According to the Kathmandu Police, there has been an increase in the number of people reporting incidents like online fraud, cryptocurrency transactions, online gambling, and honey traps.
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Lately, it has been seen that the nature of crime in Kathmandu has started to focus more on financial fraud and technological criminal activities. Data presented by Kathmandu Police Chief SSP Bishwa Adhikari at a press conference on Wednesday shows that financial crimes such as banking crimes, microfinance and cooperative fraud, improper transactions and meter badges have increased.
In this financial year only 12 thousand 915 cases have been registered in Kathmandu, there are 6 thousand 553 cases of banking offences. This is 50.74 percent of the total cases . Officials informed that 1 thousand 953 cases were registered in indecent behavior, 951 in theft and 431 in drug dealing. According to him, 1 thousand 741 banking offenses were registered in the financial year 2077/2078, 3 thousand 715 in 2078/2079, 7 thousand 101 in 2079/080 and 5 thousand 701 in 2080/2081.
The police said that recently there has been an increase in cyber crimes caused by misuse of information technology. The official said that the number of people complaining about incidents such as online fraud, cryptocurrency transactions, online gambling, and honey traps has also increased in the office. He said that emphasis has been placed on special surveillance, technical research and public awareness to prevent such crimes.
complex has deployed 2,521 manpower for daily peace and security through mobile CRVs, motorcycle patrols, foot patrols, police checking, pickets and monitoring, and police presence in 552 places.
There are 4 lakh 28 thousand 96 calls to the 100 number of the police in the last financial year. Which phone had the most reports of fights .
