GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi has said that a recent judgment by an Amreli court sentencing a Nigerian woman to seven years' imprisonment in a cyber fraud case was a clear warning to cybercrime offenders.
He asserted on Friday that no cyber criminal could evade the police, regardless of the sophistication of the crime.
Reacting to the court judgment, Deputy CM Sanghavi said, "The safety of citizens was the state government's foremost priority and that the Gujarat Police were fully equipped to tackle cyber crimes in an increasingly digital environment. The conviction reflected the effectiveness of Gujarat's zero-tolerance policy against cybercrime offences under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and demonstrated the force's ability to pursue offenders across state boundaries."
The court convicted the accused, Veronica Andrew Annika Lethabo, a Nigerian national, also known by the aliases Veronica Ucheoma Andrew and Annika Lethabo, for cheating a man of Rs 14.09 lakh by luring him with the promise of a 'surprise gift'.