1930 (Indian Cybercrime Helpline)

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1930 is a national toll-free telephone number in India for reporting cybercrimes, especially financial frauds. [1] [2] Operated 24/7 by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, it replaced the earlier 155260 number in 2021 for easier access. [3] [4] [5] The helpline supports the National Cyber Crime Reporting (NCRP) Portal and addresses the rising cybercrime cases (86,420 in 2023, per National Crime Records Bureau). [6] [7] [8] [9]

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History

Launched in 2020 as 155260 by I4C with the Reserve Bank of India and banks, it became 1930 in 2021 to improve public recall. [10] [11] It aligns with Digital India to tackle frauds amplified by COVID-19 online transaction surges.

Purpose

The helpline focuses on:

Usage

Call 1930 or use cybercrime.gov.in to report incidents. Operators (multilingual) assist with complaint IDs and bank coordination for fund recovery (20–30% success for timely reports). Over 1 million calls were handled by 2024, freezing ₹5,000+ crore in frauds. [12] [13] [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sivaraman, R. (2025-08-15). "How to lodge a cybercrime complaint?". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  2. ↑ https://i4c.mha.gov.in/ncrp.aspx
  3. ↑ "Cyber Crime Helpline By MHA: Now 155260 Is 1930 To Report And Prevent Cyber Fraud". The420.in. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  4. ↑ https://mha.gov.in/MHA1/Par2017/pdfs/par2022-pdfs/RS06042022/3908.pdf
  5. ↑ Nigam, Saumya (2024-10-28). "This National Helpline number will help to combat Cyber Crime, prevent financial loss". India TV News. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive: NCRB report for 2023: Cybercrimes rise by over 30%, maximum cases linked to fraud". The Indian Express. 2025-09-30. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  7. ↑ Verma, Sonali (2025-09-30). "India saw a crime every 5 seconds in 2023; cyber cases jumped 31%: Government data". India Today. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  8. ↑ PTI (2025-09-30). "Dip in murders; cybercrimes, crimes against Scheduled Tribe spiked in 2023: NCRB report". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  9. ↑ "Cybercrime cases in India rose 31% in 2023, fraud accounted for most incidents: NCRB". 2025-09-30. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  10. ↑ "Finance ministry, RBI & NPCI tighten digital fraud safeguards". The Times of India. 2025-06-04. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  11. ↑ https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2085609
  12. ↑ "Citizens suffer as police freeze bank accounts chasing frauds' money trail". The Times of India. 2024-12-15. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  13. ↑ "How the govt saved Rs 5,000 cr from fraudsters after launching the suspect registry". The Indian Express. 2025-09-01. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  14. ↑ "India lost over ₹11,000 crore to cyber scams in first 9 months of 2024: Report". Hindustan Times. 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-10-02.


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