The first cyber police station of Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region became operational in the city on Friday. Located at the police outpost in the old Pantnagar industrial area at Nainital highway, this station is currently a temporary facility. It was inaugurated by the district’s senior superintendent of police (SSP) Daleep Singh Kunwar. 

SSP Kunwar said that the cyber police station was launched in view of the surge in cybercrimes in the region. The facility would help in the probe of online frauds, crimes committed via social media, and so on. Besides, it would also provide technical assistance in the probe of cases registered in other police stations in the region.

“The cyber police station is set up to investigate cybercrimes like data fraud, hacking of bank accounts, and serious social media crimes. People can continue to file complaints regarding cybercrimes in respective police stations and the first information report will be filed there. If there is a need for an in-depth probe, the local police will file a report to the district police chief. Subsequently, the district police chief will hand over the complaint to the cyber police station if needed,” said an official.

Meanwhile, the additional superintendent of the Special Task Force (STF) Swatantra Kumar Singh said, “We have one cyber police station catering to the Garhwal region in Dehradun and this is the second such facility in the state. This cyber police station will have twelve technical experts to work on the complaints,” he added.

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