Written by Alok SinghNew Dellhi | October 1, 2025 05:15 AM IST 3 min readAccording to police statistics, each cyber police station in the Capital at present receives around 30 complaints daily (Pixabay/TheDigitalArtist)Only 407 FIRs related to cyberfraud and cheating complaints were registered in Delhi in 2023 — this has been revealed in the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Monday. Even as the concern over cybercrimes has been growing, the number of complaints remained low in 2023. The reason? The Delhi Police did not convert every complaint into an FIR.According to police statistics, each cyber police station in the Capital at present receives around 30 complaints daily. These complaints are related to financial fraud, phishing, and hacking. On average, Delhi receives approximately 450 cybercrime complaints every day. However, the number of personnel available to investigate such cases at cyber police stations is limited.The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO), a dedicated cyber unit of the Delhi Police, along with 15 cyber police stations, was established in 2021. This setup was created to reduce the workload of territorial police stations, which are primarily responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.Also Read | Exclusive: Crimes against Scheduled Tribes rose 29% in 2023, led by Manipur, shows NCRB report for 2023At the time of launching these cyber police stations and the IFSO, assurances were given by the Police Headquarters that adequate staff would be provided to each unit, according to officials. However, that commitment is yet to be fulfilled, officials say.In 2022, a relatively high number of FIRs were registered in the hope that the overall staff strength would soon be increased. This is reflected in the NCRB data, where the number of FIRs rose from 356 in the previous year to 685. However, in 2023, the figure dropped again due to staff shortage.According to an officer, who did not wish to be named, it is not necessary to convert every complaint into an FIR immediately. “The officers verify the complaints, and most of the time, the matter is resolved without the registration of an FIR,” the officer said.He added that sometimes, similar types of complaints are merged into a single FIR.Story continues below this adAlso Read | Number of student suicides shot up by 34% in 2023 as compared to 2019: NCRB dataFor example, schools, colleges, and other institutions in Delhi have received bomb threat emails over 35 times in the past year. However, only a few FIRs were registered. According to the source, a majority of these complaints were merged with previously registered cases.“In matters related to financial fraud, the police assess the amount involved and verify the authenticity of the fraud before registering an FIR.Complaints involving financial frauds below Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 are not often converted into FIRs. However, they are indeed being investigated,” the officer said.The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) this year launched a system of auto registering e-zero-FIR in cases involving financial frauds above Rs 10 lakh. However, the IFSO currently registers FIRs only in cases where the fraud amount exceeds Rs 50 lakh, besides other sensitive hacking and cyber impersonation cases.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:cybercrimeDelhi Police