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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1484
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28TH JULY, 2026/ SHRAVANA 6, 1948 (SAKA)
CYBER FINANCIAL FRAUD
†1484. SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the Government can state the reasons for registering no drop in the cases
of cyber financial fraud despite the achievements of 14C;
(b) whether the Government has maintained any data regarding that has
actually been refunded to the victims out of the total amount involved in the
reported fraud cases;
(c) the number of chargesheets filed so far against organised gangs involved
in mule accounts and fake SIM cards;
(d) whether the Government admits that negligence on the part of Telecom
Service Providers is also a major cause of cyber frauds; and
(e) if so, the details of the action taken against such operators?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)
(a) to (e) : ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects under the Seventh
Schedule to the Constitution of India. Accordingly, the States and Union
Territories (UTs) are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection,
investigation, and prosecution of cybercrime including cyber financial fraud.-2-
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The Central Government, through the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),
supplements the efforts of States and UTs by providing policy guidance,
technological support, capacity-building assistance, and financial resources
to strengthen cybercrime management and enforcement capabilities.
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes the
statistical data on crimes in its publication “Crime in India”. The latest
published report is for the year 2024. Data regarding chargesheets filed
against organised gangs involved in mule accounts and fake SIM cards is not
maintained by NCRB.
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 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-3-
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participating entities of Suspect Registry and declined transactions worth
Rs. 25,698 crores. 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.
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) undertakes efforts to
prevent misuse of telecom resources in cyber-frauds. Sanchar Saathi portal
and mobile app enables citizens to report the suspected fraud
communications. Rather than acting on individual reported suspected fraud
communications, DoT uses the crowd-sourced data to carry out analysis and
to zero down on misuse of telecom resources. As on 15.7.2026, based on
11.18 lakh reports of suspected fraud communication shared by citizens on
Sanchar Saathi, 50.90 lakh mobile connections have been disconnected after
failing reverification by Telecom Service Providers.
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