Lok Sabha Question No. 4536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Cyber Trafficking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4536

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD      MARCH, 2021/ CHAITRA 2, 1943 (SAKA)

## CYBER TRAFFICKING

4536.  SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  cyber  trafficking  cases  registered  between  January 2020, till date;

(b) whether the Government intends to take any measures to combat such an increase in cyber trafficking;

- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether any e-training programmes have been initiated for the same;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Home Ministry intends to collaborate with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to tackle cyber trafficking; and

(g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (g): 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  as  per  the Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India.    States/UTs  are  primarily responsible  for  prevention,  detection,  investigation,  prosecution  of  crimes including cyber trafficking.  The Law Enforcement Agencies take legal action as per provisions of law  against the cyber  crime  offenders.  Further, States/UTs  are  responsible  for  building  capacity of their Law Enforcement

## L.S.US.Q NO. 4536 FOR 23.03.2021

Agencies    by    imparting  training  to  the  police  personnel  for  effective handling of cases.  The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical data on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'.   The latest  published  report  of  the  NCRB  is  for  the  year  2019.  Specific  data regarding the number of cyber trafficking cases is not maintained by NCRB.

The Ministry of Home Affairs is implementing a Scheme, Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC) to deal with various issues relating  to  cyber  crime  against  women  &  children.          Ministry  of  Home Affairs has also rolled out another scheme, 'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre  (I4C)'  to  deal  with  all  types  of  cyber  crime  in  the  country,  in  a coordinated  and  comprehensive  manner.      Under  Indian  Cyber  Crime Coordination  Centre  (I4C),  Massive  Open  Online  Courses  (MOOC)  platform, namely 'CyTrain'  portal  has  been  developed  for  capacity  building  of  police officers/judicial officers through online course on critical aspects of cybercrime investigation, forensics, prosecution etc. along with certification. More than 3500 Police Officers from States/UTs are registered and more than 600 Certificates issued through the portal.

To  strengthen  the  mechanism  for  dealing  with  cyber  crimes  in  a comprehensive    and    coordinated    manner,  the  Central  Government  has taken    steps  for    spreading    awareness    about    cyber    crimes;    issuance of     alerts/advisories;    capacity    building/training    of    law    enforcement

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personnel/prosecutors/judicial  officers;  improving  cyber  forensic  facilities; regular consultation with various stakeholders including Central Ministries/Departments etc.  The Central Government has also launched the National  Cyber  Crime  Reporting  Portal,  www.cybercrime.gov.in  to  enable citizens  to  report  complaints  pertaining  to  all  types  of  cyber  crimes  with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children.

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