Ludhiana: The cyber mobile of the Ludhiana police commissionerate receives roughly 300 to 400 complaints each month on an average.
However there are just 15 cops to manage them.
The town authorities want to deliver a proposal to get another cyber police station in Ludhiana, however until that cops are still renovating the workplace which has inadequate space and will also be hoping to secure more employees.
According to the data supplied from the Ludhiana police, the pendency of cybercrime complaints presently is roughly 2,300.
Besides, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ludhiana commissionerate topped the nation in the amount of cybercrime cases reported from 2019.
Added deputy commissioner of police (crime) Rupinder Kaur Bhatti, who also heads the cyber mobile, stated,”we would like to send a new proposal to the head to have another cyber police station in Ludhiana, as every day we get 10 to 15 complaints.
Additionally, the analysis of cybercrime complaints is time intensive, therefore we need more labor also.
”“Previously we had 20 cops from the cyber mobile, but five obtained moved.
Prior to sending the proposition for cyber police channel, we have to arrange standard infrastructure.
The construction of cyber mobile has been renovated where there could be different cottages, laptops and computers.
Thereafter, we’ll attempt to acquire more employees,” that she added.Assistant commissioner of police (cybercrime) Vaibhav Sehgal explained,”Ludhiana is a nearby city and a wealthy district.
Thus, its inhabitants become a simple target of cyber criminals.
With less employees and further complaints, the analysis becomes postponed.
In some tricky situations, which need more of scientific experience, not just Ludhiana but additional districts, also, are determined by Mohali cyber police channel.
Because of backlogs there, in an average it takes approximately two weeks to receive 1 report” At the moment, cybercrime complaints have been received and investigated from the cyber mobile, however, FIRs are lodged at police stations involved.
Investigations get delayedADCP Rupinder Kaur Bhatti explained,”Punjab has just 1 cyber police station with hi-tech gear and that’s in Mohali.
All authorities districts rely on it to get any type of scientific investigation.
Sometimes, we get reports following six weeks, and thus the analysis can be postponed.
After we get another police station, we’ll have each of the resources here in order to gather scientific proof and it’ll surely accelerate the evaluation.
In any case, there’ll be one committed investigating officer for every situation.”
High cybercrime caseload, cops Origin for Different police station
