Rudraprayag, May 17 -- Rudraprayag Superintendent of Police Niharika Tomar spearheaded a digital enforcement drive to safeguard pilgrims planning their journey to the sacred Char Dham shrines. The district police blocked hundreds of lookalike websites, social media channels, and payment links that were created by digital thieves to siphon cash from unsuspecting travellers.

Speaking to ANI, Rudraprayag SP said that a large number of pilgrims travel to Shri Kedarnath Dham through heli services during the Kedarnath Yatra. However, in recent years, several cases of cyber fraud have come to light in which fraudsters collect money from people for helicopter bookings through fake advertisements.

"For the Char Dham Yatra, many devotees reach th...