Correct Answer : 57
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday (19th Dec 2023) approved the setting up of cyber crime police stations in 57 districts of the state, including Ghaziabad, Raebareli, Sitapur, Hardoi, Kanpur Dehat, Etawah, Baghpat, Barabanki, Mainpuri and Rampur.
So far, such police stations have been set up at the division level and there are 18 of them, under the Inspector General of Police.
The district-level cyber crime police stations would be under the Superintendent of Police.
“Due to the rise in cases of cyber crime in the state, there is a need for specialised police stations in all the 75 districts of the state. While cyber crime police stations are already operational in the 18 divisional headquarters, a significant decision has been made to establish such stations in the remaining 57 districts,” said Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna after the Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The cost of setting up these police stations would cost the state exchequer over Rs 125 crore.
Claiming that Uttar Pradesh leads the country in terms of convictions in cyber crime cases, Khanna said, “Our conviction rate is much better than the national average. The national conviction rate in cyber crime cases is 46.5 per cent, whereas our conviction rate is 87.8 per cent. So far, there have been 838 convictions in the state, whereas Madhya Pradesh, which is at second place, has had only 59 convictions.
A total of 7,122 criminals have been arrested in the state, while 2,582 in Maharashtra. In 2022, Uttar Pradesh has registered 10,117 cybercrime cases.”.
Source : Indian Express
