Ahmedabad, Sep 30 (PTI) Cyber crimes in Gujarat have registered a significant rise of 40.79 per cent in 2023 as 1,995 cases were registered in the year as compared to 1,417 in 2022, the data in the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed.

While such cases saw a jump of 31 per cent across the country as compared to 2022, Gujarat reported an increase of over 40 per cent.

Of the 1,995 cases registered in 2023, the maximum number of 1,034 cases were about “cheating" under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The NCRB report said 254 were related to “identity theft" punishable under section 66C of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 258 cases were about publication of obscene or sexually explicit material in electronic form.

In 10 cases, the accused were boo

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