In view of the spike in ATM and bank fraud cases aside from cyber crimes occurring through various social networking sites, the State police have decided to set up cyber cell at the district level, said the State DGP Anil K Raturi on Saturday.
“In the footsteps of the technological advancement, such crimes are occurring thick and fast. The people increasingly engaging in internet banking and the like, they are being swindled of their hard-earned money through online banking frauds. ATMs are vulnerable too with the cyber criminals using technology to spirit away money. Such crimes now showing a spurt can only be taken on by police adequately if they are equipped with the requisite knowledge. The investigative officers must collect electronic evidences of such cases which lead to theirs being cracked,” he said.
DGP further said that infrastructures at the police stations are being enhanced and it is being equipped with advanced technologies.
“Sub-inspectors are being trained on cyber crimes and such training programme would continue in phases in future too. Cyber cells are being formed at the district levels and they would function like special operation groups (SOG) which are specialised in dealing with dacotiy, kidnapping, loot and others,” the State police chief said.