Lok Sabha Question No. 799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Frauds by Cyber Criminals
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 799

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023/ MAGHA 18, 1944 (SAKA)

FRAUDS BY CYBER CRIMINALS

†799.  DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  large  scale  frauds  are  being  committed  by  cyber  criminals through fake sites such as online shopping and applying for Government documents etc. in the country;

(b) if so, the number of cases of frauds through fake sites that have been reported in the country during the last three years;

(c) the details of the action taken in said cases, State-wise;

(d) whether the Government proposes to set up any monitoring mechanism for fake sites; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a)  to  (e):    With  enhanced  use  of  cyber  space,  number  of  cyber  crimes including  cyber  fraud  is  also  increasing.  The  National  Crime  Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes the statistical data on crimes in its publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  latest  published  report  is  for  the  year 2021.  NCRB  does  not  maintain  specific  data  relating  to  cases  of  frauds through fake websites.

'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  as  per  the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. States/UTs are primarily responsible for deployment of adequate infrastructure facilities, state-of-art technology gadgets, manpower and training of police personnel to combat the cyber crime menace. The Central Government supplements the initiatives of the State  Governments  through  advisories  and  schemes  for  the  capacity building of their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).

To strengthen the mechanism to  deal  with  cyber  crimes including cyber fraud  in  a comprehensive  and  coordinated  manner,  the  Central Government  has taken  steps  for  spreading  awareness  about  cyber crimes,  issuance  of  alerts/ advisories, capacity building/training of   law enforcement personnel/ prosecutors/judicial officers, improving cyber forensic facilities, etc. The Government has established the 'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre' (I4C) to provide a framework and eco-system for  LEAs  to  deal  with  cyber  crimes  in  a  comprehensive  and  coordinated manner.

The Government has launched the 'National Cyber Crime  Reporting Portal' (www.cybercrime.gov.in) to enable the public to report all types of cyber  crimes,  with  special  focus  on  cyber  crimes  against  women  and children. Cyber crime incidents reported on this portal are routed automatically  to  the    respective    State/UT  law  enforcement  agency  for further  handling  as per the provisions of law. The 'Citizen Financial Cyber

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Fraud Reporting and Management System' has been launched for immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off fund by the fraudsters. A toll-free Helpline number '1930' has been operationalized to get assistance in lodging online cyber complaints. So far, financial fraud transactions amounting to more than Rs. 235 Crore have been saved.

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