New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has proposed amending the Information Technology (IT) Act to require that cybercrime cases be investigated by police officers above the rank of inspector, according to a parliamentary committee report tabled in the Lok Sabha by BJP lawmaker Satish Kumar Gautam on Friday.

The proposal has been sent to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) following a recommendation by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, which said investigations under the IT Act should be handled by police officers above the rank of inspector to improve the quality and effectiveness of cybercrime probes.

"The Committee also recommends that those officers must be well-versed...