Question : Measures to Check Cyber Crime

(a) the number of cyber crime cases registered since 2014 and the number of cases pending on trial, conviction achieved and rejected, State-wise and
year-wise;

(b) whether the Government proposes to bring new laws, provide more facilities to police/investigation agencies and equip police forces across country to tackle cyber the increasing crimes in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is any proposal to set up a cyber-crime training centre in Bengaluru given that the silicon city is equipped with the relevant IT technology to impart training to police forces across the country;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) the other measures taken to deal with all kinds of cyber crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a) : As per data maintained by National Crime Records Bureau, the State/UT wise details of cyber crime cases registered during 2014 to 2019 is at Annexure.

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(b) to (f): ''Police'' and ''Public Order'' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India and States/UTs are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes through their law enforcement machinery. The Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) take legal action as per provisions of law against the cyber crime offenders. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) supplements the initiatives of the State Governments through various advisories and schemes for their capacity building.
Ministry of Home Affairs has provided financial assistance to all the States & UTs under Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC) scheme to support their efforts for setting up of cyber forensic-cum-training laboratories, training, and hiring of junior cyber consultants. Cyber forensic-cum-training laboratories have been commissioned in 16 States including Karnataka (Bengaluru). The Central Government has taken steps for spreading awareness about cyber crimes, issuance of alerts/ advisories, capacity building/training of law enforcement personnel/prosecutors/judicial officers, improving cyber forensic facilities etc.

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The Government has established Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to provide a framework and eco-system for LEAs to deal with the cyber crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. The Government has launched the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in), to enable public to report incidents pertaining to all types of cyber crimes, with a special focus on cyber crimes against women and children.
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