10,000 fraud calls were made per day with the help of these set boxes. The parallel telephone exchange has duped country's telecommunication ministry of huge exchequer. 'We are trying to estimate the loss of revenue to the Government of India by a fake telephone exchange,' ADG, EOU, said.
