State-of-the-art cyber crime cell for Ahmedabad DCB

After getting the government nod,the DCB has recruited 18 personnel for the cell. Sources in the DCB said that Assistant Commissioner of Police Usha Rana will head the cell. It will consist of one inspector,two sub inspectors,two assistant sub inspectors and 13 lokrakshaks (contractual Gujarat police personnel).

State Home Secretary and Inspector General of Police,T S Bisht told Newsline,”Training for its personnel in this cell has begun and it will be functional soon.”

ACP Rana,who will work under the supervision of Joint Commissioner of Police Ashish Bhatia,said: “Our training has already begun and we are being taught about the Internet Protocol Addresses (IP addresses) and Wi-Fi internet network hacking.”

The DCB has already been allotted office premises for the cell and the process of acquiring sophisticated equipment is underway,said sources. They added that the process to rope in the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) into the state police’ ambitioXus project is also on.

Home department officials said the cell will work independently on lines of the cyber crime cells functioning in the state CID. “The DCB cyber cell and other cyber cells that have been proposed for some other investigating agencies in Gujarat,will analyse mainly the use of the latest technology used both by terrorists and anti-social elements,” said a Home department officer,seeking anonymity.