Fake WCD website for Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao duping people: Govt
A fake website with Beti Bachao Beti Padhao logo is duping people posing as a government-backed saving scheme, warned an official with Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry today. The fake portal is made to appear a partner of the Ministry of Women and Child Development which aims to secure the future of girl children in the country, the official added. Here's more.
Police has registered an FIR
Advising the people to not fall prey to such fraud, the WCD Ministry has issued a circular stating the Ministry does not host the portal and it has not published any kind of form or information on the website. All details of the Ministry are published only on www.wcd.nic.in, the circular read. The police said they have registered an FIR.
Details about the fake website
An official said a SMS and WhatsApp message is circulating, asking persons with girl children between the ages of 1 to 18 years to apply in this fake portal for availing Rs. 10,000. "The fake portal has a form which should be filled by the applicants. The portal carries BBBP logo and a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," read the circular.
Accused were booked under relevant sections of the IT Act
Allegedly, the fake website was charging Rs. 200 per registration. A case of cheating under relevant sections of the IT Act was registered. The accused has been identified and we are on the lookout for him, the police said. The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana was launched in January 2015 for the welfare of girl children under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao program.
