Indians Lost INR 1,935 Cr To Digital Arrest Scams In 2024: Govt

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MoS Kumar added that 17,718 incidents of digital arrest scams were reported in the first two months of 2025 itself, which defrauded the Indian public of INR 210.21 Cr

60,676 incidents (involving an amount of INR 339 Cr) and 39,925 such cases (totalling to INR 91.14 Cr) were also reported in 2023 and 2022, respectively

The I4C has so far blocked more than 83,668 WhatsApp accounts and 3,962 Skype IDs involved in digital arrest frauds

Minister of State (MoS) for home affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar has informed the Parliament that Indians lost INR 1,935.51 Cr to digital arrest scams in 2024.

In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha yesterday, the MoS said that 1.23 Lakh complaints related to such frauds were lodged on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.