How to Register a Cyber Crime Complaint

India has witnessed a tremendous rise in cybercrime. To combat this, cyber crime cells are established nationwide, backed by the Information Technology Act, giving global jurisdiction to cybercrime complaints.

The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal simplifies complaint registration, providing both online and offline options. The portal focuses on crimes against women and children and allows anonymous reporting for sensitive issues. Offline, individuals can approach the nearest Cyber Crime Cell with a written complaint.

In the fight against cybercrime, the Indian government introduced the Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) and Chakshu. DIP aids real-time intelligence sharing, while Chakshu, integrated into the Sanchar Saathi portal, enables reporting and prompt action against fraud. Engaging a lawyer becomes crucial due to the complexities involved. LawRato's list of top cybercrime lawyers offers expertise to navigate this intricate legal landscape effectively.

What is Cyber Crime?

The definition of cybercrime is pretty hard to come up with in today's age, where the internet is spreading like wildfire and snowballing into a huge avalanche. However, the basic definition of cybercrime is any illegal activity that uses a computer as its primary means of commission. The rate of cybercrime in India is also on the rise, but the figures might alarm you more. As per the data maintained by the National Crime Records Bureau, the total number of cyber crimes registered in 2019 went up to 44,546 as compared to 28,248 recorded in 2018, registering a jump of 63.5% from 2018.

To tackle the issue of cyber crimes, CIDs (Criminal Investigation Departments) across the nation have opened up Cyber Crime Cells in their respective cities. The Information Technology Act of India states clearly that when a cyber crime has been committed, it has a global jurisdiction and hence a complaint can be filed at any cyber cell. In addition to providing redressal, these cyber cells also undertake campaigns to spread awareness of cyber crimes and educate on steps to be taken by the public to protect themselves on the internet. The system set up by the Cyber Crime Cells provides for both online and offline methods of registration of complaints regarding cyber crimes to the public. On the internet, affected members of the public can register complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal by a simple online procedure with just a few clicks. This is an initiative of the government of India and caters to complaints related to cyber crimes only, with a special focus on crimes against women and children. Complaints, once registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, are dealt with by law enforcement agencies/police based on the information provided by the complainants. On the other hand, the offline method of reporting cyber crimes involves the filing of written complaints by affected persons to the nearest Cyber Crime Cell. Cyber crimes related to women and children include child pornography, child sexual abuse material, sexually explicit content, etc. Whereas the general cyber crimes reported include hacking, financial fraud, social media crimes, cyber trafficking, etc.

Steps to follow to File a Cybercrime Complaint

Offline Method

STEP 1: affected persons are to approach any Cyber Crime Cell established in India with a written complaint addressed to the head of the respective Cyber Crime Cell

STEP 2: When you file a complaint, you will need to provide your name, mailing address, and telephone number along with an application letter addressed to the head of a Cyber Crime cell.

STEP 3: As with almost all police cases, the complainant will have to provide the following papers and documents at the time of filing the complaint.

The valid documents are: In case of hacking of servers:
1) Server Logs
2) A copy of the defaced web page in soft copy as well as hard copy format if the victim's website is defaced If data are compromised on the victim's server or computer or any other network equipment, soft copy of original data and soft copy of compromised data.
3) Access control mechanism details, i.e., Who had access to the computer or email of the victim?
4) List of suspects if the victim has any suspicion of anyone.
5) All relevant information leads to the answers to the following questions.

• What is compromised?

• Who might have compromised the system?

• When was the system compromised?

• Why might the system have been compromised?

• Where is the impact of the attack-identifying the target system from the network?

• How many systems have been compromised by the attack?

In case of e-mail abuse, vulgar e-mail, etc., the following information should be provided: 1) The extended headers of the offending e-mail and 2) The offending e-mail from

Online Method:

The online method relates to registering complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal under either of the following two categories of crimes:

1) cyber crimes against women and children

2) other cyber crimes.

The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal lets you track your complaints under & quot Report and Track.& quot Provide all needed details for action, including incident info, your details (unless anonymous), and suspect info. After registration, you can download your complaint.

The Indian government has also recently launched Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) and Chakshu against cybercrime. DIP shares real-time intel among stakeholders blocking fraudulent numbers. Chakshu, in the Sanchar Saathi portal, lets you report suspected fraud. Verified fraud numbers get disconnected. Keeping in mind the sensitive nature of cyber crimes related to child pornography, child sexual abuse material, and sexually explicit content such as rape or gang rape, the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal only permits such complaints to be filed anonymously. Similarly, persons reporting cyber crimes related to women and children can also do so anonymously. Thus, the mechanism and infrastructure set up by the government of India aim to secure justice for every section of society, recognizing the ever-growing menace of crimes on the internet.?

Why do you need a Lawyer from LawRato?

