The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written to all States to examine and register FIRs based on the complaints received on National Cybercrime Reporting Portal .
Key takeaways
As per Ministry of Home Affairs, only 2.5% of total complaints registered on the portal are converted into FIRs.
Through the portal, the Government seeks to promote Cyber Crime Volunteers for identifying, reporting and removal of illegal/unlawful online content.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of registered cybercrimes increased by 63.5% in the year 2019 compared to 2018.
Important value additions
National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
It is a citizen-centric initiative enabling citizens to report cybercrimes online.
It was launched in 2019.
The portal specifically focuses on crimes against women, children, child pornography, online content pertaining to rapes/gang rapes, etc.
It also focuses on crimes like stalking, cyberbullying, etc.
It will improve the capacity of law enforcement agencies.
Budapest Convention
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Cybercrime Convention, also known as the Budapest Convention is the sole legally binding international multilateral treaty on cybercrime.
It coordinates cybercrime investigations between nation-states and criminalizes certain cybercrime conduct.
