PANAJI
Goa Police said the State has recorded a sharp improvement in cyber fraud recovery and fund freezing mechanisms, even as the number of digital financial crime complaints increased during the first four months of 2026.
Data from the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and the 1930 cyber fraud helpline showed that cyber fraud complaints in Goa increased from 1,100 between January and April 2025 to 1,354 during the same period this year. Police officials attributed the increase not to a surge in cybercrime, but to improved public access to the reporting system and quicker complaint registration.
Officials said the improvements followed the launch of an upgraded cloud-based 1930 Cyber Fraud Call Centre and the deployment of Goa Police personnel at the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre in New Delhi, allowing them to freeze suspicious transactions across banking networks with fewer procedural delays.
The official records also show that while complaints rose, the total amount lost to fraud declined. Cyber fraud losses fell from Rs 28.43 crore in the first four months of 2025 to Rs 23.50 crore during the corresponding period this year, a reduction of nearly Rs 5 crore.
Police also reported a marked improvement in freezing stolen funds before they could be withdrawn or diverted. The value of funds placed under lien or frozen increased from Rs 3.81 crore between January and April 2025 to Rs 4.99 crore during the same period in 2026. The proportional lien rate rose from 13.40 per cent to 21.23 per cent.
Goa police also stated that cyber fraud recovery efficiency has now reached 22.22 per cent, placing the State among the stronger-performing jurisdictions nationally in terms of cyber fraud response and financial recovery.
During the full 2025 cycle, Goa police processed 4,812 cyber fraud complaints and secured bank liens amounting to Rs 22.83 crore, achieving an overall recovery efficiency of 18.95 per cent. In the first four months of 2026 alone, police processed 1,808 complaints involving transactions worth Rs 31.63 crore and froze Rs 7.03 crore through rapid intervention measures.
