Cyber crime emerging as the biggest challenge facing police: senior IPS officer
Earlier, this week Mr. Thakur was awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM), for his distinguished career spanning three decades.
Cybercrime is emerging as the most significant challenge facing law enforcement agencies in the coming decade, according to senior IPS officer Dhruva Kant Thakur. The Uttar Pradesh police officer, who recently received the President's Medal for Distinguished Service, emphasized that cybercrime surpasses traditional security models in its complexity and scope.
Thakur highlighted the importance of a multifaceted approach to combat this evolving threat, including multi-channel reporting systems, awareness campaigns, swift blocking of accounts, and outreach to at-risk populations. However, he acknowledged that these measures require strengthening as scammers increasingly weaponize digital arrest techniques, such as AI voice and video spoofing.
Thakur stressed the necessity of independent verification by citizens contacting police and bank helplines instead of responding to suspicious numbers. The police must also foster trust with younger generations, born after 2000, by promoting awareness in schools, colleges, Residential Welfare Associations, markets, and coaching centers through local-language posters, radio broadcasts, and social media videos.
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