LUCKNOW, July 31 -- The Uttar Pradesh Police has set up a new Cybercrime Helpline Centre in Lucknow to strengthen its response against rising financial frauds. The centre, now operational 24x7 with a dedicated helpline number 1930, was inaugurated by DGP Rajeev Krishna on Wednesday at the DCP South office building in Kalli Paschim, Vrindavan Colony.

Earlier functioning with 20 personnel at the UP112 headquarters, the revamped centre now has 50 responders and 94 trained police personnel, including constables and inspectors, to receive and process cyber fraud complaints.

Details of complaints received will be updated on the I4C (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre) and shared with the Cyber Crime Headquarters, concerned commissionerate...