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Cyber crimes that are grave in nature will now attract detention under the Goondas Act.
Winding up a conference of senior IAS/IPS officers here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced that suitable amendments would be made to include cyber crime under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982.
Departing from the principle that the preventive detention law is invoked only against habitual offenders, Ms. Jayalalithaa also announced that a single offence “which has the propensity to disturb public order” was enough for detention under the provisions of the Act.
Though the nature of cyber crimes that will warrant detention under the Act has not yet been defined, a senior police official said any offence or offences targeting a larger segment of innocent people with intent to commit fraud or endanger their safety would be considered serious enough for detention under the Goondas Act.
“Any repeated cyber crime that involves harassment, intimidation or cheating of innocent people in large scale” could be considered as a serious offence, according to the police officer.
“It does not matter whether the crime is committed through an email account or social network medium. Suitable amendments would be made to the existing Act,” he said.
Goondas Act detentions are for one year.
Source: The Hindu : States / Tamil Nadu : TN will use Goondas Act to curb cyber crime
WE ARE DOOMED!
Winding up a conference of senior IAS/IPS officers here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced that suitable amendments would be made to include cyber crime under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982.
Departing from the principle that the preventive detention law is invoked only against habitual offenders, Ms. Jayalalithaa also announced that a single offence “which has the propensity to disturb public order” was enough for detention under the provisions of the Act.
Though the nature of cyber crimes that will warrant detention under the Act has not yet been defined, a senior police official said any offence or offences targeting a larger segment of innocent people with intent to commit fraud or endanger their safety would be considered serious enough for detention under the Goondas Act.
“Any repeated cyber crime that involves harassment, intimidation or cheating of innocent people in large scale” could be considered as a serious offence, according to the police officer.
“It does not matter whether the crime is committed through an email account or social network medium. Suitable amendments would be made to the existing Act,” he said.
Goondas Act detentions are for one year.
Source: The Hindu : States / Tamil Nadu : TN will use Goondas Act to curb cyber crime
WE ARE DOOMED!