District Police Udhampur in order to deal with increasing cyber crime cases has taken an initiative to establish a district cyber cell in District Police Headquarters, Udhampur. The cyber cell will deal with cyber crimes like online cyber frauds, financial frauds, cyber thefts, sextortion, phishing, social media frauds and many more.
Cyber Cell of District Police Udhampur was inaugurated by DIG U-R Range Sh. Suleman Choudhary IPS in presence of SSP Udhampur Sh. Joginder Singh-JKPS, Addl. SP Udhampur Sh. Anwaar UL Haq JKPS, DySP Hqrs. Udhampur S. Gurmeet Sing, SDPOs, SHOs and other staff members were also present in the inauguration ceremony.
This Cyber team will also train subordinate staff and IOs of Police stations in district Udhampur to deal with cyber crime and provide citizens with strategies and awareness about cyber security. This is the initiative of JK Police to deal with the cyber related complaints at the district level.
During last 2 years, 89 cyber fruad related cases reported in the district, out of which in 07 cases FIRs have been lodged and amount to the tune of Rs 1778985/- recovered.
Pertinent to mention that 619 online complaints received through NCCRP portal, out of which 434 complaints were disposed off and 184 complaints are under process.