Lok Sabha Question No. 2895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Cyber Crime
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2895

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 11.03.2020

## CYBER CRIME

## 2895.   SHRI MITESH RAMESH BHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI) :

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a)    the number of Cyber Crimes reported in the country during each of last three years; State/UT-wise;
- (b)    whether in view of the increasing number of cyber crimes  the Government is working on developing any technology which can curb various crimes besides enhancing monitoring skills of the authority dealing with the same and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)      the  mechanism  formulated by the Government to compensate the bank account holders in case of occurrence of economic frauds by way of cyber crime?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a): As  per  the  data  maintained  by  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB),  Ministry  of  Home Affairs, a total of 12317, 21796 and 27248 cybercrime cases were registered during the years 2016,2017 and 2018 respectively. The details of cases registered, cases charge-sheeted, cases convicted, and persons convicted  under  cyber-crime  during  2016  to  2018  is  enclosed  at  Annexure-I.  These  include  cases registered under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 and related sections of Indian Penal Code and Special & Local Laws involving computer as medium/ target. Latest data pertains to the year 2018.

(b) and (c): With the growth of number of users on Internet, rise in cyber crime is a global phenomenon. Government has taken a number of legal, technical and administrative measures to prevent cyber crimes. These inter alia , include:

- (i) Enactment of the Information Technology Act, 2000 which has provisions to deal with prevalent cybercrimes.
- (ii) Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  has  launched  acomprehensive  online  national  cybercrime reporting portal, (www.cybercrime.gov.in) to enable complainants to report complaints pertaining to all types of cybercrimes with special focus on cybercrimes against women and children.
- (iii) To spread awareness on cybercrime, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has taken several steps that include  dissemination  of  messages  on  cybercrime  through  Twitter  handle  @cyberDost,  radio campaign, publishing of Handbook for Adolescents / Students, publishing of 'Information Security Best practices' for the benefit of Govt. Officials/ Officers. Organizing of cyber Safety and Security Awareness  weeks,  in  association  with  police  department  in  different  States/UTs  etc.,  issuing alerts/advisories  on  cyber  crimes,  capacity  building/training  of  law  enforcement  personnel/ prosecutors/ judicial officers, improving cyber forensics facilities etc.
- (iv) Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  through  a  program,  namely,  Information Security Education & Awareness (ISEA), has been creating awareness among users highlighting the  importance  of  following  the  ethics  while  using  Internet  and  advising  them  not  to  share rumors/fake news. A dedicated website for information security awareness (https://www.infosecawareness.in) provides the relevant awareness material.
- (v) Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  has  issued  various  instructions  in  respect  of  security  and  risk mitigation  measures  related  to  electronic/digital  transactions  which  includes  Securing  Card Transactions, Securing Payments through Internet Banking / Electronic  Payments,  ATM Transactions, Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs), Limiting Customer Liability on Unauthorized Electronic Banking Transactions, Limiting Customer Liability in Unauthorized Electronic Banking Transactions in PPIs issued by Authorised Non-banks, Enhancing Security of Card Transactions etc.

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ANNEXURE I

## Summary Report on Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Pe (PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Cyber Crimes during

| SL   | Crime Head                                                                     | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL   | Crime Head                                                                     | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    |
| 1    | Tampering computer source documents                                            | 78     | 32     | 1      | 66     | 43     | 1      | 233    | 54     | 2      | 99     |
| 2    | Computer Related Offences                                                      | 6818   | 2018   | 134    | 4674   | 2579   | 172    | 10108  | 2091   | 50     | 4169   |
| 3    | Cyber Terrorism                                                                | 12     | 6      | 0      | 7      | 7      | 0      | 13     | 1      | 0      | 11     |
| 4    | Publication/transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form | 957    | 409    | 10     | 829    | 484    | 12     | 1768   | 642    | 18     | 1443   |
| 5    | Interception or Monitoring or decryption of Information                        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 1      | 1      | 2      |
| 6    | Un-authorized access/attempt to access to protected computer system            | 0      | 3      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      | 2      | 1      | 0      | 1      |
| 7    | Abetment to Commit Offences                                                    | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 8    | Attempt to Commit Offences                                                     | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 4      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 9    | Other Sections of IT Act                                                       | 748    | 242    | 14     | 384    | 298    | 17     | 1503   | 379    | 44     | 658    |
| 10   | Total Offences under I.T. Act                                                  | 8613   | 2710   | 159    | 5964   | 3414   | 202    | 13635  | 3169   | 115    | 6383   |
| 11   | Abetment of Suicide (Online)                                                   | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 12   | Cyber Stalking/Bullying of Women/Children                                      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 542    | 233    | 6      | 397    |
| 13   | Data theft                                                                     | 86     | 22     | 0      | 34     | 26     | 0      | 307    | 36     | 0      | 155    |
| 14   | Fraud                                                                          | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 3466   | 614    | 9      | 1971   |
| 15   | Cheating                                                                       | 2329   | 355    | 4      | 853    | 569    | 6      | 1896   | 301    | 2      | 806    |
| 16   | Forgery                                                                        | 81     | 16     | 0      | 64     | 37     | 0      | 99     | 24     | 0      | 180    |
| 17   | Defamation/Morphing                                                            | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 12     | 4      | 0      | 17     |
| 18   | Fake Profile                                                                   | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 86     | 31     | 0      | 90     |
| 19   | Counterfeiting                                                                 | 10     | 12     | 0      | 17     | 19     | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 9      |
| 20   | Cyber Blackmailing/Threatening                                                 | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 311    | 103    | 2      | 214    |
| 21   | Fake News on Social Media                                                      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 170    | 51     | 1      | 115    |
| 22   | Other Offences                                                                 | 1012   | 454    | 9      | 817    | 620    | 15     | 1086   | 518    | 12     | 1037   |
| 23   | Total Offences under IPC                                                       | 3518   | 859    | 13     | 1785   | 1271   | 21     | 7976   | 1916   | 32     | 4991   |
| 24   | Gambling Act (Online Gambling)                                                 | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 45     | 28     | 0      | 102    |
| 25   | Lotteries Act (Online Lotteries)                                               | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 11     | 0      | 0      | 1      |
| 26   | Copy Right Act                                                                 | 181    | 136    | 29     | 237    | 212    | 31     | 89     | 57     | 4      | 103    |
| 27   | Trade Marks Act                                                                | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 11     | 1      | 0      | 5      |
| 28   | Other SLL Crimes                                                               | 3      | 7      | 0      | 4      | 16     | 0      | 29     | 9      | 1      | 16     |
| 29   | Total Offences under SLL                                                       | 186    | 143    | 29     | 241    | 228    | 31     | 185    | 95     | 5      | 227    |
|      | Total Cyber Crimes                                                             | 12317  | 3712   | 201    | 7990   | 4913   | 254    | 21796  | 5180   | 152    | 11601  |

Source: Crime in India

Note: Clarifications are pending from West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Megh