Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- The Social Media Team of the Cyber Crime Unit under the CID, Crime Branch, Odisha, has identified 23 fake hotel websites and has sent them for immediate blocking.
Out of these, 15 websites have already been blocked, and action is underway to block the remaining ones, Crime Branch sources said today.
The Cyber Crime Unit is on high alert this year, especially during the Rath Yatra, as many people from Odisha and other states were defrauded by similar scams last year.
This year, the team began its vigilance drive in June and has been actively working to identify fake hotel websites, report them promptly, and issue timely alerts to the public.
The crackdown will continue until the "Sunabesha" ritual of the Holy Trini...