₹8,000 Crore Recovered from Cyber Scammers So Far, Reveals Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that government agencies have managed to save or freeze more than ₹8,000 crore siphoned off by cybercriminals, out of a total ₹20,000 crore defrauded till November 30, 2025. Addressing a national conference organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), he stressed the urgent need to counter the rapidly institutionalising nature of cybercrime.

Speaking at the National Conference on Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds and Dismantling the Ecosystem, Shah revealed that nearly 82 lakh cybercrime complaints were registered across the country during the period. Of these, around 1.84 lakh cases were converted into FIRs, underlining both the scale of the threat and the expanding enforcement response.

The Home Minister warned that cybercriminals are increasingly operating in an organised and professional manner, often staying ahead of law enforcement agencies through advanced technology. He urged the 562 delegates attending the conference to intensify efforts and take India’s cybercrime response to the next level, calling cybercrime a global security challenge.

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Shah highlighted the role of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), noting that a robust anti-cybercrime infrastructure has been built since 2020. He said 62 banks and financial institutions are already integrated into the secure framework for real-time fraud reporting and fund tracking, with plans to onboard all cooperative banks by December 31.

During the event, the Home Minister also inaugurated the new Cybercrime Branch of the CBI and launched the S4C Dashboard of the I4C. He presided over an investiture ceremony for CBI officers, emphasising the agency’s growing role as the nodal body for investigating cyber-dependent crimes and cyber-enabled frauds affecting the central government.

Officials said the conference focused on understanding evolving cyber fraud trends and dismantling its three key pillars — financial networks, telecom misuse, and human exploitation. The discussions also explored greater use of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and public-private collaboration to strengthen prevention, investigation, victim protection, and inter-agency coordination in India’s digital ecosystem.

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