Women Victims of Cyber Crime freely Come Forward to lodge complaints:DGP

Andhra Pradesh has achieved another dubious distinction in crime against women. Addressing the gathering at a workshop on women-related issues at Jubilee Hall here on Thursday, director-general of police (DGP) V Dinesh Reddy said that going by the number of cases registered by the police, the state stood in the second position in crimes against women in the country.

He said dowry and molestation-related offences were on the increase. The DGP said that the police were encouraging women victims of cyber crime to freely come forward and lodge complaints. "We assure women that their identity will be kept confidential and severe action will be taken against the offenders. Objectionable content on websites is being removed," he added.
In view of high number of cyber crime cases, police are planning to open a new cyber forensic facility at Visakhapatnam soon. The DGP appealed to home minister Sabita Indra Reddy to pursue with the Union government the proposal for amendment of section 509 (Insult to the modesty of a woman) of the IPC. Keeping in view the acid attacks on women, a proposal has been sent to the Centre to make offences committed under section 509 IPC non-bailable and punishable with three years of imprisonment.

Source-TOI