Jammu Kashmir Police issued an advisory cum warning on Wednesday to people and urged people to not to invest in them due to "excessive risk" associated with virtual currencies like Bitcoin. The police said that the government and central funded institutions have not recognized such currency. In advisory cum warning, the Inspector General of Crime Branch said, “The general public is notified of not investing in virtual currencies like Bitcoin because there is a lot of risk in it”. The advisory also mentioned that these virtual currencies are not recognized by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and such currencies are not having any permission or protection in India.