President Droupadi Murmu said that cyber crime is one of the new emerging threats to humankind. “As we progress into the future, we are confronted with emerging challenges. Cyber crimes and climate change are new threats to human rights.”

Chandigarh: Over 5,156 cybercrime-related arrests made by Haryana police from whom Rs 268 crore recovered in 2024, speaking at a conference held in Panchkula and attended by additional superintendents of police, DSPs, all 29 cyber SHOs, and cyber investigative officers from across the state, Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Shatrujeet Kapur said that nodal officers from 10 banks are working round-the-clock with the Haryana Police to prevent fast increasing cybercrimes and from next week, more such officers will team up.
DGP Kapur said, in 2023, Haryana Police made about 1,900 cybercrime-related arrests, which increased to 5,156 in 2024. In 2023, cyber frauds of about Rs 602 crore were reported in Haryana. The figure increased to Rs 980 crore in 2024. Kapur said the money recovered in these cases was increased to Rs 268 crore in 2024 from about Rs 76 crore in 2023. He said the state police has done commendable work in dealing with cybercrime. At the conference, various technical aspects and best practices related to cybercrime control were discussed in detail.