For Himachal Pradesh Police, the next big challenge: cybercrime

With an average of 5,000 complaints pertaining to cyberfraud being reported every month, the Himachal Pradesh Police has now proposed to set up cybercrime police stations in 10 districts. The police force also Wednesday launched a first-of-its-kind initiative to reward officers who make an effort to learn the technicalities and excel in investigating such crimes.

ASP (cybercrime) Bhupinder Negi termed the increase in cases of online and cyber frauds as a serious issue. “The specialized police stations will come up as a proper avenue for public to seek help against cybercrimes. The majority of the cases being reported include that of financial fraud,” said Negi. Most cyber fraud cases are being reported from Shimla followed by Kanga.