Nepal Police Identifies Social Media Misuse and Financial Crimes as Key Security Challenges

Kathmandu. Nepal Police has identified the misuse of social media and increasing financial crimes as the main security challenges at present. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Deputy Inspector General and spokesperson Binod Singh KC stated that there is an increased risk of communal, ethnic, and religious harmony being disturbed due to misinformation and disinformation disseminated through social media. Police statistics show a significant rise in financial crimes and cybercrimes in recent times. Spokesperson KC informed that among the analysis of ten major types of crimes, 'scamming' related to cybercrime has been observed more frequently. 'Recent incidents have confirmed...