National cybercrime portal got 21 lakh cases, FIRs in only 2%

MUMBAI: Just 0.8% of the 1,95,409 complaints filed from Maharashtra on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal from January 2022 to May 2023 resulted in an FIR, shows information obtained under the RTI Act.

Only 2% (42,868) of the total 20,99,618 complaints received on the portal from all states and UTs during the period were converted into FIRs.