1900 cyber criminals arrested in first three months this year

Over 1900 cybercriminals have been arrested in the first three months of 2025, with 21 persons being arrested per day on average, Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sumita Misra said on Thursday.

While 1909 cybercriminals were arrested in 2023, the number grew substantially to 5,156 in 2024, she added in a statement. Misra further said that the hold and recovered amount from these cybercriminals has also seen a steep rise with Rs 268.40 crore being held and recovered in 2024, up from Rs 76.85 crore in 2023. Further, in the first 3 months of 2025, a total of Rs 34.73 crore have already been held and recovered, registering an improvement of 33.36% in March this year.