Early Times Report
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. |
