Gazette of DNH And DD, No. 31, 07 September 2026

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भारत सरकार / Government of India

सरकारी राजपत्र

OFFICIAL GAZETTE

संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन

U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND

DAMAN AND DIU

श्रेणी - २

SERIES - II

प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रकाशित / PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Daman 07th September, 2026 16 Bhadra, 1948 (Saka) No. : 31

UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu,

Police Department,

Office of the Sub Divisional Police Officer,

District Police Head Quarters, Fudam,

Diu-362520

No.PHQ/EST-II/Pers. File/2026/233 Dated: 02/04/2026

Read:- Application dated:-28/08/2025 from Miteshkumar Velji, Police Constable, PIS No. 28140008 of Diu Police Station, Diu.

O R D E R

The approval of the Competent Authority is hereby conveyed for change of name in official records of "Solanki Miteshkumar Velji" Police Constable PIS No. 28140008 of Police Department, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. It is hereby ordered that the name of "Solanki Miteshkumar Velji" recorded in Government records/documents may be read as "MITESHKUMAR VELJI" instead of "Solanki Miteshkumar Velji"

This is issued with the concurrence of the Secretary (Home) DNH & DD, Daman vide diary No. 1495710, dated:-18/02/2026 and approval of the Hon'ble Deputy Inspector General of Police, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu being appointing authority vide diary No.1513997, dated:-

18/03/2026.

Sd/–

Sub Divisional Police Officer,

Diu.

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U.T. Administration of

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu,

Home Department,

Secretariat, Vidyut Bhawan,

Kachigam, Nani Daman

No. SP/DMN/Cyber PS/2026-27/984 Dated 25/08/2026

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of powers conferred by clause (u) of sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (No. 46 of 2023) read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affair's Notification S.O. 2506(E) dated 28/06/2024, the Administrator of the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu is pleased to direct and declare a "Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (3D4C)" in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu with the following police stations in each districts of the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu viz. Daman District, Diu District and Dadra and Nagar Haveli District for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction in the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, in the line of the S4C mandate.

1. Creation of Cyber Police Stations:

2. The Organizational Status, Jurisdiction and Functions of the 3D4C are appended to this Notification as Annexure-I.

3. Functions and duties of Head of the 3D4C are appended to this Notification as Annexure – II

4. Organizational Chart is appended to this Notification as Annexure – III.

By Order and in the name of Administrator, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

Sd/– (Ashish Mohan), Special Secretary -cum- Director (Home), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuSERIES – II No. 31 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 3

ANNEXURE-I

(To Notification No. SP/DMN/Cyber PS/2026-27/984 dated 25/08/2026)

ORGANIZATIONAL STATUS, JURISDICTION AND FUNCTIONS

I. Mission

3D4C shall be dedicated to combating all types of cybercrimes and threats to cyber security, and to protecting the citizens and institutions of the UT of DNHⅅ from malicious cyber-attacks. It shall handle all aspects of cybercrime investigation and cyber security within the Union Territory. All Departments/institutions in DNHⅅ shall extend administrative, logistical and operational support to 3D4C.

II. Organizational Structure

Given that the Police Force of the UT is headed at the level of the Inspector/Deputy Inspector General of Police, 3D4C shall function as an integrated structure under the overall command and supervision of the IGP/DIGP, DNHⅅ, who shall be the Head of 3D4C. Rather than creating a separate multi-wing apex structure (as under a full-fledged State Cyber Security Bureau), the existing three Police Districts of the UT i.e DNH, Daman, and Diu, shall each function as an operational arm of 3D4C, headed by their respective Superintendents of Police, alongside an Administration & Logistics component directly under the IGP/DIGP for centralized coordination, procurement, and support functions.

Each Superintendent of Police shall be responsible for the functioning of a dedicated Cyber Crime Police Station in their District namely, Cyber Crime Police Station, Silvassa (for Dadra & Nagar Haveli), Cyber Crime Police Station, Daman, and Cyber Crime Police Station, Diu. Each Cyber Crime Police Station shall, in turn, comprise four core functional units viz. Cyber Crime Call Centre (1930), Investigation and Prosecution Unit, Public Awareness and Engagement Unit, and Digital Forensic Unit, thereby ensuring that every functional capability envisaged in the MHA/I4C Concept Note is preserved at the district level, without the need for a separate multi-branch headquarters structure.

