Home Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday, said that cyber terrorism was one of the biggest threats to the society. Singh was addressing the Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer Trainees of 2015 batch, who came to meet him.
“There is a steep rise in the cyber-crime these days. Cyber terrorism is a big danger along with cyber-crime. The crimes of cyber world can be multi-layered, multi-location, multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-legal, so it is difficult to investigate and reach to the criminal,” he said.
The Home Minister told the Officer Trainees that they should try to establish credibility with generosity, honesty and compassion from the beginning itself. He further added the officers should work with zeal towards solving the problems of people.
“Make good use of new technologies and mediums like social media and mobile technology to help curb the distance between the administration and the people,” the BJP leader said.
The Home Minister also appealed to the officers to attain higher standards of excellence along with professional standards by integrating technology in the aspects of intelligence, surveillance, communication and modern policing.
Aruna M Bahuguna, Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad and other senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs were also present during the occasion.
