The picture of Viresh Kumar Bhawra, Punjab's Director General of Police, has been used inappropriately online. By adding the DGP's photo to their WhatsApp ID, the thugs sent messages to the Deputy Commissioners in numerous districts. When the issue was discovered, the Punjab Police issued a warning to the entire state asking anyone who receives a WhatsApp message with the DGP's image to report it to the cyber crime cell.
Several deputy commissioners of the state had messages from the mobile number +91-74369-06364, which had a photograph of Punjab DGP VK Bhawra. According to reports, the criminals were reportedly demanding money in these communications, although the police department has not yet confirmed this. When the Deputy Commissioners who received the message talked to the DGP, it became clear that this is a fraud.
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According to the information received, the number from which the WhatsApp messages were sent has the image of the DGP and the name Viresh Kumar Bhawra. After reading the message an officer spoke to him, then the DGP explained that the number from which the messages were sent was not his number. If anyone receives a message from this number, please contact the cyber cell right away to report it. Otherwise, the complainant can email at http://aigcc@punjabpolice.gov.in . Apart from this, the complainant can also register a complaint by visiting the Punjab Police website http://cybercrime.punjabpolice.gov.in .