Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the number of cases of cyber crimes registered by the Government, State-wise; and
(b) whether any action has been taken in the cases of cyber crimes so far and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
(a) and (b): As per the data maintained by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 9622, 11592 and 12,317 cyber crime cases were registered during the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively. State/Union Territory wise cases registered and persons arrested under Information Technology Act, 2000 and cyber crime related sections of IPC during 2014-2016 are enclosed at Annexure.
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