Rajouri, Feb 16: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajouri, Amritpal Singh on Friday inaugurated a cyber cell within the premises of PS Rajouri for detection and prevention of cyber crimes.
ADGP Jammu Zone, Anand Jain during his recent visit to Cyber PS Jammu, after gauging the hardships being faced by the public to reach Jammu from far off areas for reporting cyber crimes, had decided to incorporate cyber cells at headquarters of each district, a police spokesman said.
In line with that, cyber cells are being established in almost all districts aiming to deal with cyber crime complaints with alacrity, swift response and professionalism, ensuring quality investigation of such crimes, he said.
Inclusive of facilities like modern work-space for IOs equipped with high speed internet and data connectivity, this newly inaugurated cyber cell will work for detection and prevention of cyber crimes round the clock, the statement said.
It added that problems like banking frauds, hacking, acts of sexual harassment or abuse, done via social media like creating fake social media accounts, cyber threats and also crimes covered under Information Technology Act-2000, fall under its purview.
Adequate awareness programmes shall be run in district aiming to aware public on cyber crimes and possible steps to be taken to prevent such crimes
This cyber cell Rajouri has also created a dedicated email ID ([email protected]) solely enabling victims to register complaints online as well. After verifying the complaint, a case will be registered. One telephone number too has been issued for public information—Cyber cell Rajouri (9541900755).
Adequate trained manpower has been deployed in this cyber cell. Moreover cyber crime experts from outside will also be roped in, if required.
