Cyber crimes emerge as serious challenge for Gurugram police | A report

Cyber crimes continue to witness an upward trend in Gurugram. official data provided by Gurugram police, shows that 33, 776 complaints of cyber crime were received by city police in 2023. Based on complaints, 600 cases were registered and 650 accused were arrested after investigation.

According to police, out of 33,776 complaints, 23,356 have been solved, while 10,420 complaints are still under probe.

Gurugram Police bust 12 fake call centers this year

It is being alleged that Gurugram has turned into a hub of cyber criminals, who are not only targeting people in city but across country. Data shows that a few cyber swindler’s gangs are largely involved in targeting foreigners as well.

As per law enforcement officials, cyber criminals in Gurugram have managed to extract over Rs 200 crore from victims across country.

Police sources said that gangs have established fake call centers in Gurugram to dupe foreigners mostly residing in USA and Europe. In 2023, Gurugram police busted 12 such fake call centers and seized over Rs 18 lakhs.

A senior police official said, "Over years, Gurugram has witnessed an increase in cyber crimes. We have solved several cases including cloning of debit cards, financial frauds through viruses and fake call centers.”