The cyber police stations at central, north, northwest, Shahdara, Rohini, New Delhi, Dwarka and outer north districts will be located at Kamla Market, Maurice Nagar, Mukherjee Nagar, Shahdara, Budh Vihar, Mandir Marg, Dwarka North and Samaypur Badli/Bawana police stations respectively, the notification said.The Delhi Police has a separate unit called Cyber Prevention Awareness Detection (CyPAD) unit for cybercrimes that functions under its Special Cell. Each district also has specific cyber cells. The CyPAD has been renamed as the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit.Officials said the cyber police stations will report directly to the district deputy commissioner of police. The police stations will work in coordination with the IFSO unit.According to data provided by the Delhi Police during its annual press conference in February, there was a rise in cybercrime cases from March to May 2020, when restrictions were in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The number of such cases went up from around 2,000 in March to more than 4,000 in May.
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