New E-Zero FIR will help get hold of cyber criminals quickly, says Shah
Date: May 20, 2025Source: Computer Crime Research Center
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NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday announced that the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), which comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has introduced the new e-Zero FIR initiative to nab cyber criminals with unprecedented speed.
Sharing details of the online facility brought in by the I4C, Home Minister Amit Shah said he had launched the facility as a pilot project for Delhi. “The new system will automatically convert cyber financial crimes filed on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) and helpline number 1930 to FIRs, initially above the threshold limit of Rs 10 lakh,” he said, adding that soon the initiative will be extended to the entire country.
“The MHA’s I4C introduced the new e-Zero FIR initiative to nab any criminal with unprecedented speed. Launched as a pilot project for Delhi, the new system will automatically convert cyber financial crimes filed at NCRP or 1930 to FIRs, initially above the threshold limit of Rs 10 lakh. The new system, which will drive investigations swiftly cracking down on cybercriminals, will soon be extended to the entire nation,” Shah said.
The home minister said the Modi government is bolstering the cyber security grid to build a cyber-secure India.
Later, in an official statement the MHA said, “Now complaints related to financial losses above the threshold limit of Rs 10 lakh made to NCRP and 1930 will automatically lead to registration of a Zero FIR with the e-Crime Police Station of Delhi. This will be immediately routed to the territorial cyber crime Police Stations. Complainants can visit the cybercrime Police Station within 3 days and get the Zero FIR converted into a regular FIR.”
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