Cybercrime: More than three lakh cases in only one and a half year in the country

The government gave information on cyber crime on Tuesday. According to the government, 3,17,439 incidents of cyber crime occurred in the last 18 months and 5,771 FIRs were registered through online medium.

Minister of State for Home Affairs Kishan Reddy gave this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. He said that Maharashtra and Karnataka were among the leading states in cyber crime cases.

The Minister said that the ‘National Cybercrime Reporting Portal’ was launched on August 30, 2019 so that people can get a centralized system for reporting all kinds of cyber crimes. He also said that 3,17,439 incidents of cyber crime occurred after the launch of this portal. 5,771 FIRs were also registered in these cases.