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Jharkhand ill-prepared to combat cyber crimes
Feb 28, 2007 - 1:34:32 PM
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This was followed by another MMS scandal four months ago that allegedly exposed three Bharatiya Janata Party legislators taking bribes. But the police have made no arrests.
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By IANS,
[RxPG] Ranchi, Feb 28 - Even though cyber crimes are on the rise in the state, Jharkhand is yet to formulate a policy or set up a separate cell to fight such new-age offences.
The state police headquarters had sent a proposal to the state government last month, seeking approval for the creation of a separate cell to deal with cyber crimes, but it was rejected.
'The state government rejected the proposal as it would be an additional burden on the state exchequer. The number of cases registered in the state is not enough to create such a cell - that was the argument of the state government,' a senior police official told IANS.
'How will we deliver if we are not given the training and manpower to deal with hi-tech crimes?' he asked.
Six months ago, an MMS - scandal rocked the Regional Institute of Technology in Namokom, Ranchi. Two boys allegedly prepared a three-minute MMS clip of a girl and circulated it among students. But the police failed to act due to manpower shortage.
This was followed by another MMS scandal four months ago that allegedly exposed three Bharatiya Janata Party legislators taking bribes. But the police have made no arrests.
'A few crimes are reported in newspapers while so many go unnoticed. Maoists use mobiles and computers here. How will we deal with them unless we are trained to deal with such crimes?' asked another police official.
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