Governance
Odisha to have 3 more cyber police stations
Odisha has proposed to establish cyber police stations to handle IT offences exclusively in three more cities namely, Bhubaneswar, Jeypore and Balasore. Earlier in the last month, the decision to set up cyber police stations in Berhampur, Sambalpur and Rourkela was official notified. However, the current proposal is pending for chief minister’s approval which is expected to be availed soon. Cybercrime, though a recent phenomenon needs to be addressed urgently as it has increased phenomenally in Odisha over the past two years. As per National Crime Records Bureau, the state experienced 211% jump in cybercrime, the highest in India .
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