Cyber Crime

About Us

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DCP (Cyber Crime) is overall in-charge of the Cyber Crime Branch. Cyber police stations work under their supervision. The Cyber Police Station started functioning on 09th April, 2009. This branch deals with the investigation of website hacking, cyber stalking, cyber pornography, e-mail, credit card crime, software piracy, online fraud and internet crime. It investigates cases registered specially under Information Technology Act, (amended 2008) along with IPC & other Acts.

Role/ Responsibility of Cyber Police Station :

1. To provide periodical training to Mumbai Police personnel in Cyber Crime Investigation.

2. To participate/arrange Cyber Crime Prevention/Awareness programmes in Schools, Colleges and Institutions /Organisations. 

3. Cyber Police Station also provides technical assistance to investigating Officers of the Local Police Stations, Crime Branch Units and other Branches from Mumbai Police. 

4. If any adverse remark or malicious comment is found against the State which might result in a Law & Order problem, the Cyber Police Station, Mumbai sends a request to the  Computer Emergency Response Team, India (CERT-IN) through the Nodal Officer (Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Mumbai) (under section 69 A IT Act) or sends a request through getting an Order of the concerned Hon. Court to block the electronic transmission of such content; when request made through email is not accepted by the  website Registrar/Service provider. 

 

5. In Child Pornography and Rape, Gang rape cases, Cyber Police Station, Mumbai works as a nodal for Mumbai Police.