400% increase in cyber crime against children among online education

The risks are the same as the benefits of online education

The number of cyber crime cases against children increased from 164 in 2019 to 842 in 2020.

A. 170 cases were reported in the region, 144 in Karnataka, 137 in Maharashtra, 107 in Kerala and 71 in Odisha.

New Delhi: Cyber ​​crime against children is on the rise. Between 2019 and 2020, there has been a 400 per cent increase in cyber crime cases targeting children in India.

This is according to the latest figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau. Among the five states with the highest number of such cases, Uttar Pradesh ranks first with 170 such cases, followed by Karnataka with 144, Maharashtra with 137, Kerala with 107 and Odisha with 71.

According to the latest figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau, a total of 842 cases have been registered against children online. 738 cases involving the publication or dissemination of material depicting children in sexual acts.

According to the NCRB's 2020 figures, cyber crime against children has increased by 400 per cent compared to the year 2019. While 164 such cases were reported in 2019 and 117 in 2018. Earlier in 2017, only 79 such cases were reported. This means that in 2020 alone, this proportion has increased by 400%.

Pooja Marwah, chief executive officer of the NGO Crime-Child Rights and UN, said children also face a number of risks as they spend more time on the Internet seeking education and other communication purposes.

The rate of online education increased during the Corona epidemic. The increasing use of internet for education has also led to an increase in cyber crime against children.

Children are exposed to other privacy-related threats, such as online sexual abuse, exposure to pornographic messages, exposure to pornography, sexually explicit material, cyberbullying, and online harassment, as more and more children use the Internet through online education.