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100			_aShrivastava, Pawan Kumar _935743
245			_aElectronic evidence in crime investigation - darknet & policing
260			_aThe Indian Police Journal
300			_a68(3), Jul-Sep, 2021: p.43-51
520			_aThe proliferation of criminals who have exploited the anonymity and secrecy offered by the darknet and crypto currencies have created a major challenge to controlling and preventing of cybercrime committed across the world. Traditional police functioning needs reform to break the darknet’s veil of encryption. Legal, Institutional and procedural changes are also required along with technological advancements for effective law enforcement. The article discusses cyber forensic investigations and strategies to acquire, preserve and analyse the electronic evidence in investigation of cybercrime and to use it in the court of law. We will explore the issues and challenges faced by law enforcement agencies to acquire electronic evidence in crimes committed on in darknet. Tools and techniques like bitcoin forensics, network forensics, hacking and using covert policing for investigation and successful prosecution of criminals operating on the dark web and the legal framework in which they can be deployed are also covered in the article. A case study on Indian Railways is also presented. – Reproduced
650			_aDarknet, Electronic evidence, ICT, Cybercrime, Crypto currencies, Deep web, Cyber forensic investigations, Cyber law. _934177
773			_aThe Indian Police Journal
906			_aCRIME
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