Bhubaneswar, Jan. 25 -- In view of the unprecedented surge in the number of cyber fraud cases in Bhubaneswar, Commissionerate Police on Monday warned denizens not to download any untrustworthy applications suggested to them by unknown persons.

"In many cases, the cyber criminals impersonating as officials of different establishments are convincing victims to download certain applications like AnyDesk, Quick Support and Team Viewer," said Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash.

"If a user downloads these applications, a cyber criminal will manage to access the messages and one-time passwords sent to his/her mobile phone," explained Dash.

The top police official advised the citizens to maintain caution and not try to download any random applica...