Staff Reporter :
As more women are becoming victims of cybercrimes, Bangladesh Police launched a unit ‘Police Cyber Support for Women’ to help them.
Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed launched the wing at the Rajarbagh Police Lines Auditorium on Monday.
Anyone will be able to avail service from the cell through their Facebook page, email and hotline. The wing will receive allegations of harassment against women in the cyberspace and provide necessary advice and legal assistance to victims, said the police chief.
Women, who are victims of cyber bullying, ID hacking, publishing sensitive information-pictures-videos, sexual harassment etc can submit complaints here.
Necessary services and legal assistance will be provided to them by keeping the victim’s information confidential with complete security, officials of the concerned unit said.
Addressing the event as chief guest, Benazir Ahmed said generally, women between the ages of 15 and 24 are the victims of cybercrimes in the country.
Sixty-eight percent of women in the cyber space are victims of cybercrime, he said adding, “We have taken initiatives to keep the cyberspace safe and to ensure safety of women.”
The specialty of this unit is that those who will serve here-investigation and counselling-will be female members of the police so that victims can feel free to share their problems, said the police chief.
Benazir Ahmed said that crime in the cyber world is increasing day by day. So far, 6,099 cases have been registered for different cyber related crimes.
Different units-DMP, DB, CID and PBI-are working on these crimes. The newly formed wing will work through coordination with these units, he said.
The IGP said that victims can contact the newly formed cell through 999 from any part of the country.
“We want to make the cyber world safer,” he said.
