Overview
- From November 1, victims who lost Rs 1 lakh or more can get an e-FIR registered at any of Delhi’s 225 police stations via Integrated Help Desks or by calling the 1930 cyber helpline.
- Complaints lodged through 1930 will be entered on the portal and auto-converted into e-FIRs, with digital verification and real-time acknowledgements to cut delays.
- Investigation will be tiered by loss amount: Rs 1 lakh–25 lakh at jurisdictional police stations, Rs 25 lakh–50 lakh at the Crime Branch, and above Rs 50 lakh at the IFSO unit.
- Police project a rise in monthly e-FIR filings from roughly 70–80 to about 700–800 after the threshold drops from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 lakh.
- Delhi reported nearly Rs 1,000 crore in cyber financial losses in 2024, while fund-freeze rates improved from around 10% last year to nearly 20% this year through bank coordination, with new awareness drives planned for vulnerable groups.