Eyeing to curb the emerging cyber attacks and protect the city from any terror related threats, the Chandigarh Administration has taken several precautionary steps and issued guidelines for the same.
Vinay Pratap Singh, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, said that a large number of commercial places/shops, popularly known as Cyber Cafes had come up in the city and a large number of people visited these places to avail of internet related facilities. He added that anti-social elements can use such tech facilities for ulterior motives for misleading investigation, creating panic in the public or hijacking the security of the city. “Immediate action is necessary to take speedy recourse to prevent endangering human lives from any terrorist act which may affect the security of the State and disturb the public peace and tranquility.” he reiterated.
In exercise of his administrative power under section 144 of the CrPC, he has directed the owners of the Cyber Cafes to strictly comply with the following:
(i) Prohibiting the entry of suspicious persons in Cyber Cafes.
(ii) Maintaining a register for identity verification of the visitor/user.
(iii) Make an entry in the handwriting of the visitor/user mentioning name, address, telephone number and identity proof. The visitor/user shall also sign the register kept for this purpose.
(iv) The identity of the visitor/user shall be established through identity card, voter card, ration card, driving license, passport and photo credit card.
(v) Activity server log should be preserved in main server and its record should be kept for at least six months;
(vi) If any activity of the visitor is of a suspicious nature, the owner of the Cyber Cafe will inform the police station;
(vii) A record must be maintained about the specific computer used by the person.
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The Order which has come into effect from 21st July shall be effective for a period of sixty days i.e till 18 September 2022. In view of the emergent nature of the order, it was issued ex-parte and is addressed to the public in general. Any breach of this order shall invite action under section 188 of the I.P.C.