Karnataka HC asks State to set up cybercrime bureau to fight new age crimes

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State to establish a Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau to combat the alarming rise in sophisticated digital crimes.

It also ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate a major cyber espionage case involving theft of sensitive drone technology, recognising it as a national security threat.

Justice Nagaprasanna said the State must recognise the existential threat and evolve, failing which, justice to victims of digital crimes will become a mirage.