Modern Issues Need Modern Solutions: UP Police hiring more and training them to fight Cyber crimes
“UP Police trained recruits harder to ensure they could solve the daily Cyber crimes with ease and provide better solutions.”
Following the official hiring of 60,244 constables in Uttar Pradesh, the state police training directorate launched an extensive 13-month training program aimed at giving the new hires the tools they need to meet the challenges of contemporary policing, especially in the areas of cybercrime, digital evidence management, and recently enacted criminal laws.
A planned three-phase strategy will be used for the training, which will be held in 112 locations throughout the state.
Tilotma Verma, DG, Training
| The program will begin with a one-month preliminary module after the constables complete their joining formalities in their respective districts.
“The training curriculum has been modernized to ensure our recruits are future-ready. It places particular emphasis on cybercrime, the use of cryptocurrency, surveillance of the dark web, and the application of soft skills in policing,” Verma told TOI.
“In the digital age, efficient evidence handling and understanding the nuances of cybercrime are essential. That is why we’ve added detailed modules on the IT Act, cybercrime protocols, digital arrests, and cybersecurity threats such as cryptocurrency scams, IoT vulnerabilities, and deep/dark web activities,” Verma added.
Technology will form the backbone of the training program. Trainees will be introduced to key software and mobile platforms used in day-to-day policing and public service delivery. These include e-Sakshya for electronic evidence documentation, e-Prison for inmate tracking and jail management, UPCOP for citizen services such as e-FIRs, online permissions, and complaints, TRINETRA for criminal tracking, NAFIS (National Automated Fingerprint Identification System), and the e-Challan system for traffic violations.
The training module has been designed to ensure that constables are not just enforcers of law, but also service-oriented and tech-savvy professionals who can respond effectively to the latest crime trends, said the DG training. |
Nine months of basic training at 102 Recruit Training Centers (RTCs) and 10 Police Training Institutes (PTIs) will come next. They will receive practical field training in their designated districts over the last three months.
Over 1,200 police officers and 3,500 master trainers and subject matter experts have been deployed to ensure the quality and uniformity of instruction. To correspond with the upgraded training modules, pedagogical teams are participating in additional capacity-building sessions, and experts in computer applications, telecommunications, and forensic sciences are being brought on board.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) are the three new criminal codes that will be covered in-depth during the course.
In addition to receiving practical training in contemporary policing techniques, the recruits will be instructed on how to function within this new legal framework. The training will focus on gathering scientific evidence, documenting crime scenes, taking videos, and digitally uploading evidence to FIRs using the 2/10 Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS).
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