Bhopal: As many as 1,366 cases of online fraud worth Rs 51.33 crore have been registered in Madhya Pradesh in the last five years, the state government has said.
State Home Minister Narottam Mishra revealed the figures in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, in a written reply to a question asked by BJP legislator Yashpal Singh Sisodiya. The number of online fraud cases, including those under the Information Technology Act, has constantly rising over the past five years, the reply said.
A total of 1,366 cases of online fraud have been registered since January 2017. The amount involved in these online fraud cases stands at Rs 51,33,86,577, it said.
In 2017, as many as 170 cases of online fraud were registered which went up to 211 next year. Similarly, the cases further increased to 245 in 2019 while this number went up to 338 in 2020, registering an increase of 37 percent.