Lok Sabha Question No. 5184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Cybercrime Proceeds linked to Money Laundering Networks
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5184

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2026/ CHAITRA 3, 1948 (SAKA)

CYBERCRIME PROCEEDS LINKED TO MONEY LAUNDERING NETWORKS

5184. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Ministry  is  aware  that  the  Enforcement  Directorate  has identified  cybercrime  proceeds amounting to approximately 34,855 crore linked to money laundering networks;

- (b) if so, the scale of these cybercrime proceeds, State-wise;
- (c)  the  coordination  mechanisms  in  place  between  the  Enforcement Directorate, cybercrime units, and other law enforcement agencies to track and curb laundering of cybercrime proceeds; and
- (d)  the  steps  being  taken  to  strengthen  detection  and  recovery  of  funds siphoned through digital and online fraud networks?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)

(a)  to  (d): As  per  Directorate  of  Enforcement  (ED),  till  28.02.2026,  the Directorate  has  taken  up  around  257  cases  related  to  cybercrime  for investigation under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), resulting in identification of Proceeds of Crime (PoC) worth 35,925.58 crore rupees. The data regarding scale of cybercrime proceeds, State-wise is not maintained by ED.

There  is  an  established  mechanism  for  sharing/  dissemination  of information  between  the  Directorate  of  Enforcement  and  other  Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) through respective Nodal Officers. Under this mechanism, ED and LEAs share information including matters related to cybercrime.  In  addition,  the  Directorate  shares  information  with  other agencies under section 66(2) of PMLA, whenever, a contravention pertaining to the relevant agency is noticed during investigation under PMLA.

ED  is  also  using  SAHYOG,  Samanvaya  and  Cyber  Police  Portal maintained  by  Indian  Cyber  Crime  Coordination  Centre  (I4C)  under  the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Further, the Directorate also use the Interoperable Criminal Justice System  (ICJS) portal accessing the FIRs registered by various State Police related to Cybercrimes.

'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 , complaint reporting , recovery actions , victim support systems, 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.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 5184 FOR 24.03.2026

To  strengthen  the  mechanism  to  deal  with  cyber  crimes  including detection and recovery of funds siphoned through digital and online fraud networks  in a comprehensive  and  coordinated  manner,  the  Central Government has taken steps 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 National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, their conversion into FIRs and subsequent action i.e. filing of chargesheets, arrest and resolution of complaints, thereon are handled by 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. As per CFCFRMS operated by I4C, till 31.01.2026, financial

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 5184 FOR 24.03.2026

amount of more than Rs. 8,690 Crore has been saved in more than 24.65 lakh complaints. A tollfree 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. A Suspect Registry of identifiers of cyber criminals has been launched by I4C on 10.09.2024 in collaboration with Banks/Financial Institutions. Till  31.01.2026, more than 23.05 lakh suspect identifier data received from Banks and 27.37 lakh Layer 1 mule accounts have been shared with the participating entities of Suspect Registry and declined transactions worth Rs. 9518.91 crores.
- vi. 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

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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 21,857 accused and more than 1,49,636 Cyber Investigation assistance request.

- vii. A comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been issued by the Central Government on 2nd January 2026. It provides a uniform, victim-centric framework for handling complaints through the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) and Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS). The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for NCRP-CFCFRMS outlines a dedicated Coordination Mechanism to enhance collaboration, particularly with States and Union Territories,  whose  police  agencies  are  integral  stakeholders  in  the system.

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