Kathmandu, April 23: Inspector General of the Nepal Police, Dan Bahadur Karki, has said problems have surfaced to settle the cases of cybercrime in lack of registration of contact centre of social media platforms in Nepal.
In course of briefing about ongoing initiatives to control cyber bullying and cybercrime in today’s meeting of the Federalism Enablement and National Concerns Committee under the National Assembly, IG Karki mentioned that crimes like making fake id, insulting people, disseminating false information, digital crime through social platforms have been increasing, which has been creating more challenges to provide justice to victims.
Most of the cases of violent activities occurred misusing social media platforms– Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp have been registered in police office, he added, stating that Police Office records 80-90 complaints related to cybercrime daily.
IG Karki mentioned that 3,000 complaints of cyber bullying and violence were registered at police office last year. Similarly, 18,926 cases related to cybercrime were registered last year.
Challenges have surfaced in management of crime in lack of adequate human resources, high-tech structures, contact centre of social media platforms as well as old laws, he argued.
He pointed out the need of introducing Social Media Bill and amending the Electronic Transaction Act, 2063, emphasizing the need to launch awareness campaign in schools, campuses and society about proper use and safety of social media.
