In 2022, the southern state of Karnataka in India had the highest number of registered offences related to online identity theft, with more than 3.7 thousand cases registered with the authorities. The country recorded over five thousand cases of online identity theft that year. This category of crime came under the purview of Section 66C of the Indian Penal Code.
Number of online identity theft offences reported across India in 2022, by leading state
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