INDIA
TACKLING CYBERCRIME: A MAJOR CHALLENGE
2020-02-26 07:54 -With the explosion of Information Technology and growing knowledge economy, cybercrime has increased manifold with multiple forms and multi-dimensional character having a deleterious effect on the society. Tackling cybercrime, therefore, has thrown major challenges for the law enforcing agencies, especially police in India. Accordingly, National Cybercrime Reporting Portal, set up in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and operationalized since August 30, 2019, has reported 33,152 cybercrime incidents till January 30, 2020. Out of the total cybercrime reported, 790 FIRs have been registered. Complaints are dealt with by the law enforcing agencies.