Tackling Cyber Crime
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has a specific unit, which deals with the cyber crime cases falling under the jurisdiction of the Union Territories. The Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC) set up by CBI, investigates cyber crime cases and help respective police organizations in implementation of laws addressing cyber crime and cyber frauds. The efforts of the State Governments are supplemented by the Central Government through regular training of their personnel on ‘Cyber Crime Investigation’ at various training institutions, like the CBI Academy at Ghaziabad, SVPNPA at Hyderabad, NCRB at New Delhi, NEPA at Barapani, LNJNNICFS at New Delhi, CDTS at Chandigarh & Hyderabad and GEQD, Hyderabad.
Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and therefore, the State Governments are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crimes including cyber crime and for prosecuting the criminals through the machinery of their law enforcement agencies. Cyber crime cells have been set up by various State Governments.
This was stated by Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State of Home Affairs in written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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