Lok Sabha Question No. 3867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Cybercrime in Delhi
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Eatala Rajender, Smt. D K Aruna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3867

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025/ SRAVANA 21, 1947 (SAKA)

CYBERCRIME IN DELHI

3867. SMT. D K ARUNA: SHRI EATALA RAJENDER:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether in a city such as Delhi, navigating the online world comes with myriad challenges in the digital world and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  benefits  of  digital  payments,  social  media  and  internet banking  are  coupled  with  increasing  incidents  of  cybercrime  and  it  has emerges  as  one  of  the  most  critical  and  pressing  concerns  across  the country over the last few years;

(c) whether Delhi has emerged as a hotspot of cybercrime;

- (d)  whether  Delhi  residents  have  lost  crores  of  rupees  during  the  last eleven  years  due  to  cybercrime,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including comparison with other States;
- (e)  whether  structural  gaps  continue  to  exist  despite  the  intensity  and seriousness of the issue; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and corrective steps being taken to strengthen the system to address this issue particularly to protect women from such instances?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  to  (c):  The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and publishes   the   statistical   data   on  crimes  in  its publication 'Crime

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3867 FOR 12.08.2025

India'. As per the data published by the NCRB in its latest report for the year  2022,  the  details  of  cyber  crimes  registered  in  all  States  and  UTs during the period from 2020 to 2022, is given at the Annexure-A.

(d):  NCRB does not maintain the data relating to the  amount lost due to cyber crimes. However, as per the inputs received from Delhi Police, the details  of  cyber  financial  fraud  cases  registered  by  Delhi  Police  and  the amount lost therein during the last 11 years, is at Annexure-B.

(e) & (f): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. However,  to strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes in a  comprehensive and coordinated manner, the Central Government has taken various steps which, inter-alia, include; setting up the  'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre' (I4C) to deal with all types of cyber crimes in the country; launch of the 'National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal' (NCRP)  (https://cybercrime.gov.in); launch of The  'Citizen  Financial  Cyber  Fraud  Reporting  and  Management  System' (CFCFRMS); establishment   of   a  State   of   the   Art,   Cyber   Fraud Mitigation  Centre  (CFMC);  establishment of  the  state  of  the  art  'National Cyber  Forensic  Laboratory  (Investigation)';  developmen t  of  the  Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform, namely 'CyTrain' portal, etc.

Further, the Ministry of Home Affairs provides financial assistance under the  'Cyber  Crime  Prevention  against  Women  and  Children  (CCPWC)' Scheme, to the States/UTs for their capacity building such as setting up of cyber forensic-cum-training laboratories, hiring of junior cyber consultants and  training  of  LEAs'  personnel,  public  prosecutors  and  judicial  officers. Cyber  forensic-cum-training  laboratories  have  been  commissioned  in  33 States/UTs.

In addition, Delhi Police has set up IFSO (Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations)  equipped  with  latest  equipment  &  software  to  investigate complex and sensitive cases of cyber-crimes. Besides, one Cyber Police Station  in  each  of  the  fifteen  Districts  of  Delhi  Police  has  become functional since 2022 to deal with Cyber Crime related cases in Delhi. Help desks  at  all  police  stations  are  equipped  to  assist  women  affected  by cybercrimes. A specialized Unit SPUWAC (Special Police Unit for Women and Children) is also functioning in Delhi Police to handle such cases with sensitivity and urgency.

