Lok Sabha Question No. 2729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Cybercrime Incidents
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2729

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  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

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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 d eal 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

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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.

- 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

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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
2. 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.

- 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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