LUCKNOW, Dec. 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has trained and certified 84,705 police personnel through a dedicated Cyber Crime Training Portal to tackle the surge in cyber fraud and high-tech crimes amid expanding digital transactions.

According to information shared in the state assembly, the training initiative equips law enforcement with advanced technical capabilities to handle cyber fraud, online financial crimes and technology-driven offences.

Before 2017, the state had only two cybercrime police stations in Lucknow and Gautam Buddh Nagar. The government has since adopted a phased approach, establishing 16 regional cybercrime police stations on February 6, 2020, and 57 district-level stations on December 14, 2023.

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