Cyber frauds: Delhi Police to hire forensic experts
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Last Updated: Jan 06, 2021, 12:59 PM IST
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These experts will be hired in the categories of forensic general, forensic digital, forensic accounting, forensic psychological, forensic chemical, biology and physics, they said.
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According to a source, there are vacancies currently for 119 people.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police is planning to hire forensic experts for assistance in detection of cyber and financial frauds, as well as in collecting evidence from the crime scene, officials said.
These experts will be hired in the categories of forensic general, forensic digital, forensic accounting, forensic psychological, forensic chemical, biology and physics, they said.
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