Police personnel are struggling to close cases of cyber crime

  • | Thursday | 2nd February, 2017

According to the National Crime Records Bureau data, cases of Cyber Crime increased from 966 to 4,356 in the last three years. Ransomware is one of the weapons in their arsenal, which is posing a challenge even to the Cyber Crime cell. Cyber crime cases need resources, time and dedication. However, as the fraud amounts were less than ?50,000, the cases don’t go to the Cyber Crime Cell, but the local police. Unfortunately, police personnel are struggling to close these cases, as they are not equipped with the tools to go after the perpetrators.

more-in As many as 10 cases of online fraud were reported between the last week of December and the first week of January. However, as the fraud amounts were less than ?50,000, the cases don’t go to the Cyber Crime Cell, but the local police. Unfortunately, police personnel are struggling to close these cases, as they are not equipped with the tools to go after the perpetrators. Rural police stations do not have the technology to solve cyber crimes. And police across cities continue to rely on traditional methods to investigate crime. Manpower, or the lack of it, is another deterrent. "We are already reeling under pressure to manage law and order due to shortage of staff. Our top priority will be saving lives. Other issues will come later,” said a senior police officer. Cyber crime cases need resources, time and dedication. Elaborating, a senior police officer said, “We cannot afford to deploy personnel to track down cases of online fraud where the amount involved is not more than ?50,000.” There are, of course, exceptions. Another police officer said that in June 2015, former DGP Om Prakash became the victim of cyber fraud and lost ?10,000 after sharing his OTP number with a person who claimed to be the executive of a private bank. The police took it up as top priority case and arrested the accused who were operating out of New Delhi. Another reason why the police are reluctant to probe such cases is due to alleged non-cooperation from bank officials. According to Shivananda Perla, Public Prosecutor, Central Bureau of Investigation, the thrust towards Digital India could lead to an increase in cyber crime and credit card fraud. Keeping up with technology And unlike the local police, hackers use advanced technology. Ransomware is one of the weapons in their arsenal, which is posing a challenge even to the Cyber Crime cell. The malicious software has existed in various avatars over the last 10 years, and is designed to block access to a computer system, encrypt data and not release it until a sum of money is paid. Hence, the name. Experts argue for stronger laws that will assist them in this non-ending digital war. According to the National Crime Records Bureau data, cases of Cyber Crime increased from 966 to 4,356 in the last three years. However, this data does not take into account the vast number of cases in which people do no approach the police. There is an urgent need to update resources and retrain policemen so that cyber crime is given as much importance as murders, theft, etc.

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