As the use of online transactions and internet has increased in the digital age, cyber crime is also spreading rapidly. Patna Cyber Police Station has become the biggest example of this. Hundreds of cases are being registered here every day, but the number and resources of investigating officers have not increased in that proportion.
The result is that the burden of cases has increased so much that each inspector is entangled in the investigation of 300-400 cases.
More than three hundred cases registered every day
More than 300 cybercrime cases are being registered daily in Patna Cyber Police Station. These include cases like online fraud, digital arrest, bank fraud, fake calls, and social media crime. Under the new law, these cases have to be investigated by the officers of Inspector Rank. Earlier 9 inspectors were stationed here, recently 6 more met, which increased the number to 15. But the flood of cases is so much that the increased number is also proving insufficient.
According to the police officials posted in the police station, at present, one inspector each has 300 to 400 cases for investigation. In solving any case, long processes have to be done like technical investigation, banking records, digital footprints and mobile data. By the time an inspector progresses in one case, he gets more new cases.
Cases are also being registered from other districts
One major reason for increasing the number of cases is that people of other districts of Bihar are also registering cases in Patna Cyber Police Station. On average, 200 of the 300 cases coming every day are from other districts. Investigation has revealed that many people are lodging a report in Patna police station using the address of tenant or acquaintance. At the same time, many police stations forward the case directly. Due to this, the burden of Patna Cyber Police Station has doubled.
There are currently more than 45 cases of digital arrests near Patna Cyber Police Station. Not a single case has been revealed so far. According to DSP Nitish Chandra Dharia, in -charge of cyber station, accused use VPN server. When the police reaches their whereabouts with the help of account and transaction, it is often revealed that the real owners of the accounts where the money went. The withdrawal of money is being done mostly from other states including Uttarakhand, Haryana, UP, Delhi, Gujarat.
Lack of technology and resources
The investigation of cyber crime cannot be resolved by mere number of inspectors. This requires technical expertise, modern software and data tracking capacity. At present, the police station is deprived of these resources. This is the reason that new methods of criminals leave the police behind.
The report of Patna Cyber Police Station also states that the network of cyber criminals is spread outside the state boundaries. Most calls and transactions are connected to other states. In such a situation, Bihar Police needs inter-state coordination instead of taking action at the local level.