29 police personnel to undergo cyber training programme

Twenty-nine personnel of Himachal Pradesh Police have qualified the cyber commando test, an exam thorugh which cops are selected for cyber commando training programme.

A total 3,093 police personnel from across the state had appeared in this national-level exam conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs on February 11. Of these, only 1,042 police personnel from across the country were able to qualify the exam, including 15 candidates from Delhi, 13 from Haryana, eight from Punjab and two from Chandigarh.

The cyber commando training programme is an initiative of the Centre to combat cybercrime and to bloster national security. Under this programme, the cyber commandos would be trained to deal with cyber threats. These commandos would play an important role in securing the country’s cyber ecosystem and responding to potential cyber threats.

Mohit Chawla, Deputy Inspector General, State CID, Cybercrime said last year, 12 officers from Himachal Pradesh Police had been selected for the cyber commando programme. This year’s selected officers would receive six months of specialised training in cybersecurity and technology at several IITs.

This training would enhance their expertise and improve capacity-building efforts, enabling officers to contribute more effectively in the field of cyber security, he said.

“We take immense pride in the achievements of our officers and extend our best wishes for their future endeavours,” he added. The DIG advised the people to be vigilant and do not click on unkonwn and suspicious links or websites as well as not to share any personal and financial information with anyone.

The people have also been advised to immediately report any incident of cybercrime on toll-free helpline number 1930.

At present, around 400 cybercrime complaints have been filed across the state with most of the cases being of digital arrests.