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India launches pilot initiative to auto-convert high-value cyber fraud complaints into FIRs for faster justice and recovery.

About e-Zero FIR Initiative

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), launched e-Zero FIR initiative to tackle financial cybercrimes.

The Union Home Minister announced this initiative, starting as a pilot project in Delhi, with plans to expand it nationwide soon.  

How Does the System Work?

The e-Zero FIR system integrates three key platforms:

• I4C’s National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP): This online platform (cybercrime.gov.in) allows citizens to report cybercrimes like hacking, phishing, or fraud from anywhere, anytime.
• Delhi Police’s e-FIR System: This system automatically generates Zero FIRs for complaints above ₹10 lakh, bypassing the need for victims to visit a police station initially.
• National Crime Record Bureau’s Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS): This network ensures seamless transfer of the Zero FIR to the relevant territorial cybercrime police station for further investigation.

When someone reports a financial cybercrime exceeding ₹10 lakh, the system registers a Zero FIR at Delhi’s e-Crime Police Station. The complaint then routes to the appropriate local police station. 

• Victims have three days to visit the cybercrime police station to provide additional details, converting the Zero FIR into a regular FIR.

The process aligns with Sections 173(1) and 1(ii) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), a new criminal law framework that supports electronic FIR registration irrespective of territorial jurisdiction.

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THE HINDU