{
  "id": 293493,
  "title": "IT Act amendment proposed: Only senior cops may probe cybercrime cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/it-act-amendment-proposed-only-senior-cops-may-probe-cybercrime-cases",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-08T03:04:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/itact-amendment-proposed-only-senior-cops-may-probe-cybercrime-cases-101786128558354.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has proposed amending the Information Technology (IT) Act to require that cybercrime cases be investigated by police officers senior to the rank of inspector, according to a parliamentary committee report. The recommendation, presented in the Lok Sabha by BJP MP Satish Kumar Gautam, aims to improve the quality and effectiveness of cybercrime probes by ensuring that those handling the investigations are well-versed in all aspects of cybercrime, including digital forensics, cyber laws, investigative techniques, cyber hygiene, and incident response. The current IT Act allows any offence under the law to be investigated by a police officer not below the rank of inspector, a provision that was last amended in 2008 when the minimum rank required to investigate offences under the IT Act was lowered from deputy superintendent of police (DSP) to inspector. The amendment, which has already been sent to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has not yet been accepted or acted upon by MeitY, and its contents remain undisclosed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}