CM Fadnavis was talking on the presentation of the ‘Garuda Drishti' social media monitoring and cyber intelligence mission and the ceremony for the distribution of an quantity of Rs 10 crore recovered from the investigation of varied cyber monetary crimes to the victims, held at Police Bhavan on behalf of the Nagpur Police Division.
The recovered quantities have been handed over to the fraud victims by the Chief Minister.
Current on the event have been Police Commissioner Ravindra Kumar Singhal, Joint Police Commissioner Navenchandra Reddy, Further Police Commissioners Vasant Pardeshi, Rajendra Dabhade, Shivaji Rathod, and senior cops.
“Whereas utilizing social media as a platform to specific one's ideas is commendable, we've got additionally noticed its misuse by sure anti-social parts for spreading hatred, issuing threats, hate speech, faux information, and even drug trafficking. Most monetary fraud platforms are operated by overseas entities. Subsequently, everybody should stay vigilant. Residents ought to perceive that any provides acquired on their cellphones are doubtless traps for monetary fraud. In case you realise you have got been a sufferer of economic fraud, contact helpline numbers 1930 and 1945 on the earliest,” appealed Chief Minister Fadnavis.
“The ‘Garuda Drishti' system has been developed to stop fraudulent actions carried out by way of social media platforms. By this method, it will likely be doable to detect and observe legal actions on these platforms. Sooner or later, the scope and capability of those instruments might be additional enhanced,” he mentioned.The Chief Minister congratulated those that acquired their refunded quantities on Sunday. Police Commissioner Ravindra Kumar Singhal delivered the introductory remarks. Deputy Commissioner Lohit Matgave a presentation on ‘Garuda Drishti' earlier than the programme. Joint Police Commissioner Navenchandra Reddy expressed due to the dignitaries current.Quantities returned to victims after investigation: Rohit Agrawal – Rs 73 lakh, Shashikant Narayan Parande – Rs 34,77,724, Devidas Parkhi – Rs 35,15,842, Vijay Prakash Pathak – Rs 19,90,354, Vijay Menghani – Rs 19 lakh, Devendra Kharate – Rs 12,81,000, Rajmani Ajay Joshi – Rs 29,95,000, Rahul Chawda – Rs 15 lakh, Buddhipal Bagde – Rs 10 lakh, Aditya Goyanka – Rs 26,20,556, Sangeeta Ashtankar – Rs 8,24,000. (These are consultant names.)
Since its inception, ‘Garuda Drishti' has examined 30,000 posts on social media. Out of those, 650 offensive posts have been recognized and faraway from the involved platforms. The software has been successfully used to stop rigidity and law-and-order points arising from rumours, hateful content material, and controversial posts on social media. Developed at minimal value by way of the Cyber Hack 2025 competitors, this software's Mental Property Rights are owned by the Nagpur Police. Other than crime prevention, ‘Garuda Drishti' is helpful for analysing social media traits, figuring out suspicious accounts, and enabling swift motion.
