OTP and bank fraud most common cyber crimes in Delhi; three-fold jump in cases in 3 years
To be sure, Bengaluru ranked the highest in the report when it came to cyber crimes.
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As per the report, Delhi saw 685 cybercrime cases last year as compared to 345 in 2021 and 166 in 2020. (Representational Image)Over the last three years, cybercrime cases in Delhi have tripled, almost touching the 700-mark in 2022. Most of them pertained to offences such as publication and transmission of content depicting children in sexually explicit acts in electronic form, according to the recent report from the National Crime Records Bureau.
As per the report, Delhi saw 685 cybercrime cases last year as compared to 345 in 2021 and 166 in 2020. Of this, the majority of the cases — 184 — were of transmission of obscene/sexually explicit photos and videos, data showed.
The report showed 55 cases of computer-related offences and 24 of cyber-stalking or bullying of women and children were reported last year. Online banking fraud too saw 72 cases in 2022 while 91 OTP frauds and 21 ATM frauds were reported in the city.
To be sure, Bengaluru ranked the highest in the report when it came to cyber crimes.
According to senior police officers, OTP and online bank frauds were the most common cybercrimes reported in the city. In the former, the scammers usually pose as bank executives and dupe unsuspecting customers by asking for details like the IFSC code and passbook number to access the victim’s account and siphon off money.
“Several call centres specifically targeting such persons operate across the city, which is why customers are told not to share details regarding their bank account or ATM card with strangers or even anyone from the bank. The accused persons employ various methods like asking the victim to complete the KYC process of their account or upgrade their credit card limit… and customers often fall for it,” said an officer from the Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit.
The officer added that banking frauds are on the rise in the city due to the expansion of the bank network, with most persons now having a bank account.
“All bank transactions are now carried out digitally. Fraudsters take advantage of this and often send links to people that ask them to click on it to get their account verified… They get phone numbers of customers from job portals,” said another officer.
On the obscene content cases, the officer said, “Most women are now approaching police, and complaints are being converted into FIRs, as there is more awareness. Victims of cyber crimes can now easily lodge a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, which is also helping to that end…”
In Delhi, Cyber Crime police stations were incorporated in all districts last year to deal with such crimes that have become a headache for the police and public alike.
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