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MHA to raise cyber police force to track internet crimes

New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) A cyber police force will beraised under home ministry to keep a tab on the crimesdominating the internet space, Union mini...

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New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) A cyber police force will beraised under home ministry to keep a tab on the crimesdominating the internet space, Union minister Rajnath Singhsaid here today.

Chairing a meeting on the action plan for the newlycreated Cyber and Information Security (CIS) Division of theministry, Singh said an Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre(I4C) and the Cyber Police Force will set up under the CIS.

Singh expressed concern over the rising incidents ofsharing pornography over the internet.

He directed for an effective mechanism to strictlymonitor cyber space and block website flouting India's laws,especially child porn.

The CIS division was created under the MHA on November10, 2017, a government statement said.

"The CIS Division will have four Wings, namely SecurityClearance, Cyber Crime Prevention, Cyber Security andInformation Security Wings each headed by an Under Secretarylevel Officer," it said.

The statement said it is also proposed to appoint theChief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Deputy CISOunder the MHA.

"An online portal for preparing, follow up and issue ofadvisory on financial fraud related matters is also in theoffing," it said.

In the review of Police section of the ministry, Singhwas apprised about the web site 'ips.gov.in' made operationalwhich contains relevant information for IPS Officers.

He was also told by the officials that the process ofAnnual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR), filing ofImmovable Property Returns (IPRs) and updation of ExecutiveRecord (ER) sheets has been turned online. PTI ABSDIP.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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