Mizoram Cybercrime: 321 cybercrime cases between Jan 2020 and Mar 2025
Mizoram Cybercrime: 321 cybercrime cases between Jan 2020 and Mar 2025
Digital Desk: Mizoram recorded financial fraud as the most common cybercrime.
Financial fraud accounted for 56.38 percent of the 321 cybercrime cases registered across Mizoram between January 2020 and March 11 this year.
A total of 181 cases of financial crimes, primarily online banking fraud and cheating by impersonation, were registered during the period.
Other offences include 32 cases of identity theft, 16 cases of child pornography, nine cases of social media harassment, seven cases of copyright infringement, five cases of rumours and one hacking case.
The highest number of financial cybercrimes was reported in 2022, during which 107 cases were registered.
More than Rs 1.42 crore was recovered in financial fraud cases between 2021 and March 11, 2025.
Mizoram registered the highest number of cybercrimes in 2022, recording 158 cases, followed by 72 cases in 2023.
The number of cybercrime cases decreased to 41 in 2024, and of these, 17 were related to financial crimes and 15 to sexual harassment.
In the current year to March 11, thirteen cybercrime cases were registered, of which six were related to sexual harassment and four to financial fraud.
The records stated that 113 people, including eight juveniles, were arrested in cybercrime cases and 40 of them were convicted since 2021.
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