Lok Sabha Question No. 4120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Cyber Crime Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4120

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2026/ PHALGUNA 26, 1947 (SAKA)

## CYBER CRIME CASES

†4120.

Shri Gyaneshwar Patil:

Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai:

Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram:

Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge:

Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of cyber crime cases registered in the country during the last three years, the State-wise details thereof;

(b) the number of digital forensic labs in the country, especially in Madhya Pradesh, UT of Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra at present and the number of digital forensic labs established before and after 2014; and

(c) the total amount released to the States during the last three years for construction, capacity enhancement and modernisation of the said labs, the State-wise details of the amount spent by the States?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)

(a) to (c): 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 2023. As per the data published by the NCRB, State/UT wise details of cases registered under cyber crimes (involving communication devices as medium/target) during the period from 2021 to 2023 are at the Annexure-I.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 4120 FOR 17.03.2026

The  state  of  the  art  National-Digital  Investigation  Support  Centre (previously  known  as  National  Cyber  Forensic  Laboratory  (Investigation) {NCFL(I)})  has  been  established,  as  a  part  of  the  I4C,  at  New  Delhi  (on 18.02.2019)  and  at  Assam  (on  29.08.2025)  to  provide  early  stage  cyber forensic  assistance  to  Investigating  Officers  (IOs)  of  State/UT  Police.  A National  Cyber  Forensic  Laboratory  (Evidence)  has  been  established  in Hyderabad  in  the  year  2018  under  the  Cyber  Crime  Prevention  against Women and Children Scheme for Evidentiary purposes.

At  present,  07  Central  Forensic  Science  Laboratories  and  27  State Forensic Science Laboratories are operational across the country' to assist in investigation of cybercrime cases. Out of the 07 Central Forensic Science Laboratories (CFSLs), prior to 2014, Digital Forensics facility was available in  04  CFSLs  located  in  Chandigarh,  Hyderabad,  Delhi,  and  Kolkata.  After 2014,  03  new  CFSLs  (including  Digital  Forensic  Divisions)  have  been established at Pune, Bhopal, and Kamrup. Data related to Digital Forensic facilities in States and UTs prior to the year 2014 is not maintained centrally.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 4120 FOR 17.03.2026

Assistance  has  been  provided  to  20  States  /  UTs  inter-alia  for Strengthening  of  Cyber  Forensic  Capacities  in  State  FSLs  under  the Nirbhaya  funded  scheme  for  Strengthening  of  DNA  Analysis  and  Cyber Forensic Capacities in State FSLs. The State-wise list of these 20 States / UTs along with year-wise amount released for both DNA & Cyber Divisions is at Annexure-II.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has also provided financial assistance of Rs.  116.5 Crores  under  the  'Cyber  Crime  Prevention  against  Women  and Children  (CCPWC)'  Scheme,  to  the  States/UTs  for  setting  up  of  cyber forensic-cum-training  laboratories.  So,  far  Cyber  Forensic-cum-Training Laboratories have been commissioned in 33 States/UTs including Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu and Maharashtra.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## L.S.US. Q. NO. 4120  FOR 17.03.2026

