Online cheating incidents reported in India 2021, by leading state
In 2021, the state of Karnataka in India recorded the highest number of cyber crimes specifically related to cheating with nearly six thousand cases registered with the authorities. Uttar Pradesh came second with over two thousand cases of cyber cheating that year. Overall there were a little over four thousand cases reported across the country. This category of crime came under the purview of Sections 420 of the Indian Penal Code.