Lok Sabha Question No. 2545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Role of Internet in Trafficking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2545

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  AUGUST, 2022/SRAVANA 11, 1944 (SAKA)

ROLE OF INTERNET IN TRAFFICKING

2545.  MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government is aware of the role of the internet in aiding crimes of trafficking and hence the need to employ measures that combat and prevent these interactions;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  build  capacity and  technological  infrastructure  to  detect  such  interactions  and  prevent exploitation initiated through the internet; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a) to (c): With the enhanced use of internet, the number of cyber crimes is also increasing. 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  States/UTs  are  primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes including trafficking, deployment of adequate technological infrastructure and capacity building of their law enforcement agencies to combat such crime.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2545 FOR 02.08.2022

To strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes in a comprehensive  and  coordinated  manner,  the  Central  Government  has taken steps which, inter-alia, include the following:

- i. The Ministry of Home Affairs has provided financial assistance under the  'Cyber  Crime  Prevention  against  Women  and  Children  (CCPWC)' Scheme, to the States/UTs for their capacity building such as setting up of cyber forensic-cum-training laboratories, hiring of junior cyber consultants and training of LEAs' personnel, public prosecutors and judicial officers. So far, cyber forensic-cum-training laboratories have been commissioned in 28 States/UTs.
- ii. Training curriculum has been prepared for Law Enforcement Agencies personnel,  prosecutors  and  judicial  officers  for  better  handling  of investigation  and  prosecution.  States/UTs  have  been  mandated  to organize training programmes. So far, more than 20,000 LEA personnel,  judicial  officers  and  prosecutors  have  been  provided training on cybercrime awareness, investigation, forensics etc.
- iii. The Ministry of Home Affairs has established the 'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre' (I4C) to provide a framework and eco-system for LEAs to deal with cyber crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2545 FOR 02.08.2022

- iv. The  state  of  the  art  National  Cyber  Forensic  Laboratory  has  been established,  as  a  part  of  the  I4C,  at  CyPAD,  Dwarka,  New  Delhi  to provide early stage cyber forensic assistance to Investigating Officers (IOs) of State/UT Police.
- v. The Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform, namely 'CyTrain' portal has been developed under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre  (I4C),  for  capacity  building  of  police  officers/judicial  officers through online course on critical aspects of cyber crime investigation,  forensics,  prosecution  etc.  along  with  certification. More than 21,300 Police Officers from States/UTs are registered and more than 5,700 Certificates issued through the portal.
- vi. The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched the 'National Cyber Crime Reporting  Portal'  (www.cybercrime.gov.in)  to  enable  the  public  to report all types of cyber crimes, with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children. Cyber crime incidents reported on this portal  are  routed  automatically  to  the  respective  State/UT  law enforcement agency for further handling as per the provisions of law.

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