A far cry from the ‘dark ages’ of cyber investigation when the most that could be done was trace email IDs, Delhi Police now has the ability to enhance video quality, retrieve data from damaged phones and more
When Inspector Vijay Gahlawat joined the Delhi Police cyber cell in 2008, it comprised a small office in Malviya Nagar with two workstations and a team of around eight officers.
Thirteen years later, the force’s cyber unit is running full throttle from its very own National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (NCFL) and catering to technical investigation requirements of cases from across the country.
Mr. Gahlawat, now sitting in his swanky office at the Cyber Prevention Awareness Detection (CyPAD) Centre at the NCFL office in Dwarka, recalled how he was once the only officer available to do all the analysis.
“At that time, there was less capability and little requirement. The only things needed were tracing email IDs, IP addresses and analysing call detail records. The CDR analysis meant asking service providers for details and then analysing it manually,” he recalled.
Increase in workstations
A major change came in 2011-12, when the number of workstations increased to around seven, and the office shifted to Mandir Marg, said Mr. Gahlawat.
In 2015, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell) Anyesh Roy joined the unit. Six years ago, there was no dedicated institutional mechanism to attend to cybercrimes or even a dedicated platform to report them. It was still under the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi police, Mr. Roy said, adding: “Special units like Crime Branch and Special Cell had their own cyber cells but they only concentrated on their own needs. This cyber cell was taking care of headquart ..
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