Cybercrime victims urged to report offence instantly

Loss can be recovered if reported early, say police

The Belagavi police have urged victims to ‘follow the golden hour rule’ in reporting cybercrimes, as the loss in crimes reported in the first hour of the offence could be reversed. Vikram Amathe, Deputy Commissioner of Police, told journalists in Belagavi on Saturday that the city police had helped several victims of such crimes, who had reported them instantly. Cases reported in one or two hours of the incident, had a higher chance of being tracked and the victims of such crimes had a higher chance of recovering their money.