Number of OTP frauds reported in India 2021, by leading state
In 2021, the state of Telangana in India had the highest number banking frauds related to the One Time Password provision with approximately 1,377 cases registered with the authorities. Overall there were over two thousand cases of OTP frauds that year across the country. This category of crime came under the purview of Sections 420 of the Indian Penal Code.