New Delhi, July 28, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Delhi has recorded the highest number of e-Zero FIRs in cyber financial fraud cases among states and Union Territories, with 6,115 such cases registered since May 2025, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Chandigarh ranked second with 4,174 e-Zero FIRs registered during the same period, according to data shared by Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar in response to a parliamentary query.
The Minister said Section 173(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, allows information related to a cognisable offence to be provided orally or through electronic communication to the officer in charge of a police station, irrespective of the location where the offence occurred.
He said the Central government has provided a mechanism to states and Union Territories for registering e-Zero FIRs specifically in cybercrime cases involving financial fraud.
According to the data, 18 states and Union Territories have started registering such FIRs through the system. Uttarakhand recorded 552 e-Zero FIRs since March 2026, while Goa registered 446 cases since January 2026.
Rajasthan reported 251 e-Zero FIRs since January 2026, followed by Assam with 223 cases since June 2026 and Haryana with 165 cases since the same month. Maharashtra recorded 131 cases, Tamil Nadu 39 cases and Bihar 12 cases since July 2026.
Explaining the process, Bandi Sanjay Kumar said complaints involving cyber financial fraud above the threshold fixed by the respective state or Union Territory, when reported through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) or helpline number 1930, automatically lead to the registration of an e-Zero FIR at the state or UT e-Crime Police Station.
The FIR is then transferred to the concerned territorial cybercrime police station for further investigation. The complainant is required to visit the respective police station within three days to convert the Zero FIR into a regular FIR.
The Minister said that police and public order fall under the jurisdiction of states as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. Cyber financial fraud complaints reported through the NCRP, their conversion into FIRs, investigation, filing of chargesheets, arrests and resolution of cases are handled by the respective state and Union Territory law enforcement agencies under existing legal provisions.
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