Last Updated: 01 Jan 2025

Strengthen its cybercrime investigation

-- 28 NEW Cybercrime police stations started in Punjab in March 2024^[1]
-- 120 police personnel with advanced training in cybercrime investigation posted^[2]

Only 1 such station was operational in the state before this, which was notified in 2009^[1:1]

IMPACT 2024^[3]

-- 82.7% rise in cybercrime reporting i.e. reflects growing public trust
-- leading to 374 FIRs and the arrest of 64 individuals

¶ Details^[1:2]

• Punjab government has established 28 new cybercrime police stations in all the police districts, including three commissionerates
• These police stations will serve as dedicated hubs for investigating and combating cyber offences including online financial fraud, cyber-bullying and other online scams
• These stations will work under the supervision of the concerned district Senior Superintendent of Police/ Commissioner of Police

¶ State of art Technology^[1:3]

₹30 crore for the upgradation of Digital Investigation Training and Analysis Centre (DITAC) lab

• New police stations will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by highly trained personnel specialising in digital forensics and cybercrime investigation
• The addition of the latest software forensic tools would significantly enhance the capabilities of Punjab Police to deal with child sexual assault material, GPS data retrieval, iOS/Android password breaking, cloud data retrieval, drone forensics and cryptocurrency cases

REFERENCES:

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1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/state-to-get-28-new-cybercrime-police-stations-101710531097037.html ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://www.amarujala.com/haryana/panchkula/28-new-cyber-crime-police-stations-started-in-punjab-pkl-office-news-c-16-1-pkl1079-461496-2024-07-06 ↩︎

3. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-police-high-profile-crimes-solved-terrorists-arrested-2024-9754223/ ↩︎