
Delhiites lost Rs 70.64 crore to cyber conmen in 184 incidents in first half of 2025: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Cyber crooks have left Delhiites poorer by Rs 70.64 crore in 184 financial crimes in the first half of 2025 till June 30, official data showed on Tuesday.In 2024, Delhi citizens lost Rs 817 crore in 1,591 cybercrime incidents, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told Lok Sabha in a written reply.The MoS said the number of cyber financial fraud cases registered in Delhi in 2023 was 1,347, and the money lost by victims in such incidents added up to Rs 183 crore.In 2022, Delhiites lost Rs 231 crore in 1,545 cyber frauds, and in 2021, as many as 1,630 cyber fraud matters left residents of the National Capital by Rs 91 crore, said Rai.Sharing national-level cyber crime data related to 2022 collated by the National Crime Records Bureau, the...