As many as 391 Cyber cases were reported and 79 persons arrested during the last six months by June 30, 2018 in the State. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJP MLA Radharanai Panda on Monday.
According to the information submitted by the CM, the Cyber crimes are increasing in the State. While 314 Cyber crimes were reported and 99 persons arrested in 2016, the numbers rose to 824 and 195, respectively, in 2017.
Out of 824 Cyber crimes reported and 195 arrested in 2017, 188 were related viral videos/fraud images and 88 arrested in such cases.
The Chief Minister said a total of 1099 rape cases were disposed of in 2017 and culprits were punished in 186 cases, registering 16.92% punishment rate.