Bhubaneswar: Odisha has reported a total of 5,451 cybercrime cases in the last 21 months, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the State Assembly on Monday. The cases were registered between June 2024 and February 2026, according to official Monthly Crime Report (MCR)/ Quarterly Crime Report (QCR) and White Paper data.
In a written reply to a question by Barabati-Cuttack MLA Sofia Firdous, the Chief Minister highlighted that FIRs for cyber offences are registered under Nyaya Sanhita at any police station (PS) in the state. FIRs can also be filed through e-FIRs, Zero FIRs, or suo-motu by police personnel.
Majhi emphasised that the procedure for lodging a complaint at a Cyber Police Station is similar to filing a conventional crime at any territorial police station, and legally there is no restriction on registering a cybercrime case at any PS.
The Chief Minister further stated that police are mandated to investigate attempts, abetment, and conspiracies in relation to cyber offences, as well as any other offences arising from the same transactions.
According to the state guidelines, territorial police stations will continue to register and investigate all cybercrime cases except certain specified cases, which are referred to the Cyber Crime & Economic Offences (CC & EO) Police Stations or the CID-CB Cyber Crime/Economic Offences wing.
These cases include cyber terrorism offences under Section 66-F of the IT Act, 2000, cyber-attacks on government or public-interest websites, hacking of computer data with ransom demands, and cyber financial fraud involving amounts above Rs 2 lakh (Rs 5 lakh in UPD Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, and Rourkela). Cases of cyber financial fraud exceeding Rs. 25 lakh are handled by the CID-CB Cyber Crime Police Station, while financial fraud above Rs 1 crore is investigated by the Economic Offences Wing. In addition, any cases specifically assigned to CC & EO Police Stations by the district SP, DCP, or higher authorities are also included.
Majhi added that these guidelines are revised periodically to reflect ground realities and ensure administrative clarity. The move aims to streamline cybercrime reporting and ensure prompt investigation across the state.
