Cybercrime victims can complian online 

Cybercrime victims can complian online 

Context

The Ministry of Home Affairs is set to launch a web portal where people who have faced online abuse and victims of cybercrimes like financial frauds can register complaints on a real-time basis. The Centre also plans to give access rights to banks on the portal to address cases of fraudulent transactions online.

Home Ministry set to launch web portal which will accept online abuse cases too

According to India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), there was a 21% increase per year in incidents of cybercrime.

Panel’s directives

• The portal has been readied on the directives of a committee appointed by the Supreme Court to check circulation of child pornography and sexual violence videos on the Internet.
• In December, the court asked the Centre to set up a cell in the Central Bureau of Investigation or the Ministry of Home Affairs to report and take down such videos and messages.

The portal will be operational from January 10

Access rights

“If money has been fraudulently withdrawn through someone’s credit or debit card, the person can log onto the portal and register a complaint. Since banks would be given access rights, the bank concerned would receive the complaint and take action immediately,” said a senior official of the Home Ministry.