Maha CM lays foundation stone of cyber lab, police complex

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Saturday laid the foundation stone of a 10- storeyed complex in Bandra which will house a state-of-the-art cyber crime lab, a police station, a training centre along with flats for senior police personnel.

According to officials, the cyber lab, police station and training centre will occupy the lower six floors while the top four floors will have residential apartments.

It will be constructed by the Maharashtra State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation.

Addressing a gathering on the occasion, Fadnavis said a lot of crime presently was being carried out using online tools and there was a need to tackle them effectively.

"The next era will be of new challenges. We have taken many initiatives to tackle these new challenges. 40 cyber labs have been set up, a proper framework is in place," the chief minister's office (CMO) later tweeted.

In another tweet, the CMO said, "Our police force needs to be technologically strong. We have selected 1000 officials to give them proper training. On one hand we are bringing in more digitisation for providing speedy governance & on the other, we are making these systems secure & safe too."