Cyberspace being used to radicalise youth: Rajnath Singh

Terming cyber crime as the biggest challenge for the country, home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the cyber space is increasingly being used to radicalise young minds.

“Cyber crime is the biggest challenge these days with development and access to technology across the globe. Cyber space is increasingly being used to radicalise young minds,” he said addressing a security meet organised by Assocham.

Mr Singh said an expert group has been constituted in the home ministry to prepare a roadmap for effectively tackling cyber crimes in the country. It has recommended setting up of an Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to fight cyber crimes, he said.

While expressing deep concern over the exponential growth in the figures of cyber crime, Mr Singh said earlier, the crime used to originate from land, water and air, but now it emanates from cyber space too. “In the 20th century, the dimension of space was added to it. But now a days, cyber crime is showing exponential growth in its number, which is a matter of serious concern,” he said.

Earlier in the day, the minister asked security forces to always keep themselves prepared against the onslaught of forces inimical to India as the country is striving to grow and become a $5 trillion economy in the next few years.

While addressing CISF personnel during their 47th Raising Day ceremony, Mr Singh said as India takes confident steps to be a stronger world economy, it is expected that anti-India forces will attempt to target “delicate and sensitive places” in the country.