Rs 55,659 crore lost in 65.9 lakh cyber fraud complaints in 5 years: MHA | India News
NEW DELHI: About 65.9 lakh cyber-fraud complaints involving a total of Rs 55,659 crore have been reported by citizens in the last five years through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) and the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS), as per the Indian Cyber Crime Center (HOME 4 CIII).Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Junior Home Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said more than 24 lakh cyber-fraud complaints were received in 2025, compared to 19.2 lakh in 2024, 13.1 lakh in 2023, 6.9 lakh in 2022 and 2.6 lakh annually in 2020. CFCFRMS grew exponentially from Rs 551 crore to Rs 22,495 crore in 2025, though the latter is marginally lower than the reported Rs 22,848 crore in 2024.Kumar shared that CFCFRMS has saved over Rs 8,189 crore from being siphoned off by fraudsters by taking action on 23.6 lakh complaints.
