Cyber volunteers to help Himachal cops curb fraud

To assist the Himachal Pradesh Police in curbing cybercrime, 112 persons from across the state have registered as cybercrime volunteers on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).

As per the state police data, while seven persons were approved as cyber volunteers, 92 applications had been forwarded to police stations concerned. Eighteen applications had been rejected by the police.

The Himachal Pradesh Police had received 30 applications for cyber expert, 38 applications for cyber awareness promoter and 24 for cyber volunteer to flag unlawful content.