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Cyber fraudsters steal nearly £1.65 billion from Indians in 2025

Highlights

  • Delhi saw £103.5 m stolen by cyber criminals in 2025, up from £90.6 m in 2024.
  • Nationwide losses reached approximately £1.65 bn equivalent to a small state's budget.
  • Fraudsters operate from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam under Chinese handlers using illegal methods.

Cyber criminals have stolen an estimated £1.65 bn (Rs 20,000 crore) from victims across India in the past year, with Delhi alone losing £103.5 m (Rs 1,250 crore), police officials revealed on Monday.

The scale of the new-age crime came into sharp focus last week when an 81-year-old man and his 77-year-old wife in Greater Kailash, New Delhi, were defrauded of £1.22 million (Rs 14.85 crore) through a 'digital arrest' scam, leaving them virtually penniless.

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