B Shanker Jaiswal, IPS, is the Joint CP Technology & Project Implementation in Delhi Police. His MS Research (MSR) thesis focused on predictive policing, culminating in the publication of two significant papers on crime prediction using AI methodologies. He is a proponent of leveraging cutting-edge technologies to enhance public safety. He can be reached at…
Advocate Salman Sabuani is a specialist in matters concerning legal strategy, fraud by companies, white collar crime, forensic accounting, corporate and individual debt recovery, medical negligence cases, and property encroachment matters. I am writing this series of articles to help readers gain a better understanding of their interactions with law enforcement agencies. By clarifying key…
In his latest Mann Ki Baat address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned the nation about the alarming rise of the ‘digital arrest’ scam. This scam involves fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials to extort money from unsuspecting victims. PM Modi revealed that in the first quarter of 2024 alone, Indians lost a staggering Rs 120.3…
Padma Jaiswal, a 2003-batch IAS officer from the AGMUT cadre, holds an MBA from Panjab University and a degree in Company Secretaryship. She has held significant roles in the Union and State governments, public-sector companies, and regulatory institutions like RBI, SEBI, and the Election Commission. Currently serving as Secretary to the Government for Union Territories…
An Initiative to Educate Citizens on Cybercrimes Cybercrime Rok Foundation is a registered Trust under the Mumbai Public Trust Act. We received our registration certificate in August 2024. Previously known as “Cybercrime Rok,” the Foundation was established in 2012 by Shailesh Jaria and Vinith Jain with the mission of raising awareness among millions of mobile…
Signing of MOU with CP Shri Milind Bharambe IPS, Jt CP Shri Yenpure IPS, Addl CP (Crime) Shri Deepak Sakore IPS, and Navi Mumbai Cyber Yodha team members During the pandemic in 2020-21, when we were all forced to go online, digital transactions surged significantly, including the transition to remote work. We are now experiencing…
The dark web is a small, less accessible part of the deep web, and makes up a tiny portion of the World Wide Web. To access the dark web, users need to install a private browser like Tor, use a Virtual Private Network (VPN), and use search engines designed to find hidden sites. And since…
The dark web includes websites not indexed by search engines, allowing for potential anonymity. The dark web is not the same thing as the deep web. Frankly, the dark web is only a tiny fraction of the deep web, which contains mostly benign sites, such as password-protected E-mail accounts, certain parts of paid subscription services…
Cybercrime Offences and Penalties in India Each year, the number of reported cybercrimes across the country continues to rise significantly. One of the biggest challenges in combating cybercrime in India has been the lack of awareness regarding cybersecurity practices. Even when crimes are reported to the authorities, the existing infrastructure and processes for addressing such…
According to a recent study by a start-up incubated at IIT Kanpur, Rajasthan’s Bharatpur and Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura have now overtaken Jharkhand’s Jamtara and Haryana’s Nuh as the notorious hotspots for cybercrime in India. The study revealed that the top 10 districts account for a staggering 80% of cybercrime across the country. What links Mathura…
