The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday recorded its dissatisfaction over the steps taken by police to control cyber crime in Uttar Pradesh.

Hearing a bail application of an accused who defrauded a retired high court judge, the court observed that the UP police were not making serious efforts in controlling such fraudulent activities.

The accused had fraudulently withdrawn money from the bank account of a retired HC judge, following which an FIR was registered on December 8, 2020 at Police Station Cant.

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During the last hearing on the matter, the court had enquired about the status of the investigation being carried out by the police into such types of fraudulent withdrawals.

Ashutosh Mishra, SP (Crime/Cyber Cell), who was present before the court, submitted that evidence has been collected by the Investigating Officer (IO) and a charge-sheet has been filed against six persons.

He also told the court that four persons have been arrested in connection with this case and a warrant has been issued against two people by the court concerned.

However, this fact was denied by IM Khan, who appeared as counsel for the applicant. IM Khan submitted that no charge-sheet has been filed till date in the above case.

After hearing the arguments, the court recorded its dissatisfaction with the steps taken to curb cyber crimes in the state.

The court directed the Superintendent of Police (Cyber Cell) Lucknow to file his personal affidavit mentioning the number of FIRs registered in the state within a year. The court also asked for the current status/progress of the investigation, the amount of fraudulent withdrawals, the money recovered to the victim and the efforts being made to control these types of fraudulent activities.

Further, the court also directed the Superintendent of Police (Crime/Cyber Cell) Prayagraj, Station House Officer / Investigating Officer, Police Station Cant, District Prayagraj, Station House Officer, Cyber police station to provide a complete chart mentioning FIRs registered in the Prayagraj district, along with the current status of investigation, the amount of fraudulent withdrawals, the amount recovered to the victim and the efforts being made to control this type of forgery.

The court has decided to post the next hearing in the matter on July 9.

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