Gujarat Police launched a 28-day statewide cyber‑safety campaign, Operation Surakshit Cyberspace, from 1 July to 28 July 2026 to strengthen online safety for women and children.
Campaign overview
- Duration and motto: 1–28 July 2026; motto — “Safety through awareness, investigation through technology, action through law, and a safer Gujarat through public participation.”
- Focus areas: technology‑driven policing, victim outreach, community engagement and coordinated enforcement.
- Operational promise: preliminary police action within 24 hours for every cyber complaint involving women and children.
Targets and outreach
- Citizens: educate 25 lakh people on cyber safety.
- Students and schools: 20 lakh students to take a Cyber Safety Pledge; awareness in 10,000 schools and 1,500 colleges.
- Adolescents and parents: focused sessions for 1 lakh adolescent girls and 5,000 parental awareness sessions.
Implementing agencies and partnerships
- Police units: SHE Teams and dedicated cybercrime police stations lead field activities.
- External partners: collaboration with banks, telecom providers, educational institutions, RWAs, NGOs and community leaders for tracing, blocking and outreach.
- Operational tools: use of intelligence, digital investigations and coordinated inter‑agency action.
Cyber offences targeted
- Online exploitation and child sexual offences: prevention, detection and reporting mechanisms.
- Cyberstalking and privacy breaches: identification and redressal through criminal and digital channels.
- Financial fraud and identity theft: tracing transactions and coordinating with banks and telecoms.
IASPOINT Booster Facts
- IT Act provisions: Sections 66 (hacking), 66C (identity theft), 66D (cheating by personation), 67/67B (obscene content and child pornography).
- IPC and POCSO links: IPC sections such as 354D (stalking) and 420 (cheating); Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for offences against minors.
- Intermediary rules: Intermediary Guidelines under the IT Rules require platform grievance mechanisms and enable traceability for law enforcement.