Lok Sabha Question No. 452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Online Fraud
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †452 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1ST  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 10, 1937 (SAKA)

## ONLINE FRAUD

†452. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number of cases registered regarding online fraud during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the action taken by the Government and the number of cases disposed of in this regard during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that online fraud is being done by the Nigerians on a very large scale in the country; and
- (d) if so, the efforts being made by the Government to stop such cases in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

- (a) : The State/UT wise number of cases reported regarding  forgery (under sections  Indian  Penal  Code  of    405,  468  &  471)  using    computer  as medium/target under cyber crime during 20122014 is enclosed at Annexure-I.  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB  )  has  also  started collecting data on cheating using computer as  medium/target under cyber crime since 2014. State/UT  wise cases reported under cheating (sec. 420 IPC) during 2014 is enclosed Annexure-II.
- (b): NCRB  has  started  collecting  data  on  cases  disposed  of   under  such crimes since 2014. State/UT wise cases reported, cases charge-sheeted and cases convicted under forgery & cheating using computer as medium/target under cyber crime is enclosed at Annexure-III.

(c): The Government is aware of the media reports regarding some online fraud  being  done  by  Nigerians.  Specific  information  in  this  regard  is  not maintained centrally.

(d):    The  major  remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard are as under:-

- (i) Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response  Team  (CERT-In)  is  working  in coordination with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and banks to track and disable phishing websites.
- (ii) Banks  have  implemented  Two-factor  authentication  to  mitigate  risks due to theft of online credentials. Besides, SMS alerts are sent to users intimating  details  of  transactions  involving  amounts  above  specified threshold.
- (iii) To  create  awareness  about  possible  frauds  by  using  email  and  SMS, advisories are being issued by Banks, Telecom Service Providers and Police Authorities from time to time to the users.
- (iv) Banks are creating user awareness for general public against phishing, lottery  scams,  internet  banking,  Credit/Debit  cards  and  other  frauds. Steps have been taken to monitor and prevent financial frauds through phishing attacks, Credit / Debit card frauds, money laundering schemes etc.
- (v) Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response  Team  (CERT-In)  has  published whitepaper  on  countering  phishing  attacks  and  regularly  conducts training programme for system administrators and general users in the Government, public and private sector on countering cyber frauds and phishing attacks.
- (vi) The  Information  Technology  Act,  2000,  provides  legal  framework  to address various types of prevalent cyber crimes and security breaches of information technology infrastructure.
- (vii) Government has set up cyber forensic training and investigation labs in the  States  of  Kerala,  Assam,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Arunachal  Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jammu & Kashmir for training of Law Enforcement and Judiciary in these States.

- (viii)  Cyber Crime Cells have been set up in all States and Union Territories for reporting and investigation of Cyber Crime cases.
- (ix) Academia like National Law School, Bangalore and NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad are also engaged in conducting several awareness and training programmes on Cyber Laws and Cyber crimes for judicial officers.
- (x) Number of Cyber forensics tools for collection, analysis, presentation of the digital evidence have been developed and are being used by Law Enforcement Agencies.
- (xi) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) are involved in providing basic  and  advanced  training  to  Law  Enforcement  Agencies,  Forensic labs  and  judiciary  on  the  procedures  and  methodology  of  collecting, analysing and presenting digital evidence.
- (xii)  Government  has  formulated  a  set of investigation  manuals  with procedures  for  Search,  Seizure  Analysis  and  Presentation  of  digital evidence  in  courts.    The  manuals  have  been  circulated  to  Law Enforcement Agencies in all States.
- (xiv)  Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeiTY) is conducting  programs  to  generate  information  security  awareness. Specific book, videos and online materials are developed for children, parents and general users about information security.

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## State/UT wise Cases reported under Forgery (sec. 405, 468 & 471 IPC)  under Cyber Crimes During 2012-2014

|    |                   | 2012   | 2013   |   2014 |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 3      | 10     |      0 |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 3  | Assam             | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 4  | Bihar             | 7      | 44     |      0 |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 3      | 6      |      0 |
| 6  | Goa               | 1      | 1      |      0 |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 1      | 1      |      1 |
| 8  | Haryana           | 23     | 81     |      1 |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      | 4      |      0 |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 4      | 3      |      0 |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 6      | 1      |      0 |
| 13 | Kerala            | 31     | 15     |      0 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 14     | 19     |     11 |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 76     | 215    |     37 |
| 16 | Manipur           | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 20 | Odisha            | 13     | 34     |      6 |
| 21 | Punjab            | 2      | 2      |      0 |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 5      | 26     |      1 |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 1      | 21     |      1 |
| 25 | Telangana         | -      | -      |      0 |
| 26 | Tripura           | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 30     | 219    |      0 |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 2      |      0 |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 31     | 21     |      1 |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 251    | 725    |     59 |
| 30 | A & N Islands     | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 0      | 2      |      0 |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 33 | Daman & Diu       | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 34 | Delhi UT          | 8      | 19     |      4 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      |      0 |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 8      | 21     |      4 |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 259    | 746    |     63 |

