Piracy as motive for cyber crimes India 2022, by leading state
In 2022, the state of Rajasthan in India had the highest number of cyber crimes related to piracy, with 43 cases registered with the authorities. The country recorded 89 cases of cyber crime offences that were committed with the intent of selling or transmitting pirated content that year. These crimes came under the purview of numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code under Information Technology Act (Cyber crimes).