Key Highlights
- Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police held a cyber training program on the dark web, blockchain, and crypto investigations.
- Officers were trained on Tor, VPNs, proxies, and how anonymity tools affect digital tracking.
- The program included a practical session on cryptocurrency transaction analysis and wallet tracing.
The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police has launched a cyber training program focused on the dark web, blockchain technology, and cryptocurrency tracking as it moves to strengthen digital investigation skills among officers.
The session centered on tools and networks commonly linked to anonymous online activity, including Tor, VPNs, proxies, and crypto wallets, reflecting a broader push by law enforcement to keep pace with cyber-enabled crime.
Training focuses on dark web and anonymity tools
The program was chaired by Additional Commissioner of Police Narasingh Bhol and aimed at improving the cyber investigation capabilities of police personnel.
During the session, officers were briefed on the differences between the surface web, deep web, and dark web, along with the risks tied to anonymity, hidden online activity, and data exposure. Police officials also explained how tools such as proxies, VPNs, and Tor can affect digital tracking and complicate cyber investigations.
Officers receive crypto wallet tracking session
A practical segment of the program focused on cryptocurrency transaction analysis and wallet tracing. The hands-on session introduced officers to methods for tracking digital asset flows, an area that has become more relevant as fraud, hacking, and online scams increasingly involve crypto transactions.
The training was led by senior officials, including ACP Akshay Nayak, who covered blockchain and dark web concepts, and Additional DCP Swaraj Debata, who explained the role of anonymity tools in digital investigations.
The Commissionerate Police said the effort is part of its ongoing work to equip officers to handle emerging cyber threats, including cases involving the misuse of cryptocurrency.
Rising crypto-related crimes
The training comes amid a new wave of investment scams tied to crypto and stock trading, as police across southern India deal with them. Recent cases reported in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh saw victims collectively lose more than ₹2.68 crore through WhatsApp lures, fake trading platforms, and deepfake videos of government officials.
In one of the reported cases, a 50-year-old businessman from Khammam allegedly lost over ₹2.05 crore after being drawn into what appeared to be a forex and crypto trading operation. According to his complaint to the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau, the contact began on WhatsApp in November 2025, where a woman claiming to be based in Sharjah introduced the scheme before larger deposits were allegedly extracted.
In another case, India’s Enforcement Directorate has seized cryptocurrency worth about ₹2.5 crore in West Bengal as part of a money laundering investigation tied to an alleged illegal call center operation targeting foreign nationals, mainly in the United States.
The agency’s Kolkata Zonal Office carried out searches on March 16 at 16 locations across Kolkata, Howrah, Siliguri, and Durgapur. Along with crypto assets, officials said they recovered fixed deposits, gold coins, documents, and digital devices during the operation.
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