Paralegal Volunteers Trained on Cyber Safety, Digital Fraud Prevention and Procedures for Recovery of Defrauded Funds
Published on: October 08, 2026
By: BTNI
Location: Rajnandgaon, India
A training programme on cyber crime, digital arrest, cyber security and recovery of money lost in cyber fraud was organised for Paralegal Volunteers working with the District Legal Services Authority in Rajnandgaon.
The programme was conducted under the guidance of Principal District and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar Hota, in compliance with the directions of the Supreme Court and in the context of the Cyber Crime Victim Assistance and Recovery of Defrauded Money Scheme-2026. The programme was organised in coordination with the Cyber Cell, Rajnandgaon.
Cyber Cell Official Explains Emerging Fraud Techniques
Assistant Sub-Inspector Dwarika Prasad Lautre of the Cyber Cell, Rajnandgaon, participated as the resource person.
Paralegal Volunteers, employees of the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System, Rajnandgaon, and employees of the District Legal Services Authority attended the training.
At the beginning of the programme, the Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority presented a plant as a memento to resource person Dwarika Prasad Lautre.
During the training, Lautre explained various forms of cyber crime and the techniques increasingly being used by cyber fraudsters to deceive people and obtain large sums of money from their bank accounts.
He advised participants not to respond to calls received from unknown or suspicious numbers on mobile phones. He also advised people not to respond to audio or video calls received through WhatsApp from unknown numbers.
Warning Against Fraudulent Investment Offers and Suspicious Files
Participants were informed that cyber fraudsters are using new methods to trap unsuspecting people, including promises of doubling money and earning through online trading, before extracting large sums from them.
Lautre also cautioned against downloading any PDF or APK file received through WhatsApp from an unknown number. According to the information provided during the training, downloading such files can allow cyber fraudsters to access useful information stored on a mobile phone and subsequently facilitate the theft of money from bank accounts.
He further advised that if unwanted information or objectionable material is received from an unknown number, the matter should be reported immediately by calling the toll-free number 1930 or by approaching the nearest Cyber Cell.
Information about special awareness campaigns being conducted by the police regarding cyber fraud was also provided during the programme.
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Procedure for Recovery of Fraudulently Lost Money Explained
The training also covered the Cyber Crime Victim Assistance and Recovery of Defrauded Money Scheme-2026 of the National Legal Services Authority.
Under the procedure explained during the programme, once a Paralegal Volunteer receives a complaint from a cyber fraud victim, information is to be immediately communicated to 1930. Details in the prescribed format under the scheme are also to be provided to the concerned police station and office, as well as to the branch of the bank concerned with the victim.
It was emphasised that timely reporting can enable the police station and bank to place the defrauded amount on hold. Following investigation, the amount placed on hold may be made available to the victim through the police station or court.
Paralegal Volunteers were also informed that they would provide legal assistance to victims immediately whenever required.
