Wednesday, May 14, 2008

UT police launches cyber crime cell to tackle rising cases of e-fraud

Moving a step ahead with technological upgradation, the Chandigarh Police is all set to formally launch its Cyber Crime Investigation Cell tomorrow at the Crime Branch in Sector 11. The inauguration will be presided over by Punjab Governor and UT Administrator S F Rodrigues. The focus of the Cell will on the virtual world of cyber crimes that are ever on the rise with the increasing intricacies of computer technology.

The hi-tech cyber crime cell will include a portable forensic lab machine for extracting the data from the hard disc of computers, a cell-deck machine for extracting the call log, details and SMSes from mobile phones. Two softwares for the analysis of the extracted data have also been installed.

The portable forensic lab has been purchased at a cost of Rs 5, 80, 000. “The trend of cyber frauds is bound to be on the rise in the near future and the cell is equipped with the most upgraded technology to deal with and track cases relating to cyber fraud,” said ASP Madhur Verma.

This year itself, a total of five cases have been registered under the purview of cyber crime. Over 50 complaints have been received in which 35 have been disposed of. Former Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University K N Pathak and PGI Director K K Talwar are among the most recent victims of cyber crime in the city.

Online banking and trading fraud, credit-card frauds, fake profiles on the social networking websites and online migratory schemes are among the most common e-complaints

Source : www.expressindia.com

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