Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki has said that it is difficult to resolve cases of electronic crime as the contact centers of social media platforms are not registered in Nepal.
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Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki has said that it is difficult to resolve cases of electronic crimes due to the lack of registration of contact centers for social media platforms in Nepal.
Briefing the National Assembly, Federalism Strengthening and National Concerns Committee on Thursday on cyberbullying and cybercrime and the efforts being made to control it, Inspector General Karki said that heinous crimes such as creating 'fake IDs', abusive language, giving false information and digital banking are increasing through social media, adding that it is a challenge to provide justice to the victims quickly.
Inspector General Karki said that most of the cases of violent activities involving the misuse of platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp have been registered with the police. According to him, the office receives 80 to 90 complaints related to cybercrime daily.
Inspector General Karki informed that 3,000 complaints of cyberbullying and violence were received at the police office last year. Last year, 18,926 complaints related to electronic crimes were received.
He said that activities such as character assassination, sexual violence, abusive language, and spreading false information through social media platforms have promoted criminal activities.
