January 29, 2018:

The apex centre–Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)–would be set up in Delhi.

To deal with cyber crimes such as financial frauds, circulation of communal and pornographic contents, Union Home Ministry is planning to set up Apex Coordination Centre and has asked States to establish a similar mechanism in every district.

It has also released Rs 83 crore for setting up of a Cyber Forensic Training Laboratory-cum-Training Centre for Police Officials in each state.

The funds were given under Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children Scheme stated Home Ministry Official.

Official further added that,"It would coordinate with state governments and union territories, and closely monitor the cyber space and social media with due emphasis on vernacular content".

Centre would also block those websites which flout India’s laws and circulate child porn, and communally and racially sensitive content.

Official said that the Centre would maintain a list of suspects and the leads generated during investigations in cyber crime cases would be shared with law enforcement agencies through a “secured internal network”.

State Governments have also been asked to set up a state cyber crime coordination cell at the headquarter-level and also establish district cyber crime cells.

Ministry has already created a new wing i.e Cyber and Information Security

The move came in wake of 1,44,496 cyber security attacks observed in the country during 2014-16.

Over a period of time, there has been a phenomenal increase in use of the computers, smart phones and internet. With this increase, the cyber crimes have emerged as a major challenge for law enforcement agencies, the official said.

According to Official,“The cyber crime cases are of varied types. These range from defacement of government websites, online financial frauds, online stalking and harassment, and data thefts. Each requires specialised investigative skill sets and forensic tools,” another official said.

 

National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) states that 5,693, 9,622 and 11,592 cyber crime cases were registered during 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively, showing a rise of 69 per cent during 2013 to 2014 and 20 per cent increase during 2014 to 2015.

Home Ministry has also advised States to expedite setting up of the cyber and mobile forensic labs, and to identify the need for research and development in specific areas of cyber space.

States have also been asked to come up with the suggestions for amendments in the legal and policy framework dealing with such crimes.

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