**Executive Summary**
This document is the answer from the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs (Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar) to Unstarred Question No. 2729 raised in Lok Sabha regarding cybercrime incidents to be answered on December 16, 2025. The response highlights the measures taken by the Central Government, including the establishment of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and various initiatives under it, to combat cybercrime across India. The response provides data current up to October 31, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Data Collection:**
* The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical data on crimes, including cybercrimes, in its annual "Crime in India" report.
* The latest published report is for the year 2023.
* **State/UT Responsibilities:**
* 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects, making States/UTs primarily responsible for preventing, detecting, investigating, and prosecuting crimes, including cybercrime, through their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).
* The Central Government supplements State/UT efforts with advisories and financial assistance.
* **Central Government Initiatives:**
* The Ministry of Home Affairs established the 'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre' (I4C) to coordinate efforts against all types of cybercrimes.
* The 'National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal' (NCRP) (https://cybercrime.gov.in) was launched as part of the I4C to facilitate public reporting of cybercrimes, focusing on those against women and children. FIRs and subsequent actions for incidents reported on this portal are handled by State/UT LEAs.
* The 'Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System' (CFCFRMS), under I4C, was launched in 2021. Up to 31.10.2025, it has saved more than Rs. 7,130 Crore across more than 23.02 lakh complaints. A toll-free Helpline number ‘1930’ has been operationalized.
* A Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC) has been established at I4C to facilitate collaboration between banks, financial intermediaries, telecom service providers, IT intermediaries, and State/UT Law Enforcement Agencies.
* Till 31.10.2025, more than 11.14 lakh SIM cards and 2.96 lakh IMEIs have been blocked by the Government of India based on police reports.
* I4C regularly organizes ‘State Connect', ‘Thana Connect' and Peer learning sessions to enhance capacity building.
* Seven Joint Cyber Coordination Teams (JCCTs) have been constituted for Mewat, Jamtara, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Vishakhapatnam, and Guwahati under 14C to enhance the coordination framework among the Law Enforcement Agencies of the States/UTs.
* The 'National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (Investigation)' has been established at New Delhi (since 18.02.2019) and Assam (since 29.08.2025) and provided its services to State/UT LEAS in around 12,952 cases up to 31.10.2025.
* The 'CyTrain' portal has been developed to build capacity of police officers/judicial officers through online courses. As of current, there are more than 1,44,895 registered officers and more than 1,19,628 certificates issued.
* 'Sahyog' Portal has been launched to expedite the process of sending notices to IT intermediaries by the Appropriate Government.
* A Suspect Registry of identifiers of cyber criminals has been launched by I4C in collaboration with Banks/Financial Institutions. Up to 31.10.2025, more than 18.43 lakh suspect identifier data received from Banks and 24.67 lakh Layer 1 mule accounts have been shared which led to declining transactions worth Rs. 8031.56 crores.
* Samanvaya Platform has been made operational to serve as an Management Information System(MIS) platform. It has lead to arrest of 16,840 accused and 1,05,129 Cyber Investigation assistance request.
* A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 17 January 2025 by 14C, MHA and the Department of Homeland Security, USA to strengthen cooperation and capacity building in cybercrime investigations.
* **Awareness Campaigns:**
* The Central Government disseminates cybercrime awareness messages through various channels, including SMS, social media (X, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram), SMS campaigns, caller tunes, TV, radio, school campaigns, cinema advertisements, celebrity endorsements, IPL campaigns, Kumbh Mela 2025 and Suraj Kund Mela 2025, publicity campaigns through MyGov, Cyber Safety and Security Awareness weeks, handbooks for Adolescents/Students, and digital displays at railway stations and airports.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Citizens**
* **Impact:** Increased awareness of cybercrimes and enhanced reporting mechanisms.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) to report cybercrime incidents and be vigilant about cyber safety.
**Stakeholder: State/UT Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs)**
* **Impact:** Enhanced coordination, capacity building, and access to central resources and data.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the I4C initiatives, collaborate with central agencies, and enhance their own cybercrime investigation and prevention capabilities.
**Stakeholder: Banks/Financial Institutions**
* **Impact:** Collaboration with I4C to identify and mitigate financial cybercrimes.
* **Action Required:** Share suspect identifier data with the Suspect Registry and implement measures to prevent fraudulent transactions.
**Stakeholder: IT Intermediaries**
* **Impact:** Expedited process of receiving notices from the government for removing unlawful content.
