Children are linked to cybercrime in at least three of every 3,000 cases, say experts

BENGALURU: At a panel discussion on online safety, an inspector from the Karnataka State Police highlighted that children are involved, either as victims or accused, in at least three of every 3,000 cybercrime cases registered monthly.

Inspector of Cyber Crime, Shivarathna S, Karnataka State Police Training School, Channapatna, said, “In a month when we register 3,000 cases of cyber crime, it involves at least three children either as victims or accused.”