Lara Dutta, Sonali Bendre, Shabana Azmi speak up in support of Cyber Safety initiative of Mumbai Police and IMC Ladies’ Wing

Actors Sonali Bendre, Lara Dutta and Shabana Azmi have spoken up in support of Project Cyber Safe Mumbai, an initiative by the Mumbai Police Cyber Branch and IMC Ladies’ Wing’s – Aamchi Mumbai, Safe Mumbai Committee. Launched in 2021 , the initiative aims to make Mumbai Safe for women and children. Shobhaa De, Kunal Vijaykar, Cyrus Brocha, Ashwin Sanghi and Meera Issacs among others who supported the cause.

The Poster Competition is an initiative of the Amchi Mumbai Safe Mumbai Committee of the Ladies Wing IMC launched in 2021 to make Mumbai Safe for women and children. Children are online constantly for education, research, social interaction, entertainment, and gaming. They are very vulnerable to cybercrime which is very rampant today. The best way to prevent cyber-crimes is to arm ourselves with how to protect ourselves.

Sonali Bendre said, “Bait! That’s what we’ve become click bait, to unseen con artists, thieves, who are a huge threat to our financial security. They are so creative, from the official sounding ones like “Aapki electricity aaj band kar di gayi hai, click on the link to reverse the action” or “Aapka income-tax refund aa gaya hai, link ko click kijiye to validate,” to the simple ones like “You have won 25 lakhs in our recent sweepstakes,” or “Click here for easy loans, no paperwork required.” It’s so easy to fall prey to these, so let’s be prepared and be extra careful. Do not click on unverified links or shop without verifying the online portals. Be extra careful and safeguard your hard-earned money. Let’s all take the pledge to make Mumbai cyber-safe. I support the #CyberSafeMumbaiProject. I hope you will join me. For any assistance or information, Cyber Crime Helpline Number: 1930 or report on www.cybercrime.gov.in.”

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Lara Dutta said, “Be kind online and respect everyone in cyberspace. Cyber bullying or trolling is a punishable offence and could land you in trouble. I support the #CyberSafeMumbaiProject. Let us all make Mumbai cyber-safe. In case you need help, call the Cyber Crime Helpline Number: 1930 or report on www.cybercrime.gov.in.”

Shabana Azmi said, I support the #CyberSafeMumbaiProject. Let’s all make Mumbai cyber-safe. Never accept video calls from unknown numbers through any platform. This could be a trap! Call Cyber Crime Helpline Number: 1930 or report on www.cybercrime.gov.in.”

In the presidentship of Ms. Roma Singhania and Vice President, Ms. Amrita Somaiya, this project has been helmed by the Aamchi Mumbai, Safe Mumbai Committee under the leadership of Chairperson – Ms. Bharti Gandhi; Co-Chairpersons – Ms. Sheila Kripalani, Ms. Jyoti Doshi and Ms. Reena Rupani; Past Presidents – Ms. Neeta Patel, Ms. Minal Bajaj, Ms. Leena Vaidya, Ms. Arti Sanghi, Ms. Vanita Bhandari and Ms. Anuja Mittal; Members – CA. Pushpa Shah, Ms. Rina Deora, Ms. Sangeeta Pendurkar and Ms. Meera Isaacs.