State/UT-wise Cases Registered under Cyber Crimes during 2021-2023

| SL                | State/UT                   |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |
|-------------------|----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh             |   1875 |   2341 |   2341 |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh          |     47 |     14 |     24 |
| 3                 | Assam                      |   4846 |   1733 |    909 |
| 4                 | Bihar                      |   1413 |   1621 |   4450 |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh               |    352 |    439 |    473 |
| 6                 | Goa                        |     36 |     90 |     86 |
| 7                 | Gujarat                    |   1536 |   1417 |   1995 |
| 8                 | Haryana                    |    622 |    681 |    751 |
| 9                 | Himachal Pradesh           |     70 |     77 |    127 |
| 10                | Jharkhand                  |    953 |    967 |   1079 |
| 11                | Karnataka                  |   8136 |  12556 |  21889 |
| 12                | Kerala                     |    626 |    773 |   3295 |
| 13                | Madhya Pradesh             |    589 |    826 |    685 |
| 14                | Maharashtra                |   5562 |   8249 |   8103 |
| 15                | Manipur                    |     67 |     18 |      3 |
| 16                | Meghalaya                  |    107 |     75 |     64 |
| 17                | Mizoram                    |     30 |      1 |     31 |
| 18                | Nagaland                   |      8 |      4 |      2 |
| 19                | Odisha                     |   2037 |   1983 |   2348 |
| 20                | Punjab                     |    551 |    697 |    511 |
| 21                | Rajasthan                  |   1504 |   1833 |   2435 |
| 22                | Sikkim                     |      0 |     26 |     12 |
| 23                | Tamil Nadu                 |   1076 |   2082 |   4121 |
| 24                | Telangana                  |  10303 |  15297 |  18236 |
| 25                | Tripura                    |     24 |     30 |     36 |
| 26                | Uttar Pradesh              |   8829 |  10117 |  10794 |
| 27                | Uttarakhand                |    718 |    559 |    494 |
| 28                | West Bengal                |    513 |    401 |    309 |
|                   | TOTAL STATE(S)             |  52430 |  64907 |  85603 |
| 29                | A&N Islands                |      8 |     28 |     47 |
| 30                | Chandigarh                 |     15 |     27 |     23 |
| 31                | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu |      5 |      5 |      6 |
| 32                | Delhi                      |    356 |    685 |    407 |
| 33                | Jammu & Kashmir            |    154 |    173 |    185 |
| 34                | Ladakh                     |      5 |      3 |      1 |
| 35                | Lakshadweep                |      1 |      1 |      1 |
| 36                | Puducherry                 |      0 |     64 |    147 |
|                   | TOTAL UT(S)                |    544 |    986 |    817 |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |                            |  52974 |  65893 |  86420 |

Source: 'Crime in India' published by NCRB.

List of States / UTs to which assistance  has been provided for Cyber Forensics under the Nirbhaya funded scheme  for Strengthening of DNA Analysis and Cyber Forensic Capacities  in State FSLs

| S. NO.      | States         | Total release in last 03 years i.e. from FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 ( in Crores )   |   Total release since FY 2018- 19 ( in Crores ) | Amount for which UC received in GFR Form 12-C   |
|-------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1 Arunachal | Pradesh 0.865  |                                                                                |                                          0.865  | 0                                               |
| 2           | Assam          | 1.125                                                                          |                                          1.125  | 0                                               |
| 3           | Chhattisgarh   | 2.183                                                                          |                                          3.683  | 3,51,59,931                                     |
| 4           | Gujarat*       | 0.6075                                                                         |                                          1.8225 | 1,15,57,661                                     |
| 5 Himachal  | Pradesh*       | 0                                                                              |                                          7.29   | 7,29,00,000                                     |
| 6           | Jharkhand*     | 1.6625                                                                         |                                          4.9875 | 3,26,79,489                                     |
| 7           | Karnataka*     | 0                                                                              |                                         13.96   | 0                                               |
| 8           | Kerala         | 1.625                                                                          |                                          6.455  | 4,82,93,502                                     |
| 9           | Meghalaya      | 1.7715                                                                         |                                          1.9365 | 1,77,15,000                                     |
| 10          | Mizoram*       | 0                                                                              |                                          4.19   | 4,19,00,000                                     |
| 11          | Nagaland*      | 2.725                                                                          |                                          5.45   | 5,45,00,000                                     |
| 12          | Odisha*        | 3.1425                                                                         |                                          9.4275 | 9,30,60,819                                     |
| 13          | Punjab*        | 0                                                                              |                                          7.98   | 3,99,00,000                                     |
| 14          | Rajasthan*     | 0                                                                              |                                          6.28   | 6,27,96,750                                     |
| 15          | Telangana      | 2.98                                                                           |                                          2.98   | 1,76,49,403                                     |
| 16          | Tripura*       | 0                                                                              |                                          2.11   | 2,11,00,000                                     |
| 17          | Uttar Pradesh* | 0                                                                              |                                          7.75   | 7,06,81,508                                     |
| 18          | Uttarakhand    | 2.48                                                                           |                                          2.48   | 2,48,00,000                                     |
| 19          | A & N Islands  | 2.18                                                                           |                                          2.28   | 1,59,68,474                                     |
| 20          | Puducherry*    | 3.395                                                                          |                                          6.9    | 6,05,33,389                                     |

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