A total of 5,156 arrests were made by the Haryana police in cybercrime cases from which it recovered ₹268 crore, said DGP Shatrujeet Kapur.
Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur said the state police has done commendable work in dealing with cybercrime.
He was speaking at a conference held in Panchkula and attended by additional superintendents of police, DSPs, all 29 cyber SHOs, and cyber investigative officers from across the state.
At the conference, "various technical aspects and best practices related to cybercrime control were discussed in detail," he said in a statement.
Kapur said nodal officers from 10 banks are working round-the-clock with the Haryana Police to prevent cybercrimes and from next week, more such officers will team up.
He said that, in 2023, Haryana police made about 1,900 cybercrime-related arrests, which increased to 5,156 in 2024.
In 2023, cyber frauds of about Rs 602 crore were reported in Haryana. The figure increased to ₹980 crore in 2024, he said.
He said the money recovered in these cases was increased to ₹268 crore in 2024 from about ₹76 crore in 2023.
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