About 257 cases related to cyber crime have been reported in the country under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The Enforcement Directorate (ED) claims that 'criminal income' worth Rs 35925 crore has been collected through money laundering in these cases. Besides, thousands of accused have been arrested and sent to jail. Union Minister of State for Home Bundi Sanjay Kumar told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has detected criminal proceeds worth Rs 35,925.58 crore in 257 cases of cyber crime till February 28. The Minister of State for Home gave this information in a written reply to a question.
He said that under an established mechanism, the Enforcement Directorate and law enforcement agencies exchange information, including on matters related to cyber crime, through their respective nodal officers. The Minister of State for Home said that to strengthen the mechanism to deal with digital and online fraud crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, the Central Government has taken several steps. 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 a coordinated and comprehensive manner in the country. As a part of I4C, 'National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal' (NCRP) (https://cybercrime.gov.in) has been launched. Here the public can report incidents related to all types of cyber crimes.
According to this system run by I4C, a financial amount of more than ₹8,690 crore has been saved in more than 24.65 lakh complaints till January 31, 2026. A toll-free helpline number, '1930', has been launched to help citizens lodge cyber complaints online. A state-of-the-art 'Cyber Fraud Prevention Centre' has been created within I4C, where representatives of large banks, financial intermediaries, payment aggregators, telecom service providers, IT intermediaries and law enforcement agencies of various States/UTs work together to ensure prompt response and seamless cooperation in fighting cyber crime.
I4C, in collaboration with banks and financial institutions, launched a 'Register of Suspects' to identify cyber criminals on September 10, 2024. As of January 31, 2026, data related to more than 23.05 lakh Suspicious Identifiers received from banks, as well as data of 27.37 lakh 'Layer 1 Mule Accounts', has been shared with the entities listed in the Suspicious Register. As a result, transactions worth ₹9,518.91 crore have been cancelled. A 'Management Information System' (MIS) platform has been launched to serve as a data repository and a coordination center for law enforcement agencies with regard to sharing and analyzing cyber crime data. The platform provides analytics-based information about crimes involved in cyber crime complaints across different states and union territories and inter-state links between criminals.
Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that the 'Pratibimba' module shows the geographical locations of criminals and the criminal infrastructure associated with them on a map. This module also helps law enforcement agencies to get techno-legal assistance from I4C and other small and medium enterprises (SMEs). As a result, more than 21,857 accused have been arrested, and more than 149,636 requests for cyber investigation assistance have been received.
