J-K: Case registered for creating fake forest dept website

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Dec 12 2013 | 7:51 PM IST
Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir police today registered a case against unidentified persons for creating a fake website of department of Forests.
A case under the Information Technology Act, 2000 was registered against unidentified persons for creating a fake website 'www.Jkforest.Co.In', CB officials said.
The fake website was created after copying all the contents of the official website of the forest department 'www.Jkforest.Com' and it posted a fake appointment order under the link 'Recruitment-2013' thereby infringing the copyright of the Forest Department and cheating the public at large through fraudulent means, they said.
On September 26, senior forest officials had informed the crime branch of state police about the incident.
The complaint said some criminal elements have in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy, dishonestly and fraudulently prepared a fake website after obtaining the data from the official website of the Forest Department through electronic means illegally.
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First Published: Dec 12 2013 | 7:51 PM IST

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