Samanvaya portal, suspect registry: What to know about govt’s latest anti-cybercrime push

In an attempt to tackle the rapidly growing menace of cybercrime in India, the Central government has introduced a range of new initiatives to enable greater data sharing between law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders.

Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah has announced the setting up of the Central Suspect Registry, the Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC), and the Samanvaya Platform. A new programme to train a special wing of cyber sleuths was also revealed.