Intensifying action against the operators of instant loan apps involved in a large-scale racket and other cyber fraudsters following mid-day’s series, the state home minister held a second meeting on Wednesday, and discussed amendments to the existing law for stricter action.

The existing provisions of the law need to be amended to curb cyber crime as well as to punish the perpetrators severely. The home minister also directed [officials] to submit a proposal in this regard,” read a post on the official Twitter account of the home minister’s office (HMO), originally tweeted in Marathi.