Ninety cases of cyber crime have been registered in Madhya Pradesh in less than three months this year, police said on Sunday.
Anil Gupta, IG of Cyber Cell said, "The rise in the cyber crimes is steep as compared to the last couple of years. In 2012, the total number of 131 cyber crime cases was registered in the state, while in 2011, the number of cyber crime cases was 60."
"The complaints are mostly about fake accounts created on social networking sites or obscene pictures uploaded and online fake lottery cases, which are generally, reported from major cities of the state", he added.
The IG of Cyber Cell also attributed the procedural changes in the filing of cases as the reason for the rise in number of cyber crime cases. "Earlier, complaints about cyber crime were received by the CID, which used to verify first and then register a case," Gupta said.
However, from July 2012 onwards, these cases are being registered with the cyber police station in the state capital. In 2012, this dedicated police station had received 1,302 complaints from across the state, while 1,326 in 2011, he said.