Lok Sabha Question No. 994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Online Fraud
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.994

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  NOVEMBER, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 1, 1938 (SAKA)

ONLINE FRAUD

994.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether cases of online fraud is increasing day by day;

(b) the number of such cases reported during the last three years, State-wise; and

(c) the measures taken to check such frauds?

ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) As per the data registered in National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), there is a trend of increase in the reported cases of online frauds.

(b) The State-wise details of such cases reported during 2013, 2014 and 2015 are at Annexure-1.

(c) Government  of  India  has  taken  steps  for  setting  up  of  36  cybercrime training  centres  in  States/UTs  to  train  law  enforcement  agencies,    Police Officers, Public Prosecutors and Judicial Officers. The Indian Computer Emergency  Response  Team  (CERT-In)  issues  alerts  and  advisories  on  cyber threats and counter measures on regular basis. Cyber security mock drills are being conducted to enable assessment of cyber security posture and preparedness of organizations in Government and critical sectors.

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## Statement referred to in regard to LokShabhaUnstarred Question No. 994 for 22/11/2016 by Shri Sunil Kumar Mandal

## Annexure 1

| State/UT wise Cases Reported under Cheating (Section 420 IPC)/ Forgery(Section 465, 468 &471 IPC)(Online Fraud) during 2013-2015   | State/UT wise Cases Reported under Cheating (Section 420 IPC)/ Forgery(Section 465, 468 &471 IPC)(Online Fraud) during 2013-2015   | State/UT wise Cases Reported under Cheating (Section 420 IPC)/ Forgery(Section 465, 468 &471 IPC)(Online Fraud) during 2013-2015   |   State/UT wise Cases Reported under Cheating (Section 420 IPC)/ Forgery(Section 465, 468 &471 IPC)(Online Fraud) during 2013-2015 |   State/UT wise Cases Reported under Cheating (Section 420 IPC)/ Forgery(Section 465, 468 &471 IPC)(Online Fraud) during 2013-2015 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL                                                                                                                                 | State/UT                                                                                                                           | 2013*                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                               2014 |                                                                                                                               2015 |
| 1                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                 30 |                                                                                                                                 59 |
| 2                                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  4 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 3                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 4                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                              | 44                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                 26 |
| 5                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  5 |                                                                                                                                  8 |
| 6                                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                 18 |                                                                                                                                  2 |
| 7                                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                 67 |                                                                                                                                 91 |
| 8                                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                                            | 81                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                  4 |                                                                                                                                  7 |
| 9                                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 10                                                                                                                                 | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 11                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 12                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  1 |                                                                                                                                 18 |
| 13                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                             | 15                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                 18 |                                                                                                                                 21 |
| 14                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 19                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                 32 |                                                                                                                                 24 |
| 15                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                        | 215                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                708 |                                                                                                                               1266 |
| 16                                                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  3 |                                                                                                                                  2 |
| 17                                                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  6 |                                                                                                                                  8 |
| 18                                                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  1 |
| 19                                                                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 20                                                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                                                             | 34                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                 33 |                                                                                                                                233 |
| 21                                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  5 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 22                                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                                          | 26                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                 91 |                                                                                                                                153 |
| 23                                                                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 24                                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                         | 21                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                 15 |                                                                                                                                  5 |
| 25                                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  7 |                                                                                                                                196 |
| 26                                                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  3 |
| 27                                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 219                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                 61 |                                                                                                                                 35 |
| 28                                                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  1 |
| 29                                                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                                                        | 21                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                 15 |                                                                                                                                 28 |
|                                                                                                                                    | TOTAL STATE(S)                                                                                                                     | 726                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                               1123 |                                                                                                                               2187 |
| 30                                                                                                                                 | A &NIslands                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  7 |                                                                                                                                  1 |
| 31                                                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                 19 |                                                                                                                                 53 |
| 32                                                                                                                                 | D&N Haveli                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 33                                                                                                                                 | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 34                                                                                                                                 | Delhi UT                                                                                                                           | 19                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                 29 |                                                                                                                                 59 |
| 35                                                                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| 36                                                                                                                                 | Puducherry                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
|                                                                                                                                    | TOTAL UT(S)                                                                                                                        | 21                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                 55 |                                                                                                                                113 |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                    | 747                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                               1178 |                                                                                                                               2300 |

Source: Crime in India

Note: ''*' collected under Forgery (Sec. 463, 465, 466, 468, 469, 471, 474, 476, 477A) only.