pune the state criminal investigation department cid pune has mooted a proposal to set up nine cyber crime investigation cells ccic in the state for investigating cases filed under the information technology it act the proposal submitted by cids additional director general of police sps yadav to the state director general of police dgp p s pasricha has recommended formation of the cyber cells on a priority basis at pune mumbai navi mumbai thane nashik aurangabad solapur nagpur and amravati cid superintendent of police dilip bhujbal law and research said that investigations in cyber crime cases would now be transferred from the concerned investigating police officer to the ccic for instance the ccic in pune will investigate cases from pune city pune rural and kolhapur range as of now all such cases are investigated by an officer of the rank of deputy superintendent of police or above as contemplated under the it act the proposal which is under scrutiny at the dgps office will be forwarded to the state government for final approval bhujbal further said that the proposal was prepared on the basis of recommendations made by an expert committee set up to review cyber crime in the state out of the 35 cases registered in the state in 2006 the committee found that pune registered 10 cases which is the highest followed by nine in mumbai and three in aurangabad the cid has proposed that ccic should be headed by an officer of the rank of superintendent of police who will be followed by two deputy superintendents of police two inspectors six assistantsub inspectors three hawaldhars six police naiksconstables two drivers and a stenographerthe ccic would be equipped with facilities like computers dedicated internet connections modem advanced softwares and other infrastructure which will be funded by the government policemen attached to the ccic will be given extensive training to investigate cyber crimes by seeking assistance from experts bhujbal added