Over ₹1,000 crore siphoned off through cyber frauds in 4 years in Madhya Pradesh; recovery rate below 0.2%
In response to a question raised by Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh, the Home Department said that between May 1, 2021 and July 13, 2025, ₹1,054 crore have been siphoned off in cyber fraud related cases in the State.
Citing the National Cyber Reporting Platform (NCRP) data, the department headed by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that ₹1.94 crore has been recovered from the fraudsters and handed back to the victims, while ₹105.21 crore has been on hold in the same period.
The State has also recorded 6,046 cases of cyber fraud in over five years — January, 2020 to July 15, 2025 — with highest 1,193 cases being reported in 2024, the government said, citing the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) data.
Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Singh said that the low recovery rate in cyber scam cases reflects that the police are 'not at all equipped to deal with the problem of cyber fraud'.
'The Prime Minister [Narendra Modi] has been promoting online transactions through UPI but this but if Madhya Pradesh alone has recorded cyber fraud of more than Rs1,000 crore, it shows how careless and weak our digital infrastructure is,' Mr. Singh said, while also blaming the low recovery rate on lack of coordination between investigating agencies and financial institutions.
'The CM himself heads the Home Department in our State. He should focus on improving the police's functioning in such cases. In most cases, the police are aware who the accused are but still fail to recover the money as they are not able to work with the banks in coordination,' he added.
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