Trigger-happy to IT savvy: UP Police to bolster cybercrime wing

Deploy special cops, IT experts at Lucknow, Noida cyber thanas

Uttar Pradesh Police, which has gunned down over 45 wanted criminals over the past 13 months under the Yogi Adityanath government, is now bolstering its cybercrime wing to tackle the rising menace and dragnet of cyber criminals.

The world’s largest police force, UP Police, would deploy 128 personnel at its two cyber police stations in Lucknow and Noida. The wing would be helmed by a superintendent of police (SP) rank officer and assisted by an additional SP. Each of the two police stations would be led by a deputy SP rank officer, sources said here.

An Additional Director General of