Cyber crimes in India rise sharply in 2022

STORY: Cyber crimes in India rise sharply in 2022 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people using mobile phone 3. various of mobile phone towers STORYLINE: India witnessed a sharp rise of over 24 percent in cyber crimes during 2022 compared to the previous year, and over 31 percent compared to 2020, data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed. During the year 2022, a maximum number of 15,297 cyber crimes were reported from the southern state of Telangana, followed by 12,556 crimes in the southern state of Karnataka, and 10,117 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Quoting the NCRB data on Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra said in parliament that the federal government had taken various initiatives to deal with all types of cyber crimes in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. He said more than 320,000 SIM car