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Experts say that the rise in unemployment due to COVID-19 is pushing many people, particularly the youth, toward criminal activities. In one case, two former restaurant managers and a salesman at a hardware store were found guilty of stealing cell phones and jewelry in the capital.
India has registered close to a million coronavirus cases and almost 25,000 related deaths. With daily infections rising to a record high, the South Asian country is now the third most affected country in the world, behind the US and Brazil. The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the country's economy. Many companies have reduced their staff and the informal sector of the economy is suffering badly.
Authorities have also reported an increase in cybercrimes since the start of the pandemic. Police officials in Maharashtra state have registered 400 cybercrime cases against people who were using hate speech on the internet and giving a communal angle to the pandemic.