THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The probe into the 5,000 cyber cases registered in the state hasn't had any progress. In the two years since the lockdown, more than a thousand cases have been reported. Every police station has a cyber cell to investigate cyber crimes. The investigation is only in cases of pressure from above are being done properly.
Cases of ATM, credit card fraud, blackmail and cheating are among the cases that are not proven. No culprits have been identified in the ATM and credit card scams that took place during and after the lockdown. The investigation is also ineffective in banking fraud, social media crimes and e-mail cheating.
Most of the cyber cases are in Thiruvananthapuram city-1854. There are 736 cases pending in the cyber police station. Since the formation of the cyber police, chargesheets have been filed in 901 cases.
Obstruction due to lack of information
According to the police, the investigation was delayed due to lack of timely information from servers outside Kerala and abroad. Service providers keep information for a year. North Indian groups are behind the scams. The lack of adequate staff in cyber police stations has also affected cases.
Unproven cases
The investigation is limited to the cyber dome
Cybercrime is effectively investigated only in the cyber dome. The idea to start cyber dome was put forward by ADGP Manoj Abraham.