India, March 16 -- The Punjab government is all set to establish 28 new cybercrime police stations in all the police districts, including three commissionerates, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Friday.

Yadav said the police department had sent a proposal to strengthen its cybercrime investigation infrastructure capabilities and thanked the chief minister for clearing the same. "These police stations will serve as dedicated hubs for investigating and combating cyber offences including online financial fraud, identity theft, cyber-bullying, hacking and other online scams," he said in a statement.

The DGP said that the police stations will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by highly trained pers...