Source: Crime in India

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## State/UT wise Cases Reported Under Cheating (sec. 420 IPC) involving computer as medium (online cheating) under Cyber Crimes During 2014

| Sl.No.   | State/UT          |   Cases Registered |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                 30 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                  4 |
| 3        | Assam             |                  0 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                  0 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                  5 |
| 6        | Goa               |                 18 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                 66 |
| 8        | Haryana           |                  3 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                  0 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                  0 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |                  0 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |                  1 |
| 13       | Kerala            |                 18 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |                 21 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |                671 |
| 16       | Manipur           |                  3 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |                  6 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |                  0 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |                  0 |
| 20       | Odisha            |                 27 |
| 21       | Punjab            |                  5 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |                 90 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |                  0 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |                 14 |
| 25       | Telangana         |                  7 |
| 26       | Tripura           |                  0 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |                 61 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       |                  0 |
| 29       | West Bengal       |                 14 |
|          | TOTAL STATE(S)    |               1064 |
| 30       | A & N Islands     |                  7 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |                 19 |
| 32       | D&N Haveli        |                  0 |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       |                  0 |
| 34       | Delhi UT          |                 25 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |                  0 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |                  0 |
|          | TOTAL UT(S)       |                 51 |
|          | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |               1115 |

Source: Crime in India

State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS) and cases convicted (CV)  under  Forgery  (sec.  405,  468  &  471  IPC)  and  Cheating  (sec.  420  IPC)  using computer as medium under cyber crime during 2014

|                               |                               | Forgery   | Forgery   | Forgery   | Cheating   | Cheating   | Cheating   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
| SL                            | State/UT                      | CR        | CS        | CV        | CR         | CS         | CV         |
| 1                             | Andhra Pradesh                | 0         | 0         | 0         | 30         | 4          | 0          |
| 2                             | Arunachal Pradesh             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 4          | 0          | 0          |
| 3                             | Assam                         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 4                             | Bihar                         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 5                             | Chhattisgarh                  | 0         | 0         | 0         | 5          | 3          | 0          |
| 6                             | Goa                           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 18         | 0          | 1          |
| 7                             | Gujarat                       | 1         | 1         | 0         | 66         | 7          | 0          |
| 8                             | Haryana                       | 1         | 1         | 0         | 3          | 0          | 0          |
| 9                             | Himachal Pradesh              | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
|                               | Jammu &                       |           |           |           |            |            |            |
| 10                            | Kashmir                       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 11                            | Jharkhand                     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 12                            | Karnataka                     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1          | 0          | 0          |
| 13                            | Kerala                        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 18         | 0          | 0          |
| 14                            | Madhya Pradesh                | 11        | 7         | 0         | 21         | 11         | 0          |
| 15                            | Maharashtra                   | 37        | 3         | 0         | 671        | 89         | 1          |
| 16                            | Manipur                       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 3          | 0          | 0          |
| 17                            | Meghalaya                     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 6          | 2          | 0          |
| 18                            | Mizoram                       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 19                            | Nagaland                      | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 20                            | Odisha                        | 6         | 1         | 0         | 27         | 4          | 0          |
| 21                            | Punjab                        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 5          | 0          | 0          |
| 22                            | Rajasthan                     | 1         | 0         | 0         | 90         | 12         | 0          |
| 23                            | Sikkim                        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 24                            | Tamil Nadu                    | 1         | 0         | 0         | 14         | 0          | 0          |
| 25                            | Telangana                     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 7          | 2          | 0          |
| 26                            | Tripura                       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 27                            | Uttar Pradesh                 | 0         | 0         | 0         | 61         | 25         | 0          |
| 28                            | Uttarakhand                   | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 29                            | West Bengal                   | 1         | 0         | 0         | 14         | 1          | 0          |
|                               | TOTAL STATE(S)                | 59        | 13        | 0         | 1064       | 160        | 2          |
| 30                            | A & N Islands                 | 0         | 0         | 0         | 7          | 2          | 0          |
| 31                            | Chandigarh                    | 0         | 0         | 0         | 19         | 5          | 0          |
| 32                            | D&N Haveli                    | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 33                            | Daman & Diu                   | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 34                            | Delhi UT                      | 4         | 0         | 0         | 25         | 1          | 0          |
| 35                            | Lakshadweep                   | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 36                            | Puducherry                    | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
|                               | TOTAL UT(S)                   | 4         | 0         | 0         | 51         | 8          | 0          |
| INDIA) Source: Crime in India | INDIA) Source: Crime in India | 63        | 13        | 0         | 1115       | 168        | 2          |

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