Panchkula, April 11 -- Increased awareness about the national cybercrime helpline 1930 is enabling Panchkula residents to report online frauds more promptly, leading to a surge in complaints, better recovery of defrauded money and more arrests of scammers.

Launched by the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) in 2021, the dedicated cybercrime helpline allows victims to report cases of online frauds directly, allowing swift freezing of fraudulent transactions and thereby, recovery.

The helpline, along with National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, is operated by Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), established by MHA.

In the first three months of 2025 alone, Panchkula cyber police received 911 complaints involving fraud of Rs.7.62 c...