In 2022, the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of cyber crimes with extortion as a motive with over one thousand cases registered with the authorities. The country recorded a total of over 3.6 thousand cases of cyber crimes motivated by extortion that year. These crimes came under the purview of numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code under Information Technology Act (Cyber crimes).
Number of cyber crimes with extortion as motive reported across India in 2022, by leading state
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NCRB (India). (December 1, 2023). Number of cyber crimes with extortion as motive reported across India in 2022, by leading state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098675/india-extortion-as-motive-for-cyber-crime-by-leading-state/
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