Police-bankers join hands to sensitise public
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 06 2023:
A workshop on Unregulated Deposit Schemes and Currency Management for Police and Bankers of Manipur was conducted today at the Classic Hotel Imphal by RBI Imphal.
The programme was attended by police personnel of various districts and bank officers of Currency Chest as well as non-Currency Chest branches of Manipur.
IK Muivah, IGP (AP&Ops), who attended as chief guest, informed the participants about the various schemes used by financial fraudsters such as the Nigerian Schemes, impersonation by fraudsters and urged the participants to be vigilant to curb the menace.
He stressed on the need for better coordination between police and banks.
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Expressing confidence that the participants will benefit from such sessions, he assured RBI that Manipur Police will provide the required assistance for conducting such workshops in future as well.
Thotngam Jamang, General Manager & Officer-in-Charge of RBI Imphal in his address to the participants highlighted the objectives of the workshop.
The workshop aims to caution the public not to fall prey to illegal and unregulated entities who float schemes to defraud the public of their hard earned money and also provide awareness about the features in currency notes for detection of fake notes in order to curb the menace of circulation of fake notes, Thotngam Jamang said.
The objective is to ensure that notes in circulation are of the highest quality and banks provide the best customer service, failing which RBI will impose penalty, Thotngam Jamang added.
N John, Addl SP (CB), Manipur Police gave a presentation on "BUDS Act and related issues: Police Perspective" while Hopson Sapam, SP (Cyber Crime) gave a presentation on "Curbing the Menace of Cybercrime: Manipur Police" .
S Behera, Manager, RBI, Guwahati made presentations explaining the Currency Chest Mechanism, Detection, Impounding and Reporting of Fake Indian Currency Notes and Mangta Shoute, AGM, RBI, Imphal gave a presentation on "Customer Service in Banks and Grievance Redressal" .