Jharkhand Cyber Crime: Rising Online Scams, Reported Cases and How to Stay Safe
Jharkhand Cyber Crime: Rising Online Scams, Reported Cases and How to Stay Safe Published: August 2026 Category: Jharkhand | Cyber Crime | Public Safety Introduction: The Growing Threat of Cyber Crime in Jharkhand Cyber crime is no longer limited to hacking or suspicious emails. In Jharkhand, online fraud has increasingly taken the form of investment scams, fake customer-care calls, digital arrest threats, malicious applications, identity-based fraud and other forms of social engineering. Jharkhand has long been associated with cybercrime because of the notoriety of Jamtara. However, the state's cybercrime landscape has changed considerably. Police investigations and media reports indicate that cyber-fraud activity has expanded beyond Jamtara into districts such as Deoghar, Giridih, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh and Koderma. The latest official National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data released by the Ministry of Home Affairs shows that 1,423 cybercrime cases were registered in Jharkhand...