Chandigarh, July 6: Haryana has emerged as one of the country’s leading states in combating cybercrime, recording a 31 per cent cyber fraud fund restoration rate through Money Restoration Module (MRM)—more than eight times the national average of 3.85 per cent—while taking down over 14,000 unlawful online contents in the first six months of 2026, 3,947 cyber criminals arrested. During last one and a half year 927 cybercriminals arrested from cyber hotspot NUH alone. January 2025 to June 2026, 9,100 police personnel have been trained in cyber investigation. These achievements were highlighted before Haryana Chief Secretary Sh. Anurag Rastogi during a high-level PRAGATI review meeting on Monday, where he directed officials to further strengthen technology-driven policing, artificial intelligence-based cyber surveillance and institutional capacity to stay ahead of evolving digital threats.
The Chief Secretary was informed that Haryana has significantly outperformed the national average under the Money Restoration Module (MRM) developed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C). While the national restoration rate stands at 3.85 per cent, with 6,906 restoration orders issued in 1,79,203 cases, Haryana has achieved a 31 per cent restoration rate, securing 2,241 restoration orders out of 7,316 cases. Officials attributed the achievement to dedicated monitoring teams at the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C), regular follow-up with victims and prompt processing of indemnity bonds for speedy release of frozen funds.
SP (Cyber) Sh. Mayank Gupta informed that the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C), established in 2023 at Panchkula, has considerably expanded its capabilities during 2026. Apart from its existing specialised units dealing with cyber fraud complaints, bank follow-up, mule accounts, investigation monitoring, mobile and URL blocking, the centre has added an AI Integration Cell, Social Media Monitoring Unit, OCWC Unit, Creative Awareness Unit and Secret Cell. Proposals are also under preparation for setting up dedicated Training, Policy, Research & Development, Dark Web Investigation and Virtual Digital Asset divisions to further strengthen cyber policing in the state.
He said Haryana operationalised the e-Zero FIR facility on June 25, 2026, under which all cyber fraud complaints involving amounts exceeding ₹1 lakh, received through the national 1930 Cyber Helpline, are automatically converted into electronic Zero FIRs and transmitted to the jurisdictional Cyber Police Stations for immediate registration and investigation, ensuring faster legal action in high-value cyber fraud cases.
Through the Sahyog Portal, Haryana removed 14,139 unlawful online contents between January and June 2026, compared with 5,169 takedowns during the entire year of 2025. The removed content included phishing websites, fake advertisements, fraudulent social media posts, phishing Google advertisements and non-consensual intimate imagery.
The meeting also reviewed enforcement against organised cybercrime in Nuh, Haryana’s identified cybercrime hotspot. Between January 2025 and June 2026, Haryana Police registered 473 suo motu FIRs, arrested 927 cybercriminals, seized 751 mobile phones and 1,442 SIM cards. In addition, intelligence-led preventive operations resulted in the blocking of 43,354 mobile numbers and 5,007 linked IMEIs using tower dump analysis, IMEI linkage and the Pratibimb Portal, significantly disrupting organised cyber fraud networks operating from the region.
The Chief Secretary also reviewed the functioning of the Grievance Redressal Module (GRM), which deals with complaints relating to frozen bank accounts during cybercrime investigations. Officials informed that 410 out of 533 grievances have already been disposed of, with dedicated monitoring teams ensuring that all cases are addressed within the stipulated 15-day timeline, providing timely relief to genuine account holders.
The review highlighted Haryana’s sustained investment in strengthening cyber investigation capabilities. At present, 675 police personnel are engaged in cybercrime investigation across the state. A total of 3,742 officers have completed online training through the CyTrain Portal, while 5,390 personnel have undergone specialised offline training at the Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban, between January 2025 and May 2026. Two police officials of Haryana Police are trained as Cyber Commando through Cyber Commando Training. 12 more officials are qualified for the next phase of Cyber Commando Training.
On inter-state coordination, officials informed the Chief Secretary that Haryana continues to rank among the country’s leading states through the Samanvaya Portal, having responded to 8,625 of the 8,872 requests received from other states—an efficiency of more than 97 per cent.
The meeting also reviewed Haryana Police’s extensive public awareness campaign against cyber fraud. Between January and June 2026, the department organised 1,322 awareness programmes across schools, colleges, bus stands, markets and other public places, reaching nearly 3.14 lakh citizens. Senior police officers have also been regularly disseminating advisories through social media to educate people about emerging cyber fraud techniques and preventive measures.
Chief Secretary Sh. Anurag Rastogi directed all concerned departments to expedite the sanction of manpower for the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, further strengthen AI-enabled cyber intelligence, enhance inter-agency coordination and ensure faster investigation, prosecution and victim assistance so that Haryana continues to remain at the forefront of cyber policing in the country.
Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Sh. Sudhir Rajpal, Additional Secretary, Home, Dr. Vandana Disodia, DGP Sh. Ajay Singhal, and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
