Lucknow, Jan. 2 -- : As part of its drive to tackle cybercrime, the Uttar Pradesh Police have released a short awareness film featuring veteran actor Nana Patekar. The film aims to educate people about online frauds, especially the rising cases of so-called "digital arrest" scams.

The film has a duration of 5.27 minutes and will be screened in all cinema halls across the state for public awareness. The professionally made short film is based on a real incident from Kanpur, where an alert citizen managed to stop a cyber fraud attempt. Nana Patekar plays the role of a cautious citizen. Actress Leena Sharma appears as his wife, Kishore Soni plays a cyber fraudster posing as a police inspector, and Adil Irani plays a genuine police officer....