Police on Friday launched a drive with the aim to increase police outreach and deter rising cybercrimes, crime against women and children. A senior office said, a parent had recently opined that people seek counselors’ help to resolve issues, most of which are related to criminal cases, but avoid reporting them to the police.
To encourage citizens to communicate with the police, the department has launched the initiative. DCP (Zone-1) Sai Krishna S. Thota, police personnel and Childline officials including director Archana Sahay conducted an awareness programme on cyber crimes and crimes against women and children at Government Girls Senior Secondary School Jahangirabad.
Addressing the students, DCP Thota said, criminals nowadays are adopting innovative ways to commit crimes and people need to be more aware and cautious.
Speaking on rising online fraud cases, he advised the students to use strong passwords on their social media and email accounts. The passwords should not be easy like date of birth or mobile number but should be a combination of alphabets, numbers and symbols so that it is not easy to crack for any cyber-criminal or even a friend. He advised students to not share their personal photos, data and other important information over social media platforms. He asked the students to be vigilant while doing online shopping or transacting money through online payment wallets over mobile phones.
Director Childline Archana Sahay informed the students on bad touch and good touch. She made the students aware on sexual offences and the measures to be taken to prevent them.
