SHILLONG: A cyber assistance cell has been set up in the Cyber Crime Wing, CID, Shillong to render assistance to any person who is a victim of harassment of criminal activities through mobile phones or internet.
In a statement issued to the media, police said the criminal activities may be in the form of obscene calls and SMS on mobile phones, online pornography, cyber stalking, abuse in cyber space, online defamation especially on social networking sites/social media platforms, harassment via emails, and others.
“Any person who contacts the assistance cell will be rendered necessary assistance to stop such harassment and the identity will be kept confidential as per law of the land,” the statement said.
According to police, the persons will also be assisted if such cases are to be further pursued by way of formal complaints at the concerned police stations or at cyber crime police station.
The cyber assistance cell can be reached at 0364-2504001/ 9615191002 and ccw-meg@gov.in.
The cell will function from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on all working days.
