Sangrur, November 10:- District Magistrate, Sangrur, Poonamdeep Kaur, IAS, exercising the powers conferred under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has directed the owners of cyber cafés within the district to ensure verification of the identity of every person using their facilities. No person whose identity cannot be verified will be allowed to use a cyber café.
According to the order issued by the District Magistrate, cyber café owners will have to maintain a register to record the identities of individuals using their facilities. The identity of users will be verified by checking documents such as identity cards, voter cards, ration cards, driving licences, passports, etc. Every user will personally enter their name, residential address, telephone number and details of identity proof in the register and sign the entry.
The order further directs that if a cyber café owner finds the activities of any person visiting the café suspicious, the matter must be reported to the concerned police station.
The District Magistrate stated in the order that a large number of people visit cyber cafés to use email and other internet facilities. To prevent the misuse of these facilities, ensure the security of the general public and government institutions, and maintain law and order, verification of users' identities and maintenance of their records have been made mandatory.
The order will remain in force until December 21, 2026.
