Mumbai: Maharashtra sees an increase in cyber of 196% of children from 2019 to 2020, making it replace nationally in this crime metric as number one state.
Concerns, only one person punished in the country from 116 were arrested for cyberstalking children in 2020, according to the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB).
Maharashtra, with 207 cases of cybercrime against underage children in 2020, followed by up (197), Karnataka (144), Kerala (126), Odisha (71), and Andhra Pradesh (52).
Nationally, a 261% increase in virtual world violations on registered children in 2020.
Increased violations by 2020 owed the increase in online activities during Covid locking, experts said.
Parents often blame for loose monitoring and often because they encourage children to be present on social media if just not to fall behind peers.
Commenting on the creation and uploading unpleasant videos featuring underage children, an expert says, “During locking, there is an increase not only in viewers but also in the creation of unpleasant videos because children are at home all the time.
Most of the videos Recorded by family members and neighbors.
Many are also created by children themselves, who sometimes sell it to make money fast.
“Cyber ​​Lawyer Prashant Mali said many children were even prepared online and then convincingly to be involved in Cybersex.
“Awareness at the school level is a must.
Underage children are often victims of children’s pornography by known people or relatives who are attracted them.” However, police officers said that the reporting mechanism had increased and the actions taken to the perpetrators, at least in Maharashtra, were quite large.
“What is needed is tracking and shared action by all government law enforcement agencies, including international organizations,” said an officer.
“Can we have a special court for cybercrime and let them give priority for cases related to minors?” Said the former Maharashra DGP D Sivanandhan.
According to a 2020 NCRB report, 50,035 cyber violations in all registered categories in this country, up from 44,546 in 2019.
A total of 18,420 people were arrested and 18,189 was intermittent, but only 1,369 were punished.
At Maharashtra, 1,735 was arrested and 1.238 was cut off, while only two were punished.
In Mumbai, 450 people were arrested for cyber violations, even though 223 cries of charges and only two were punished.