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" [ad_1]\r\n<br><div id=\"\"> <p>The national capital in 2021 witnessed a 111 per cent increase in the cyber crimes as compared to the previous year with the <a href=\"https://www.devdiscourse.com/news?tag=NCRB\">NCRB</a> data citing sexual exploitation to be the motive behind maximum number of cases.</p><p>According to the <a href=\"https://www.devdiscourse.com/news?tag=National+Crime+records+Bureau\">National Crime records Bureau</a> data for the year 2021, most of these cases involved online fraud, online harassment, publication of explicit content etc.</p><p>The increase comes despite the Delhi Police having a separate wing for cyber crime as well as a social media centre Over 356 cases of cyber crime were reported last year in which most of the offenders were booked for publication and transmission of sexually explicit content.</p><p>An analysis of the data showed that common motives for the crimes were fraud, sexual exploitation, and extortion. Most of the complainants were women or minors aged between 12-17. “We have been registering more cases online after COVID. We have seen an increase in financial fraud and sextortion cases,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crime) <a href=\"https://www.devdiscourse.com/news?tag=KPS+Malhotra\">KPS Malhotra</a> said. “We not only take cases from complaints but also take cognisance of social media posts,” he said.</p> <p>(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)</p> </div>\r\n<br>[ad_2]\r\n<br><a href=\"https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/2160114-over-100-increase-in-cyber-crime-in-delhi-during-2020-21\">Source link </a>"
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