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Amitabh Bachchan lends support to Mumbai police’s Sholay-style drive against cybercrime

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May 29, 2017 12:22 PM IST

Mumbai city news: Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan noted the police’s use of his dialogues and tweeted his support

The Mumbai police took to Twitter to launch their Sholay-style campaign against cybercrime on Monday.

In the first four months of the year, 178 cases of cybercrime were registered in Mumbai.(Mumbai police/Twitter)
In the first four months of the year, 178 cases of cybercrime were registered in Mumbai.(Mumbai police/Twitter)

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan noted the police’s use of his dialogues, saying he supported the awareness drive.

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In the first four months of the year, 178 cases of cybercrime were registered in Mumbai. Only 15 of them were solved. While cases of card fraud have gone up from last year (166 cases were registered in the first four months of 2016), the police have solved fewer cases than they did last year (22 cases were solved between January and April 2016) — a worrying trend.

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    Rahul Mahajani is senior assistant editor at Hindustan Times, Mumbai. He is part of the crime and legal team. He is responsible for driving content on the website. Prior to HT, he worked with the electronic media and a news agency.

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