Cyber Bureau Active Against Online Crimes
Summary
Nepal’s Cyber Bureau says complaints and arrests linked to online fraud, blackmail, and unauthorized access have continued to rise, with 20,526 cybercrime applications registered in fiscal year 2082/83. Police reported increasing misuse of social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Instagram for scams and impersonation schemes.
Key Points
- 20,526 cybercrime applications were registered with police in fiscal year 2082/83, with 161 cases filed and 155 arrests made.
- Complaints were especially linked to Facebook/Messenger, TikTok, WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, and eSewa/Khalti/bank account misuse.
- Police say online scams involving fake bank and wallet offices, gifts, lotteries, parcels, foreign jobs, and online shopping are increasing.
- The Cyber Bureau, created in 2075, is using the Electronic Transactions Act, 2063, to prosecute offenders.
