Of the 32,286 cybercrime cases registered by Karnataka Police since 2019, only 7,835 cases or 24% have been solved so far.
Data presented in the legislative council by Home minister Araga Jnanendra on Thursday showed the state managed convictions in only 70 cases and only about 75 of the accused were convicted. The highest number of cases were reported from Bengaluru. The capital recorded 10,553 cases in 2019, 8,892 in 2020, 6,423 in 2021 and 1,372 so far this year. Responding to a query by BJP MLC Suneel Valyapure, Jnanendra said the government launched cybercrime police stations in 2017 precisely to prevent such crimes.