Indian-origin student charged with hacking in UK

LONDON: An Indian-origin student of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK has been charged with hacking into the varsity's computer system, police sources today.

Charantoor Kultar Singh, 22, was arrested by police from the North West Hub of the Police Central e-Crime Unit on April 30 over the suspected hacking.

He has now been charged with unauthorised access to a computer system and unauthorised impairment of a computer programme.

Singh will appear at the Liverpool Magistrates' Court on July 30.

The PCeU North West Hub was set up in January by the Metropolitan Police and the Home Office to combat serious incidents of computer hacking and cyber crime within the North West.