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## ANNEXURE-A

## Extracts from NCRB's Crime in India 2022 report

| SL                         | State/UT                   | 2020              | 2021              | 2022              | Mid-Year Projected Population(in Lakhs)   | RateofTotal CyberCrimes (2022)   | Chargesheeti ng Rate (2022)   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| [1]                        | [2]                        | [3]               | [4]               | [5]               | [6]                                       | [7]                              | [8]                           |
| STATES:                    | STATES:                    |                   |                   |                   |                                           |                                  |                               |
| 1AndhraPradesh             | 1AndhraPradesh             | 1899              | 1875              | 2341              | 530.3                                     | 4.4                              | 16.8                          |
| 2 ArunachalPradesh         | 2 ArunachalPradesh         | 30                | 47                | 14                | 15.5                                      | 0.9                              | 50.0                          |
| 3 Assam                    | 3 Assam                    | 3530              | 4846              | 1733              | 354.9                                     | 4.9                              | 14.0                          |
| 4 Bihar                    | 4 Bihar                    | 1512              | 1413              | 1621              | 1255.3                                    | 1.3                              | 69.3                          |
| 5 Chhattisgarh             | 5 Chhattisgarh             | 297               | 352               | 439               | 299.5                                     | 1.5                              | 78.8                          |
| 6 Goa                      | 6 Goa                      | 40                | 36                | 90                | 15.7                                      | 5.7                              | 37.5                          |
| 7 Gujarat                  | 7 Gujarat                  | 1283              | 1536              | 1417              | 709.3                                     | 2.0                              | 62.9                          |
| 8 Haryana                  | 8 Haryana                  | 656               | 622               | 681               | 299.7                                     | 2.3                              | 58.0                          |
| 9 HimachalPradesh          | 9 HimachalPradesh          | 98                | 70                | 77                | 74.4                                      | 1.0                              | 62.3                          |
| 10 Jharkhand               | 10 Jharkhand               | 1204              | 953               | 967               | 391.4                                     | 2.5                              | 63.6                          |
| 11 Karnataka               | 11 Karnataka               | 10741             | 8136              | 12556             | 674.1                                     | 18.6                             | 21.1                          |
| 12 Kerala                  | 12 Kerala                  | 426               | 626               | 773               | 356.8                                     | 2.2                              | 58.4                          |
| 13 MadhyaPradesh           | 13 MadhyaPradesh           | 699               | 589               | 826               | 858.9                                     | 1.0                              | 85.2                          |
| 14 Maharashtra             | 14 Maharashtra             | 5496              | 5562              | 8249              | 1257.4                                    | 6.6                              | 30.5                          |
| 15 Manipur                 | 15 Manipur                 | 79                | 67                | 18                | 32.0                                      | 0.6                              | 0.0                           |
| 16 Meghalaya               | 16 Meghalaya               | 142               | 107               | 75                | 33.3                                      | 2.3                              | 6.1                           |
| 17 Mizoram                 | 17 Mizoram                 | 13                | 30                | 1                 | 12.3                                      | 0.1                              | 0.0                           |
| 18 Nagaland                | 18 Nagaland                | 8                 | 8                 | 4                 | 22.2                                      | 0.2                              | 10.0                          |
| 19 Odisha                  | 19 Odisha                  | 1931              | 2037              | 1983              | 460.8                                     | 4.3                              | 11.4                          |
| 20 Punjab                  | 20 Punjab                  | 378               | 551               | 697               | 306.0                                     | 2.3                              | 58.8                          |
| 21 Rajasthan               | 21 Rajasthan               | 1354              | 1504              | 1833              | 804.4                                     | 2.3                              | 40.5                          |
| 22 Sikkim                  | 22 Sikkim                  | 0                 | 0                 | 26                | 6.8                                       | 3.8                              | -                             |
| 23 TamilNadu               | 23 TamilNadu               | 782               | 1076              | 2082              | 767.1                                     | 2.7                              | 69.8                          |
| 24 Telangana               | 24 Telangana               | 5024              | 10303             | 15297             | 379.5                                     | 40.3                             | 17.1                          |
| 25 Tripura                 | 25 Tripura                 | 34                | 24                | 30                | 41.2                                      | 0.7                              | 22.5                          |
| 26 UttarPradesh            | 26 UttarPradesh            | 11097             | 8829              | 10117             | 2340.9                                    | 4.3                              | 45.3                          |
| 27 Uttarakhand             | 27 Uttarakhand             | 243               | 718               | 559               | 115.6                                     | 4.8                              | 24.3                          |
| 28 WestBengal              | 28 WestBengal              | 712               | 513               | 401               | 987.6                                     | 0.4                              | 73.0                          |
| TOTALSTATE(S)              | TOTALSTATE(S)              | 49708             | 52430             | 64907             | 13403.0                                   | 4.8                              | 29.3                          |
| UNIONTERRITORIES:          | UNIONTERRITORIES:          | UNIONTERRITORIES: | UNIONTERRITORIES: | UNIONTERRITORIES: | UNIONTERRITORIES:                         | UNIONTERRITORIES:                | UNIONTERRITORIES:             |
| 29A&NIslands               | 29A&NIslands               | 5                 | 8                 | 28                | 4.0                                       | 7.0                              | 63.6                          |
| 30 Chandigarh              | 30 Chandigarh              | 17                | 15                | 27                | 12.2                                      | 2.2                              | 42.1                          |
| 31 D&NHaveliand Daman& Diu | 31 D&NHaveliand Daman& Diu | 3                 | 5                 | 5                 | 12.0                                      | 0.4                              | 71.4                          |
| 32 Delhi                   | 32 Delhi                   | 168               | 356               | 685               | 211.0                                     | 3.2                              | 89.3                          |
| 33 Jammu&Kashmir           | 33 Jammu&Kashmir           | 120               | 154               | 173               | 135.4                                     | 1.3                              | 43.1                          |
| 34 Ladakh                  | 34 Ladakh                  | 1                 | 5                 | 3                 | 3.0                                       | 1.0                              | 0.0                           |
| 35 Lakshadweep             | 35 Lakshadweep             | 3                 | 1                 | 1                 | 0.7                                       | 1.4                              | 0.0                           |
| 36 Puducherry              | 36 Puducherry              | 10                | 0                 | 64                | 16.2                                      | 3.9                              | 72.7                          |
| TOTALUT(S)                 | TOTALUT(S)                 | 327               | 544               | 986               | 394.5                                     | 2.5                              | 70.0                          |
| TOTALALLINDIA              | TOTALALLINDIA              | 50035             | 52974             | 65893             | 13797.5                                   | 4.8                              | 29.6                          |

- Population Source: Report of Technical group on Population Projections (July, 2020) National Commission on Population, MoHFW
- As per data provided by States/UTs
- States/UTs may not be compared purely on the basis of crime figures# Clarifications are pending from Nagaland.

## Details of cyber financial fraud cases registered by the Delhi Police during last eleven years

| Year                    |   Number of cyber financial fraud cases registered | Amount lost (in Rs.)   |
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2014                    |                                                226 | 2,63,78,826            |
| 2015                    |                                                712 | 6,39,70,233            |
| 2016                    |                                                550 | 8,00,00,048            |
| 2017                    |                                                454 | 7,39,01,796            |
| 2018                    |                                                451 | 7,34,02,732            |
| 2019                    |                                                795 | 26,17,38,262           |
| 2020                    |                                               1687 | 35,29,91,030           |
| 2021                    |                                               1630 | 91,03,84,256           |
| 2022                    |                                               1545 | 2,31,23,50,148         |
| 2023                    |                                               1347 | 1,83,56,26,648         |
| 2024                    |                                               1591 | 8,17,64,85,471         |
| 2025 (Up to 30.06.2025) |                                                184 | 70,64,80,624           |

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