The Government is aware of the risk and danger posed by growing phenomena of misuse of various social media platform and the incidents of cyber crimes including crimes against women caused as a consequence. The rapid growth of the internet coupled with its openness enables people to post and create any information/ application with anonymity from anywhere in the cyber space. Such cyber crimes are investigated by Law Enforcement Agencies as per the provisions of Indian Penal Code, Information Technology Act, 2000 and other applicable laws.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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