Kolkata, July 2 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday launched cyber help desks and women help-desks in all the 500 police stations across the state.

"Cybercrime has taken the shape of an epidemic. Even the marginalised people, who share their account numbers while filling up forms for various social schemes, are being targeted. These people have very little money in their accounts and depend on the financial assistance given by the government. Every week elderly citizens approach me during Janata Darbar with such complaints. They complaint that their entire savings have been looted," said Adhikari.

He was addressing an administrative programme at the state secretariat. The chief minister also launched the all-women...