Online child abuse: Delhi cops get lessons from US officials

Delhi Police officers are receiving training from American law enforcement officers on how to investigate cases of online sexual harassment and exploitation of children. The three-day training programme has been organised by Delhi Police’s Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC), in collaboration with the Data Security Council of India and International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC).

As part of the training, police officers from Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Louisiana State Police, talked to their Indian counterparts about the challenges of investigating cases of online abuse, collection of evidence, forensics and investigative tools.

The programme was attended by all district ACPs as well as additional DCPs, said Deputy Commissioner of Police, SPUWAC, Varsha Sharma.