ludhiana ludhiana police commissionerate has topped the state in cyber crimes data of 2018 compiled by national crime records bureau ncrb has revealedthe number of cases witnessed a fall from 33 in 2017 to 24 in 2018jalandhar police commissionerate was second with 20 such cases whereas bathinda and sas nagar shared the third position with 14 casesin sub categories seven cases each of cyberblackmailing and cyber threat were reported in 2018 cheating involving communication devices as mediumtarget was at number two with five cases two cases each of cyber stalkingbullying of womenchildren and cheating by personation using computer devices were also reported in 2018one case each of publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act in electronic form and fraud were reported in ludhiana commissionareate in 2018in 2017 ludhiana had witnessed 14 cases of cheating involving communication devices as mediumtarget whereas two cases each of cyber stalkingbullying of womenchildren and cyberblackmailing and threateningthe social activists said police should remain alert to tackle such crimeswith technological advancement people are usually working doing business and interacting with friends online the scamsters and hackers cheat people of their identity and money on a daily basis though police work for helping fraud victims not much is retrieved victims are often discouraged to file complaints and are made to feel guilty for not being careful this is not a good way police should remain proactive and rely on teamwork to find leads and help victims said narinder singh a social activistatm card frauds online dating and shopping losses can be best avoided if police educate public through regular campaigns and involve school and college students in the awareness drives he addeddeputy commissioner of police headquarters akhil chaudhary said fall in such cases is a result of increased awareness among people about cyber crimes he said they expect the number to come down further as they have been conducting seminars at various levels in schools and colleges the police officer said they act promptly in cases of cyber bullying of children and women and encourage more people to come forward to report crimes of such nature