Maharashtra: First State to Launch Cyber Police Stations
Maharashtra will become the first state in India to have a cyber-police station in each district and Maharashtra government is also converting 42 state-of-the-art cyber-crime labs into cyber police stations.
Key Aspects
- Cyber police stations will set up at police commissionerate and Range IG offices.
- Any cybercrime will be registered in these police stations at district level.
- Additional cyber police stations will also be set up in some cities.
- Previously, in August 2016 state government inaugurated 34 well-equipped cyber labs in all districts.
Need for Cyber Policing
- Cyber-crime in Maharashtra increased by a whopping 142.1 percent in last few years.
- Cybercrime cases increased in tier-II cities and in rural areas in Maharashtra.
- Normal local police stations lack technical knowledge and proper training to tackle cybercrimes.
- Cyber labs have trained manpower and modern equipment.
Background Details
- Some cases remain pending for investigation and new initiative will take care of this deficiency.
- State government՚s cyber-crime wing is setting up 51 cyber-crime labs in Maharashtra:
- 34 labs at the district level
- 7 at Inspector General՚s offices
- 9 at Commissioner of Police offices
- 1 lab at the state police headquarters
- 907 cases of cyber-crime were registered in 2013 and 2,195 cases were filed in 2015. There was conviction in just 5 of the 4,981 cases filed in 3 years.
✍Examrace Team at Aug 21, 2021