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I tried to perk him up and said "The authorities must have considered you competent enough to be transferred to a technical post." But he wasn’t impressed. He lamented, "Forcing a dreaded thanedar to sit in front of a computer is an atrocity of the third degree". In these times of cyber crimes, special cyber police stations are needed to check data interception, hacking, internet frauds and virus senders or else the complainant may become a sufferer twice. Take the following case when the complainant goes to an ordinary police station. Complainant: "Someone has corrupted my data". Inspector: "You mean someone gave bribe to Data. But why did Data accept it?" Complainant: "Data is not a person. I mean a huge amount of my computer information has been spoilt. There are chances that my data might have been stolen too". Inspector: "Who has done this with your data?" Complainant: "A dangerous virus". Inspector: "Did you have any enmity with Virus. Give me the particulars — his age, colour, height, religion". Complainant: "Sir, may I please remind you again that virus is not a person. But some criminal has intentionally damaged my data and network systems". Inspector: "What kind of network are you operating — Hawala or smuggling opium?" Complainant: "Sir, network means computer network". Inspector: "I know smugglers these days have started using computers". Ultimately a stage comes
when the complainant has to prove using all his influence (financial and
otherwise) that he himself is not a drug peddler. |
When
I met a sub-inspector of the Punjab Police, he was very disturbed. On
being asked the reason, he said, "I have been transferred from a
police station to the police computer cell".