Many cybercrime cases not investigated 

Many cybercrime cases not investigated 

Context

NCRB data on cybercrime& crimes against state

Data on Cybercrime

• Lack of investigation: More than 12,000 incidents of cybercrime were reported in 2016, but nearly the same number of such crimes carried forward from the previous years had not been investigated
• Increase of 6.3%: In 2016, 12,317 such incidents were reported and in 2015 the figure stood at 11,592, a jump of 6.3%
• Highest in UP: Uttar Pradesh with 2,639 cases reported the highest number of incidents accounting for 21.4%, followed by Maharashtra with 2,380, Karnataka 1,101 and Rajasthan 941cases

Motives of cybercrime:

• Illegal gain (5,987 incidents) and revenge (1,056) were the two top motives that accounted for cybercrimes
• Sexual exploitation (686), insulting the modesty of women (569) and causing disrepute (448) constituted 13% of the crimes
• There were 40 cases that were done with a “political” motive
• 14 cases pertained to sale and purchase of illegal drugs
• There were 149 cases of inciting crimes against a community
• Three cases of inciting hate crimes against the country

Data on crimes against state

• Tamil Nadu topped the list when it came to booking people for committing crimes against the State, which includes cases of sedition
• Of the 6,986 cases registered in 2016, 1,827 or 26% cases were reported from Tamil Nadu, followed by U.P. 1,414, Haryana 1,286 and Assam 343 cases
• Under the Official Secrets Act, 30 cases were reported
• 922 cases were registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
• Highest in Meghalaya: Meghalaya with 42 cases registered the most number of cases under Sections pertaining to sedition and waging war against the country