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CM Fadnavis opens 42 cyber labs to fight rising cases of cyber crime
MUMBAI: The CCTV surveillance network in Mumbai will be fully operational by the end of October, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday.
MUMBAI: The CCTV surveillance network in Mumbai will be fully operational by the end of October, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday.
Speaking at the launch of 42 cyber laboratories across the state on Monday, the CM said Nagpur and Pune will get similar networks soon. “Maharashtra has proved to be the first state to launch Criminal Tracking Network System which has connected all the police stations digitally. Citizens in Pune are now able to lodge their complaints online,” he said.
The state government now plans to train 1,000 police personnel and officers to combat cybercrimes. With cyber labs in every district, the state hopes the detection and conviction rate of all crimes will increase.
While Fadnavis launched the cyber laboratory at World Trade Centre in Mumbai, guardian ministers of 34 districts inaugurated the labs in their respective districts simultaneously. Moreover, nine police commissionerates in charge of big cities, too, are equipped with laboratories.
The state plans to create labs for the anti-corruption bureau (ACB), anti-terrorism squad (ATS), crime investigation department (CID), railway commissionerate and the state intelligence bureau.
“At a time when the country is marching towards digital India, cities and villages are getting smarter. We are set to digitize 500 gram panchayats. While the government is prepared to maximize its use of technology, criminals too are adopting newer ways to commit the crime. The laboratory network will offer cyber security to private institutions, including banks,” Fadnavis said.
The state plans to spend Rs900 crore on the laboratories with state-of-the art technology. District-level cyber laboratories, which have been set up at a cost of Rs25 lakh each in the initial stage, will help the police procure forensic evidence. The laboratories will have facilities for CDR analysis, disc and mobile forensic, social media analysis, video-audio forensic, among others.
Currently, the state has laboratories in Mumbai and Pune. “Getting reports from these labs take months. The district laboratories will do it within hours. This will help them in detecting cases of theft and crimes related to women,” said a home department official.
