STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The State Government has notified two cyber police stations and as many cyber police outposts to combat cyber crimes in an efficient way in the state.
One of the two cyber police stations will be at the CID headquarters, and the other will be at the Guwahati Police Commissionerate. The state will also have two cyber police outposts, one at Dibrugarh and the other at Silchar.
A notification issued to this effect said that the Cyber Police Station at the Police Commissionerate, Guwahati, will work independently in the jurisdiction under the Police Commissionerate, Guwahati.
The Cyber Police Station at CID headquarters will have jurisdiction all over the territory of the state of Assam except for the areas falling under the Police Commissionerate, Guwahati.
The Dibrugarh Cyber Police Outpost will have jurisdiction over the districts of Sadiya Police District, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, and Dhemaji under the overall jurisdiction of the CID Cyber Police Station.
The Silchar Cyber Police Outpost will have jurisdiction over the districts of Silchar, Hailakandi, Karimganj, and Dima Hasao under the overall jurisdiction of the CID Cyber Police Station. While DSPs will be in charge of the cyber police stations, inspectors will head the cyber outposts.
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