Cyber Helpdesk to be set up in all police stations of Uttar Pradesh | 27 Apr 2022

Why In News?

  • On April 26, 2022, a spokesperson of the Government of Uttar Pradesh said that the Home Department has prepared a major action plan to check cyber crime and decided to set up cyber helpdesks in all police stations.

Key Points

  • The spokesperson also informed that a digital forensic lab and a cyber forensic lab would be set up at every zone level in Lucknow.
  • In addition, a high quality Center of Excellence will be set up at the Cyber ​​Crime Headquarters. For speedy and quality disposal of pending cases, training is also being given to the employees at Cyber ​​Crime Headquarters.
  • Along with this, Certified Crime Prevention Specialists (CCPS) will be appointed in every district.
  • It may be mentioned that in the last five years, 18 range-level cyber crime police stations have been set up in the state, while women cyber crime cells have also been set up in each regional cyber crime station.