The minister highlighted the challenges of the current investigation processes, which require significant time and physical presence for lodging complaints and conducting investigations.

“The mechanism for filing complaints when an incident occurs usually starts with a police report.

“After that, an investigation is opened. The team then calls in people to take statements and make arrests.

“They will also look for evidence. They may have to go into premises to get items and go online to take down posts,” he said after delivering a keynote address at the International Legal Conference on Online Harms 2024 here today.

Gobind said an integrated online platform would allow faster coordination between various agencies, including the police, cybersecurity experts and personal data protection bodies.

Earlier in his keynote address, he said the entire enforcement ecosystem needed to change and be proactive as online crimes can go across borders.

Gobind also said the Omnibus Bill, which deals with data sharing, would be tabled in the next Parliament session.