ODISHA CHIEF MINISTER ANNOUNCED TO SET UP 11 NEW CYBER POLICE STATIONS
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar: With incidents of cyber fraud on the rise across Odisha, the State Government on Tuesday decided to establish 11 new cyber crime and economic offence police stations.
The announcement in this regard was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while sanctioning 154 more posts for police officers and 90 posts of experts in the field. With the 11 new police stations, the number of cyber crime and economic offence police stations in the State will increase to 14.
The State at present has such police stations in Sambalpur, Rourkela and Berhampur. The new police stations will come up at Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Keonjhar, Angul, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Koraput, Bhawanipatna, Bolangir and Kandhamal.
Noting that cyber fraud has emerged as a major challenge for police across the globe, an official note issued by the Chief Minister’s Office said it required specialised knowledge to handle such incidents. Keeping in view the situation, the Chief Minister has sanctioned 11 new cyber and economic police stations, it said.
As many as 154 police posts are created for the requirement of new police stations. The new posts included 14 inspectors, 28 sub-inspectors, 28 assistant sub-inspectors (communication), 28 constables (communication) and 56 constables.
This apart, Finance and Accounts Analysts, IT Experts and Cyber Forensic Experts will also be appointed, it said, adding that highly skilled and technical manpower is expected to put a brake on the prevailing cyber fraud activities.
Odisha is witnessing a number of cyber crime incidents of late, with a rise of 31 per cent in 2020 as compared to 2019. Altogether, 1,475 cases were registered in 2019, which increased to 1,931 in 2020.
Cyber crime is common in bank transactions and complex digital transactions. Therefore, special knowledge and skills are required to properly investigate and control these crimes. So the State Government has taken this decision to open 11 special police stations in different parts of the State.
