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Flag child porn, online sex abuse from home anonymously
News
1.The Home Ministry launched separate portals to register online complaint for women’s and child safety.
Important news
- The portal ‘cybercrime.gov.in’ and ‘National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO)’ is launched
A) About gov.in
- It is a user friendly portal, it will receive online complaints regarding child pornography, child sexual abuse content and sexually explicit material depicting rape or gang rape can be registered
- Will not reveal the identity of complainants.
- Portal will aid the victims and complainants and help the civil society organisations and responsible citizens to report complaints
- Complainants can upload the objectionable content to assist investigation agencies concerned, so that they can track progress using their mobile number.
- The National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) will proactively identify such objectionable content and take up with intermediaries for its removal.
B About National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO)
- It is a central database of sexual offenders in the country which will be maintained by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB).
- The database is accessible only to the law enforcement agencies for investigation and monitoring purpose.
- The database has 4.4 lakh offender details convicted under charges of rape, gang rape, POCSO and eve teasing.
