POCSO e-box encourages kids to report cybercrime

In the age of technology, child abuse is finding new forms through mobile and other applications. In India, currently about 134 million children are using mobile phones in India and this number is only increasing every day.

Though through the internet children get an opportunity to access useful information from worldwide, however, because of lack of digital literacy and online safety measures it exposes children to hazards of cyber crime.

Keeping in mind the growing problem of cybercrime targeting children the NCPCR has now enhanced the scope of POCSO e-box to handle, cyber bullying, cyber stalking morphing of images and child pornography.

POCSO e-box is an online complaint box for reporting child sexual abuse. The online complaint management system enables easy reporting and timely action against the offenders.

The child victims or their friends, parents, relatives, guardians can file a complaint by pressing the e-box button available at commission's website www.ncpr.gov.in. they can also register their complaints on email id: [email protected] or mobile no.: +91-9868235077.