* **Action Required:** Utilize 'Sahyog' Portal to expedite the process of sending notices to IT intermediaries by the Appropriate Government.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre' (I4C): An office set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs to deal with all types of cyber crimes in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The central ministry responsible for setting up the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre and answering questions related to cybercrime.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB): Compiles and publishes statistical data on crimes in its publication “Crime in India”.
Karnataka: Specifically mentioned state for reporting cybercrime cases with a focus on financial fraud and digital payment related offences.
National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal' (NCRP): Portal launched as part of the I4C to enable the public to report cybercrimes, with a special focus on cyber crimes against women and children.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2729
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16TH DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 25, 1947
(SAKA)
CYBERCRIME INCIDENTS
2729. SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of cyber financial crime incidents reported in 2025 and the
amount defrauded through such crimes across the country;
(b) the details of cybercrime cases reported in Karnataka, particularly
those involving financial fraud and digital payment related offences,
district-wise;
(c) the steps taken to enhance coordination among State police forces,
I4C, CERT-In, and Central agencies to dismantle inter-state and
international cybercriminal networks; and
(d) the measures proposed to strengthen cybercrime prevention, victim
compensation and capacity-building in districts such as Mysuru that are
increasingly vulnerable to digital fraud and emerging cyber threats?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)
(a) to (d): 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 2023.
‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects as per the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution of India. The States/UTs are primarily-2-
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responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution
of crimes including cyber crime 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 in a
comprehensive and coordinated manner, the Central Government has
taken steps applicable across India including Karnataka which, inter-alia,
include the following:
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. Cyber crime incidents reported on this portal, their
conversion into FIRs and subsequent action thereon are handled by-3-
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the State/UT Law Enforcement Agencies concerned as per the
provisions of the law.
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. Till 31.10.2025, financial amount of more than Rs. 7,130
Crore has been saved in more than 23.02 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.
v. Till 31.10.2025, more than 11.14 lakhs SIM cards and 2.96 lakhs IMEIs
as reported by Police authorities have been blocked by Government of
India.
vi. I4C, MHA is regularly organising ‘State Connect’, ‘Thana Connect’ and
Peer learning session to share best practices, enhance capacity
building, etc.-4-
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vii. Seven Joint Cyber Coordination Teams (JCCTs) have been constituted
for Mewat, Jamtara, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chandigarh,
Vishakhapatnam, and Guwahati under I4C covering the whole country
based upon cyber crime hotspots/ areas having multi jurisdictional
issues by onboarding States/UTs to enhance the coordination
framework among the Law Enforcement Agencies of the States/UTs.
viii. The state of the art ‘National Cyber Forensic Laboratory
(Investigation)’ 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 31.10.2025, National Cyber Forensics Laboratory
(Investigation), New Delhi has provided its services to State/UT LEAs
in around 12,952 cases pertaining to cyber crimes.
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. More than
1,44,895 police officers/judicial officers from States/UTs are registered
and more than 1,19,628 Certificates issued through the portal.
x. ‘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.
xi. A Suspect Registry of identifiers of cyber criminals has been launched
by I4C on 10.09.2024 in collaboration with Banks/Financial Institutions.
Till 31.10.2025, more than 18.43 lakh suspect identifier data received
from Banks and 24.67 lakh Layer 1 mule accounts have been shared
with the participating entities of Suspect Registry and declined
transactions worth Rs. 8031.56 crores.
xii. 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 16,840 accused and 1,05,129 Cyber Investigation
assistance request.-6-
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xiii. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 17 January
2025 by I4C, MHA and the Department of Homeland Security, USA to
strengthen cooperation and capacity building in cybercrime
investigations.
To further spread awareness on cyber crime, the Central Government
has taken steps which, inter-alia, include; dissemination of messages
through SMS, I4C social media account i.e. X (formerly Twitter)
(@CyberDost), Facebook(CyberDostI4C), Instagram (CyberDostI4C),
Telegram(cyberdosti4c), SMS campaign, Caller tune campaign, TV
campaign, Radio campaign, School Campaign, advertisement in cinema
halls, celebrity endorsement, IPL campaign, campaign during Kumbh Mela
2025 & Suraj Kund Mela 2025, engaged MyGov for publicity in multiple
mediums, organizing Cyber Safety and Security Awareness weeks in
association with States/UTs, publishing of Handbook for
Adolescents/Students, digital displays on railway stations and airports
across, etc.
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