BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Police will soon have a state-of-the-art cyber command centre to investigate rising online crimes, and the state government has decided to set it up in Bhubaneswar, DGP YB Khurania said here on Monday.
The centre will play an important role in control of cyber crimes, detection and provide immediate assistance to the victims, said Khurania after addressing a workshop here on ‘cyber crime investigation and cyber intelligence’.
Crime Branch had submitted a proposal to the state government to set up the centralised cyber command centre here with advanced tools to investigate complex online crimes/cyber attacks and monitor the investigation of such offences at the state as well as district level.
Sources said the new facility will have modern tools and equipment to help the police in evidence collection, investigation and detection of cyber crimes. Khurania pointed out that there was a need to continuously enhance the knowledge and skills of the officers to effectively combat the cyber crime menace.
“The workshop will continue here for four days and police personnel from most of the districts will participate. Similar programmes will also be conducted at range and district levels to enhance the skills of the police personnel of all ranks,” he said.
The DGP said as part of the police personnel’s capacity-building measures, cyber hygiene awareness will be created among them to ensure they themselves do not fall prey to scamsters. The officers will then promote cyber hygiene among the general public, he added.
Crime Branch is organising cyber crime investigation and cyber intelligence workshop for at least 200 police personnel of different districts. Cyber security expert Rakshit Tandon will train the officers to investigate various types of online crimes.
“The four-day long programme will be attended by the police personnel in different batches. It will comprise six detailed modules including cyber intelligence, investigation techniques and hands-on practical. On each day, six hours of intensive training will be provided to the participants,” said Tandon.
Odisha Police plans to extend the initiative to range and district levels to ensure cops at every police station in the state are able to effectively investigate cyber crimes, he added. Crime Branch DG Vinaytosh Mishra, IG Sarthak Sarangi and STF DIG Pinak Mishra were present.