Bengaluru: The country’s branded capital, Bengaluru contributed 47% of cases of Cybercrime reported from 19 metropolitan cities in the country for 2020, according to data on the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
A total of 18,867 Cybercrime cases were reported from 19 cities, where Bengaluru registered 8,892.
Hyderabad reported the second highest number of cases at 2,553, followed by Mumbai (2,433), Lucknow (1,465) and Ghaziabad (756).
Delhi recorded 166 cases.
However, the CyberCrime Bengaluru case witnessed a decline in 2020 compared to 2019, which saw 10,555 cases.
A total of 18,500 cases of cybercrime were registered in 19 cities in 2019.
“In 2020 witnessed the national class between March and May, forcing the public to rely more on the internet for their financial transactions.
However, there were fewer cases of cybercrime reported in the city in 2020 compared to the city 2019 because more awareness among internet users, “said a senior police officer.
According to him, the city police began registering a report on the incidence of Cyber ​​(CIRS) from December 2020 and there would be further decrease in the case.
“In CIR, we block bank accounts that are the victim’s money will be transferred, immediately after receiving complaints.
But this is only possible when the victim submits a complaint within two hours after the incident.
People don’t need to go to the police station.
They can call 112 and file complaints online .
These cases did not change immediately into firs.
In this way, we registered 6,071 complaints between December 2020 and September 2021 this year.
From them, the action had begun at 5,159, while 912 was delayed.
A total of 967 FIR has been registered with this CIRS.
As many as RS 57 Crore at 3,565 different bank accounts have been confiscated, “he said.
Cases of identity theft, which formed the main share of Cybercrime complaints reported in Bengaluru, nosed from 10,000 in 2019 to 3003 by 2020, NCRB data said.
However, Bengaluru reported the number of highest identity theft cases among 19 cities during the second year.