Scams change from time to time. Modern thieves use the method of stealing all the money in our account without digging through the walls of the bank or the house. Hence, the police won't be able to catch hold of the thief if they continue to investigate in an old-fashioned way. It requires specialized training and technical knowledge. Cyber cells have been set up at every station to investigate cyber cases in view of the increase in the number of such cases. However, cyber cells in police stations are unable to conduct significant investigations. The accused will be hiding in cyber cases. Only those with special expertise can investigate and prove such cases. Although cyber cells have been set up at every station, very few stations have adequately trained police officers in the cyber cell. Therefore, in cyber cases, the investigation gets dragged on or stalled. Investigations are carried out only in cases in which there is pressure from above. There are about 5,000 cyber cases registered in the state. In most of these cases, the investigation has not even begun. Due to the delay in the investigation of cyber cases, the victims may be denied justice.

Most of the unproven cyber crimes include ATM, credit card fraud, cheating, and misuse of photos and videos. More than a thousand cases have been reported in the two years of lockdown alone. Thiruvananthapuram district has the highest number of registered cyber cases- 1854 cases. The investigation of cyber cases is being significantly carried out only in the Cyberdome which was started on the idea of ​​ADGP Manoj Abraham. The police created Cyberdome in collaboration with international agencies and private and public sector companies. The accused gets involved in the crime while staying in Kerala, other states and abroad. Therefore it is necessary to get the information from the servers outside Kerala and abroad. If the case investigation gets delayed, it will be difficult to collect the details. Service providers typically store one-year data. Police are already proving several cases by checking phone records. Cybercrime is likely to continue to rise. This is because even the majority of people now make financial transactions over the phone. Naturally, scams through phones are on the rise. Hence, Police Department must give more importance and seriousness to the investigation of cyber cases.