About

• Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) is an initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India to deal with cyber crime in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
• The I4C works under the Union Home Ministry to create an effective framework and ecosystem for the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrime in the country.
• I4C focuses on tackling all the issues related to Cybercrime for the citizens, which includes improving coordination between various Law Enforcement Agencies and the stakeholders, driving change in India’s overall capability to tackle Cybercrime and to improve citizen satisfaction levels.

Objectives of I4C

• To act as a nodal point to curb Cybercrime in the country.
• To strengthen the fight against Cybercrime committed against women and children.
• Facilitate easy filing Cybercrime related complaints and identifying Cybercrime trends and patterns.
• To act as an early warning system for Law Enforcement Agencies for proactive Cybercrime prevention and detection.
• Awareness creation among the public about preventing Cybercrime.
• Assist States/UTs in capacity building of Police Officers, Public Prosecutors and Judicial Officers in the area of cyber forensic, investigation, cyber hygiene, cyber-criminology, etc.

Additional Information

Cybercrimes

• Cybercrime consists of criminal acts committed online by using electronic communications networks and information systems.

Sources

• https://i4c.mha.gov.in/initiative.aspx
• https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/criminals-southeast-asia-indians-cybercrime-9358206/