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Delhi Approves Cybercrime Centre to Combat Online Offences
Delhi has created a new police centre to deal with crimes committed online.
The centre is called the Delhi Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, or D4C.
It will help prevent, find and investigate cybercrimes.
These crimes include online money scams, harassment and ransomware attacks.
It will also handle crimes against women and children.
The centre will look at online radicalisation and cyber sabotage too.
D4C will work under the Delhi Police and the Commissioner of Police.
A senior Joint Commissioner of Police will lead it.
The move comes as online offences are rapidly increasing.
Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu approved the Delhi Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, known as D4C.
D4C will operate as the Delhi Police’s apex cybercrime coordination and management body.
The centre will prevent, detect and investigate cybercrimes across the region.
Its responsibilities include financial fraud, online harassment, ransomware and crimes against women and children.
D4C will be led by a Joint Commissioner of Police serving as chief executive officer.
- Who
- The Delhi Police, with approval from Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, will operate D4C.
- What
- Delhi has established the Delhi Cyber Crime Coordination Centre to coordinate the prevention, detection and investigation of cybercrimes.
- Where
- Delhi.
- When
- Approval was given on Tuesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The centre was created in response to the rapid rise in online offences, including financial frauds, ransomware and other cybercrimes.
Key facts
- Centre
- Delhi Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (D4C)
- Authority
- Delhi Police
- Administrative control
- Commissioner of Police, Delhi
- Leadership
- A Chief Executive Officer of Joint Commissioner of Police rank
- Reporting line
- The CEO will report to the Special CP (Special Cell) and be assisted by a Deputy Commissioner of Police
- Scope
- Cyber-enabled financial frauds, online harassment, crimes against women and children, ransomware, online radicalisation, cyber sabotage and public-order disruption
Sources
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