Imphal, March 24 -- The cybercrime fraud has resulted in significant financial losses, with the Cybercrime Police station in Manipur reporting losses of approximately Rs 25,45,34,000 crores in 2024 alone.

The Ministry of Home Affairs reported that in Manipur, people filed 339 complaint cases in 2023, resulting in a loss of Rs 333.03 lakhs and a lien amount of Rs 66.94 lakhs.

Officials said that the common types of cybercrime include mobile phones, computers, Auto Telling Machines (ATMs), phishing, malware, and identity theft, and the Manipur government has launched a state Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to address these issues.

The two most common forms of cybercrimes in Manipur are defrauding and blackmailing ordinary people through soc...