The 3D4C shall have its Head Quarters at the Police Head Quarters, Daman, with the core forensic lab, helpline, and server infrastructure kept centralized at Daman for reasons of security and cost-efficiency, even as the three Cyber Crime Police Stations remain functionally distributed across the three Districts under their respective SPs. The overall command, coordination, and policy direction of 3D4C shall vest in the Inspector/Deputy Inspector General of Police, DNHⅅ, who shall function as the Head of the Force for this purpose.

III. Jurisdiction

3D4C shall have jurisdiction throughout the Union Territory of DNHⅅ in all aspects relating to cybercrime and cyber security, and shall function as the State/UT-level nodal agency of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) for DNH&DD.

IV. Functions

• Registration, investigation and prosecution of cybercrime cases (including Zero FIRs) across all three Police Districts; digital evidence collection, preservation and forensic examination;

virtual-asset transaction tracing etc.

• Continuous monitoring of internet/social media (OSINT) for cybercrime trends, misinformation, hate speech and unlawful content; coordination of lawful takedown requests.

• Round-the-clock operation of the 1930 Helpline and processing of NCRP complaints;

coordination with banks/TSPs/intermediaries as the State Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre;

Proactive Mitigation Unit for Online Crimes against Women and Children.

• Preventive cybersecurity of Police Department IT assets; incident response for cyber-dependent crimes; coordination with Cyber Commandos; training in coordination with I4C's National Cyber Crime Training Centre (NCTC).

• Administration, coordination and public outreach: postings, tenure and performance management of 3D4C personnel; procurement and budgeting; MoUs with banks/intermediaries; public awareness on cyber safety.

V. Functional Divisions and Present Status:

VI. Tenure

The tenure of Police executive personnel posted to 3D4C and its Cyber Crime Police Stations shall ordinarily be for three (3) years, extendable up to five (5) years (in blocks of one year, subject to a performance/suitability review), as may be approved by the Inspector/Deputy Inspector General of Police, DNH&DD.

Sd/– (Ashish Mohan), Special Secretary – cum – Director (Home), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuSERIES – II No. 31 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 5

ANNEXURE-II

(To Notification No. SP/DMN/Cyber PS/2026-27/984 dated 25/08/2026)

FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF HEAD OF THE 3D4C ARE AS UNDER:

a. The IGP/DIGP of the Union Territory of the Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu shall function as the head of the Head of the 3D4C.

b. Head of the 3D4C shall function as the Chief Information Security Officer for the Police Department and other Organizations as directed by the UT Administration.

c. Head of the 3D4C shall work in co-ordination with the Intelligence Department, and other police units and provide support in prevention, registration and investigation of cases related to cybercrimes.

d. Head of the 3D4C shall supervise generation of intelligence and maintain surveillance over threat actors in accordance with the provisions of law, plan and execute special operations against cyber offenders and organized cyber-criminal gangs.

e. Head of the 3D4C shall be the nodal officer to co-ordinate with various national agencies, Agencies dealing with cybercrimes in other states and other Government Departments across India.

f. Head of the 3D4C shall commission studies and research to understand the various dimensions of cybercrimes, effect of various counter measures, global trends and best practices and models in partnership with academic institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations, private sector organizations and submit recommendations to the UT Administration for necessary policy changes, through the Advisor to Hon'ble Administrator / Home Secretary DNH&DD.

g. Head of the 3D4C shall co-ordinate with IT industry and other relevant stake holders, both in Government and non-Government sectors, to establish linkages for research, capacity building, co-ordination, prevention of cybercrimes, improving investigations in cybercrimes and promotion of cyber safety.

h. Head of the 3D4C shall devise criteria for selection of staff to be taken on deputation to 3D4C from various units of the police department to fill posts of 3D4C, if any.

i. Head of the 3D4C shall have the power to engage Cyber Investigators and domain experts on outsourced basis as per prevailing market rates as approved by UT Administration / Union Government with prior approval of the Advisor to Hon'ble Administrator / Home Secretary, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

j. Head of the 3D4C shall be competent to create and re-organize various sub units of 3D4C based on exigencies within the sanctioned strength of the Police Department.

k. Head of the 3D4C shall have powers to permit members of the force to travel to anywhere in India in line of duty, including air travel.

Sd/– (Ashish Mohan), Special Secretary – cum – Director (Home), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

ANNEXURE-III

(To Notification No. SP/DMN/Cyber PS/2026-27/984 dated 25/08/2026)

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Sd/– (Ashish Mohan), Special Secretary – cum – Director (Home), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

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