Chandigarh, March 18 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday informed the Assembly that in a technology-driven crackdown on cybercrime in the state, the financial impact on the victims has declined with the total defrauded amount reducing by about 36% from Rs.980 crore in 2024 to Rs.632 crore in 2025.

Replying to a question raised by Congress MLA from Nuh, Aftab Ahmed, during Question Hour in the ongoing budget session, CM informed the total number of cases also declined from 6,054 cases in financial year 2024-25 to 5,831 cases in 2025-26 (till February 15, 2026).

On cybercrime and "digital arrest" cases, he said people above 60 years of age were among the most affected and thus keeping this in view, the government was co...