STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Financial frauds have been a major source of concern for the country in the past few years. A total of 160 reports of financial problems have come from the state of Assam, and these cases accounted for a total of Rs 1.54 crore in the previous financial year.
Previously, 583 cases were reported in 2019-20 worth Rs 3.33 crore and 377 cases in 2020- 21 worth Rs 1.88 crore in the state. In the financial year 2021–22, a total of 65893 cases were registered, which accounted for Rs 258.61 crore. These crimes are committed by using various instruments, including debit and credit cards, internet banking, and applications.
The records, however, show a decreasing trend in the number of cases but an increasing trend in terms of the volume of fraud in the previous three years. In the year 2019–20, 73386 cases were registered, and 73988 cases in the year 2020–21. The total worth of these frauds was Rs 244.01 crore and Rs 228.65 crore, respectively.
The largest number as well as the volume of the cases have been reported from Maharashtra. 25979 cases accounted for Rs 86.32 crore. The National Capital Territory of Delhi was the second on the list with 6716 incidents worth Rs 27.85 crore, and Tamil Nadu was the third on the list with 5953 cases worth Rs 21.02 crore. Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported one case, while Mizoram had two cases, accounting for Rs 0.01 crore, and came at the bottom of the list in the years 2021–22. Arunachal Pradesh recorded four cases last year, but the value was less than Rs 1 lakh.
Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, and Sikkim are also at the bottom of the list.
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