Digital arrests, cyber crimes tripled during 2022-24, govt tells Parliament

The number of digital arrest scams and related cybercrimes in the country almost tripled between 2022 and 2024, with defrauded amounts skyrocketing by 21 times during the period, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Replying to a question, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, furnished data of digital arrest scams and related cybercrimes reported on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) in the last three years, which showed 39,925 such incidents being reported in 2022 with a total defrauded amount of Rs 91.14 crore.