In view of increasing cyber crime cases a workshop on Information Technology Act was held at the Uttarakhand police Garhwal Range office here on Wednesday.
Garhwal Range Deputy Inspector General of Police Amit Sinha said that the daylong workshop on IT Act was organised at the range office for police station officers. District police heads also participated through video conferencing.
The police officers were educated on how to deal with cyber crime cases reported to the police. After conducting thorough investigations on registered cyber crime cases, the police officers should take action under IT Act against the accused.
During investigation, the police officers face difficulties in connecting aspects of the case as culprits try their best to hide or destroy evidences after committing crimes through different mediums like Facebook, mobile, WhatsApp, wechat and other web portals. Officers were also informed on how to make their IT cell effective.
According to Sinha it has been observed that during elections, leaders of various political parties use social media sites to woo the voters in their favour while some workers or candidates of Opposition parties sometimes write provocative messages or upload controversial photos on the internet which may lead to tension between some communities.
After thorough investigation in such cases, the police officers were directed to take action under IT Act against the accused. Special Task Force (STF) Senior Superintendent of Police Senthil Akdai Krishnaraj S informed the police officers about various types of cyber crimes in detail and methods for solving such cases were explained by him.
The officers were informed about how to apprehend the culprits who upload controversial photos or write provocative messages with the intent to disturb peace and security of the nation. He also talked about e-mail hawking, data theft and other offences in detail.