Police data centre gets Skoch Award-2024

The CY Station Data Centre 1930 of the Himachal Pradesh Police has been honoured with the esteemed Skoch Award 2024. This award is one of India’s most respected civilian honours, which is presented by the Skoch Group to individuals, projects and institutions that make a significant contribution to positive socio-economic change in the country through exemplary leadership and innovation.

In recognition of this achievement, the CY Station team head Mohit Chawla, DIG (State CID Cyber Crime), met with SR Ojha, Director General (State CID). Ojha congratulated the team on winning the Skoch Award and encouraged it to continue its excellent work in the future. He also provided valuable guidance to the team on how to work more efficiently.

Chawla said the CY Station Data Centre was operating across eight verticals. “Operating 24/7, the Cyber Station is integrated with the NCRP portal in real-time. Police personnel work in shifts to handle 450 to 500 cybercrime-related calls received every day, including reports of financial fraud, social media fraud and more. In 2024 alone, the centre received 110,794 calls, including 19 per cent from women, 2 per cent from children and 71 per cent from men,” the DIG added.

He said, “Calls related to financial fraud are immediately uploaded on the NCRP portal to prevent further financial loss. In 2024, a total of 11,982 complaints were uploaded, involving a total loss of Rs 114 crore, of which Rs 15 crore was successfully returned to the victims.”

At present, 21 employees, including nine women, work at the CY Station, making a significant impact in the fight against cybercrime.