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Cyber Criminals Looted Rs 125 Cr In 3 Years In Odisha; Nearly 1400 Crooks Nabbed

Bhubaneswar: Cyber criminals have looted over Rs 125 crore from people in separate incidents in different parts of Odisha in the last three years, the state Assembly was informed on Monday.

Sharing this information while replying a question from a BJD MLA in the House, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said that a total of 6, 368 cases were registered and as many as 1388 persons have been arrested during this period.

While a total of Rs 40, 39,70,514 was lost in 2037 registered cases in 2021, an amount of Rs 27,56,138 was refunded to the victims.

In 2022, the cyber fraudsters duped victims to the tune of Rs 37, 28, 96,982 and Rs 97, 30,582 was returned, Majhi said.

In 2022, fraud to the tune of Rs 47,94,50, 178 was reported in 2348 cases. Out of the total amount, Rs 1, 52, 59, 965 was returned.

The official data showed that a total of 425 people were arrested in 2021, 442 in 2022 and 522 persons were nabbed for various cyber crimes in 2023.

OB Bureau

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