Online fraud and harassment move fast — and the first few hours often decide whether money can be traced. Quick reporting and the right legal steps make a real difference.
Matters handled
- UPI, card, OTP and investment frauds — complaints, follow-up and recovery steps
- Offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000, including identity theft (s.66C), cheating by personation (s.66D) and publishing obscene material (s.67)
- Online defamation, fake profiles, morphed images and harassment; takedown requests to platforms
- Data theft and breach matters, including questions under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- Electronic evidence and certificates under s.63 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (earlier s.65B of the Evidence Act)
If you have lost money online
Call the national cyber-crime helpline 1930 immediately, report at cybercrime.gov.in, inform your bank to block the account or card, and keep screenshots, transaction IDs and messages. Then get legal advice on the FIR and next steps.
