Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 3 (ANI): Actor Rani Mukerji emphasised the value of cybersecurity, peculiarly successful an epoch marked by extended usage of integer platforms.
On Friday, she attended the inauguration ceremonial of Cyber Awareness Month 2025 astatine State Police Headquarters successful Mumbai.
Addressing the event, Rani said, "I americium genuinely humbled and honoured to beryllium portion of the inauguration of Cyber Awareness Month. Over the years, done my films, I person had the privilege to represent women who combat against injustice and support the vulnerable. In fact, today, I person rushed present from the shooting Mardaani 3 truthful it each feels precise surreal close now. This inaugural taken by the Maharashtra Police is applaudable."
"Today, cybercrimes -- particularly those against women and children -- are silently rising wrong our homes. As a woman, and arsenic a mother, I recognize however important consciousness is. When families cognize however to enactment harmless and wherever to question help, existent extortion begins. I would similar to besides convey the honourable Chief Minister sir (Devendra Fadnavis), honourable ACS Sir (Iqbal Singh Chahal) and respected DGP ma'am (Rashmi Shukla), for guidance and enactment successful prioritising this important ngo of cyber safety," she highlighted.
Noting the value of the helpline numbers by the authorities that guarantee amended safety successful the state, Rani said, "The dial 1930 and dial 1945 helplines are a blessing to each the citizen. As an actor, I whitethorn bring stories to beingness connected screen. But arsenic a woman, arsenic a parent and arsenic a citizen, I consciousness it is our corporate work to guarantee that nary kid cries successful silence, nary pistillate feels unsafe and nary household loses bid of caput due to the fact that of cyber crime."
"Let america pledge contiguous to enactment alert, talk up, and basal unneurotic for a safer integer world," she concluded.
Rani, who plays a bull successful her franchise 'Mardaani', joined Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, Director General of Police (Maharashtra State), Rashmi Shukla, Iqbal Singh Chahal (IPS), Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Government of Maharashtra, and Akshay Kumar among others astatine the event. (ANI)