Cyber Crimes could be hard to deal with. You may need to understand the documents required and also the kind of language to be used in the complaint. A cyber crime lawyer at LawRato is an expert and can also guide you as to the kind of case that would suit your situation, the arguments and evidence to be put forth, and will also represent you wherever needed.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CYBER CELLS IN DIFFERENT STATES

Assam CID HQ, Dy. SP. Assam Police contact Details Ph: +91-361-252-618 +91-9435045242 E-mail: [email protected]

Chennai Address: Asst. Commr. of Police, Cyber Crimes Cell, Vepery, Chennai 7 Contact Details: 04423452348 04423452350 E-mail id: [email protected]

For Rest of Tamil Nadu Address: A-Wing, III rd Floor, Rajaji Bhawan, Besant Nagar, Chennai-600090 ph: 044-24461959 24468889 24463888 E-mail id: [email protected]

Bangalore (for the whole of Karnataka) Address: Cyber Crime Police Station C.O.D Headquarters, Carlton House, # 1, Palace Road, Bangalore & ndash 560 001 Contact Details: +91-80-2220 1026 +91-80-2294 3050 +91-80-2238 7611 (FAX) Email-id: [email protected] , [email protected]

Hyderabad Address: Cyber Crime Police Station Crime Investigation Department, 3rd Floor, D.G.P. office Lakdikapool, Hyderabad & ndash 500004 Contact Details: +91-40-2324 0663 +91-40-2785 2274 +91-40-2785 2040 +91-40-2329 7474 (Fax) Web site: http://www.cidap.gov.in/cybercrimes.aspx E-mail id: [email protected] , [email protected] [email protected]

Delhi CBI Cyber Crime Cell: Superintendent of Police, Cyber Crime Investigation Cell Central Bureau of Investigation, 5th Floor, Block No.3, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi & ndash 3 Contact Details: +91-11-4362203, 011-26851998 011-26515229, +91-11-4392424 Web site: http://cbi.nic.in/

Asst. Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime Cell, EOW, Crime Branch, 2nd Floor, Police Training School, Malaviya Nagar, New Delhi-110 017 E-Mail: [email protected] ,[email protected]

Thane Address: 3rd Floor, Police Commissioner Office Near Court Naka, Thane West, Thane 400601. Contact Details: +91-22-25424444 Web site: www.thanepolice.org E-Mail: [email protected]

Gujarat DIG, CID, Crime and Railways Fifth Floor Police Bhavan Sector 18, Gandhinagar 382 018 Contact Details: +91-79-2325 4384 +91-79-2325 0798 +91-79-2325 3917 (Fax)

Pune Deputy Commissioner of Police(Crime) Office of the Commissioner Office, 2, Sadhu Vaswani Road, Camp,Pune 411001 Contact Details: +91-20-26123346 +91-20-26127277 +91-20-2616 5396 +91-20-2612 8105 (Fax) Website: www.punepolice.gov.in E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Gujarat DIG, CID, Crime and Railways Fifth Floor Police Bhavan Sector 18, Gandhinagar 382 018 Contact Details: +91-79-2325 4384 +91-79-2325 0798 +91-79-2325 3917 (Fax)

Jharkhand IG-CID,Organized Crime Rajarani Building,Doranda Ranchi, 834002 Ph: +91-651-2400 737/ 738 E-mail: [email protected]

Mumbai Address: Cyber Crime Investigation Cell Office of Commissioner of Police office,Annex -3 Building, 1st floor, Near Crawford Market, Mumbai-01. Contact Details: +91-22-22630829 +91-22-22641261 Web site: http://www.cybercellmumbai.com E-mail id: [email protected]

Haryana Cyber Crime and Technical Investigation Cell, Joint Commisioner of Police Old S.P.Office complex,Civil Lines Gurgaon E-mail: [email protected]

Himachal Pradesh CID Office , Dy.SP Himachal Pradesh Contact Details Ph: +91-94180 39449 E-mail:[email protected]

Kerala Hitech Cell Police Head Quarters Thiruvananthapuram Contact Details Ph: +91-471 272 1547 +91-471 272 2768 E-mail: [email protected]

Meghalaya SCRB,Superintendent of Police Meghalaya Ph: +91 98630 64997 E-mail: [email protected]

Odisha Cyber Crime Police Station, CID, Crime Branch, Odisha, Cuttack-753001 Ph. No.0671-2305485 E-mail ID:- [email protected]

Bihar Cyber Crime Investigation Unit Dy.S.P.Kotwali Police Station, Patna Ph: +91 94318 18398 E-mail: [email protected]

Punjab Cyber Crime Police Station DSP Cyber Crime, S.A.S Nagar,Patiala, Punjab Ph: +91 172 2748 100

West Bengal CID, Cyber Crime West Bengal Ph: +9133 24506163 e-mail:[email protected]

Uttar Pradesh Cyber Complaints Redressal Cell, Nodal Officer Cyber cell Agra, Agra Range 7,Kutchery Road, Baluganj,Agra-232001 Uttar Pradesh Ph:919410837559 e-mail: [email protected]

Uttarakhand Special Task Force Office Sub Inspector of Police, Dehradoon Ph: +91 135 2640982 +91 94123 70272 e-mail:[email protected]

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