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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1431
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28TH JULY, 2026/ SHRAVANA 6, 1948 (SAKA)
CYBER CRIME MITIGATION CENTRE
1431. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:
SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:
SHRI DULU MAHATO:
SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA:
SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:
SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:
DR. BHOLA SINGH:
SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:
SHRI MURASOLI S:
SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL:
SHRI SHIVMANGAL SINGH TOMAR:
SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:
SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:
SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE:
SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:
SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:
SMT. MAHIMA KUMARI MEWAR:
SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:
SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:
SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:
SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:
SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:
SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:
SMT. D K ARUNA:
SHRI ARUN GOVIL:
SHRI BHARATSINHJI SHANKARJI DABHI:
DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the achievements made so far by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination
Centre (I4C) in curbing cyber financial fraud;
(b) whether the steps taken by the said Centre in curbing cyber financial
fraud have been reviewed;-2-
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(c) if so, the amount saved and the details of the complaints received through
the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System;
(d) the number of SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards and IMEls
(International Mobile Equipment Identity) blocked so far through the Suspect
Registry and the number of mule accounts/bank accounts identified
thereunder;
(e) the outcomes of the Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre and the 'Pratibimb'
module including the details and the number of arrests as well as the
achievements made so far; and
(f) the steps taken for the capacity building of the law enforcement agencies
under the National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC) ?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)
(a) to (f) : ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects as per the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution of India. The States/UTs are primarily
responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of
crimes including cyber fraud through their Law Enforcement Agencies
(LEAs). The Central Government supplements the initiatives of the
States/UTs through advisories and financial assistance under various
schemes for capacity building of their LEAs.
To strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes including cyber
financial fraud in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, the Central
Government has taken steps which, inter-alia, include the following:-3-
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i. The Ministry of Home Affairs has set up the ‘Indian Cyber Crime
Coordination Centre’ (I4C) as an attached office to deal with all types
of cyber crimes in the country, in a coordinated and comprehensive
manner.
ii. The ‘National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal’ (NCRP)
(https://cybercrime.gov.in) has been launched, as a part of the I4C, to
enable public to report incidents pertaining to all types of cyber crimes,
with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children.
iii. The ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System’
(CFCFRMS), under I4C, has been launched in year 2021 for immediate
reporting of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off funds by the
fraudsters. As per CFCFRMS operated by I4C, till 30.06.2026, financial
amount of more than Rs. 11,158 Crore has been saved in more than
32.80 lakh complaints. A toll-free Helpline number ‘1930’ has been
operationalized to get assistance in lodging online cyber complaints.
iv. A State of the Art, Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC) has been
established at I4C where representatives of major banks, Financial
Intermediaries, Payment Aggregators, Telecom Service Providers, IT
Intermediaries and representatives of States/UTs Law Enforcement
Agency are working together for immediate action and seamless
cooperation to tackle cybercrime.-4-
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v. Till 30.06.2026, more than 15.75 lakhs SIM cards and 5.77 lakhs IMEIs
as reported by Police authorities have been blocked by Government of
India.
vi. A Suspect Registry of identifiers of cyber criminals has been launched
by I4C on 10.09.2024 in collaboration with Banks/Financial Institutions.
Till 30.06.2026, more than 30.48 lakh suspect identifier data received
from Banks and 32.08 lakh Layer 1 mule accounts have been shared
with the participating entities of Suspect Registry and declined
transactions worth Rs. 25,698 crores.
vii. Samanvaya Platform has been made operational to serve as an
Management Information System (MIS) platform, data repository and a
coordination platform for LEAs for cybercrime data sharing and
analytics. It provides analytics based interstate linkages of crimes and
criminals, involved in cybercrime complaints in various States/UTs. The
module ‘Pratibimb’ maps locations of criminals and crime infrastructure
on a map to give visibility to jurisdictional officers. The module also
facilitates seeking and receiving of techno-legal assistance by Law
Enforcement Agencies from I4C and other SMEs. It has lead to arrest
of more than 29,837 accused and more than 2,33,593 Cyber
Investigation assistance request.
viii. ‘Sahyog’ Portal has been launched to expedite the process of sending
notices to IT intermediaries by the Appropriate Government or its-5-
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agency under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 79 of the IT Act,
2000 to facilitate the removal or disabling of access to any information,
data or communication link being used to commit an unlawful act.
ix. The Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform, namely ‘CyTrain’
portal has been developed under I4C, for capacity building of police
officers/judicial officers through online course on critical aspects of
cyber crime investigation, forensics, prosecution etc. Till 30.06.2026,
more than 1,63,344 police officers/judicial officers from States/UTs are
registered and more than 1,61,957 Certificates issued through the
portal.
x. Cyber Commando programme was launched by the Hon'ble Home
Minister on 10.09.2024 to establish a Special Wing of Cyber
Commandos equipped with specialized training to counter
cybersecurity threats in the country. The programme envisions the
creation of a dedicated, skilled workforce capable of securing critical
information infrastructure and supporting national cybersecurity
efforts. 281 cyber commandos successfully completed training.
xi. I4C, MHA is regularly organising ‘State Connect’, ‘Thana Connect’ ‘Bank
Connect’ and Peer learning session to share best practices, enhance
capacity building, etc.
xii. The state of the art National-Digital Investigation Support Centre
(previously known as National Cyber Forensic Laboratory-6-
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(Investigation) {NCFL(I)}) has been established, as a part of the I4C, at
New Delhi (on 18.02.2019) and at Assam (on 29.08.2025) to provide
early stage cyber forensic assistance to Investigating Officers (IOs) of
State/UT Police. Till 30.06.2026, National-Digital Investigation Support
Centre, New Delhi has provided its services to State/UT LEAs in more
than 14,064 cases pertaining to cyber crimes.
xiii. To further strengthen operational efficiency and ensure uniformity in
handling cybercrime complaints, the Ministry has issued a
comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for NCRP-
CFCFRMS. The SOP lays down a standardized framework for complaint
processing, bank coordination, grievance redressal, removal of lien
markings, and restoration of defrauded funds to rightful claimants
based on complaints received through the NCRP. Money Restoration
Module for expeditious restoration of defrauded money to the victims
and Grievance Redressal Module for timely attending to the grievances
relating to freezing of the bank accounts and lien marking of the
amount, have been made functional from April, 2026.
To further spread awareness on cyber crime, the Central Government has
taken steps which, inter-alia, include; caller tune campaign, dissemination
of messages through SMS, I4C social media account i.e. X (formerly Twitter)
(@CyberDost), Facebook(CyberDostI4C), Instagram (CyberDostI4C),-7-
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Telegram(cyberdosti4c), SMS campaign, TV campaign, Radio campaign,
School Campaign, advertisement in cinema halls, celebrity endorsement, IPL
campaign, engaged MyGov for publicity in multiple mediums, organizing
Cyber Safety and Security Awareness weeks in association with States/UTs,
digital displays on metro stations, railway stations and airports across, etc.
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