National helpline number issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs to avoid cyber thugs, help will be available on one call

New Delhi. The incidents of cybercrime have increased rapidly in the last few years. Now in view of this, the central government has issued a national helpline number for the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to prevent cyber crime in India. This number is- 155260. You can call on this helpline number to report any kind of cyber crime incident.

Cybercrime incident will be stopped
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is running the National Helpline 155260 and Reporting Platform to prevent financial loss due to cyber fraud, the Center said in a statement. is. With the help of this national helpline, incidents of cyber crime can be curbed under the leadership of Home Minister Amit Shah. Any victim of cybercrime (especially in case of financial loss) will be able to report by calling this helpline.

Union Ministry of Home Affairs has operationalized the National Helpline Number-155260 and Reporting Platform to prevent financial loss due to cyber frauds: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2021

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People of these cities will be able to call
Currently, this number will be operational in seven states and union territories (Chhattisgarh, Dimalli, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh). The government said that the roll out is being done in other states of the country.

published by:Varsha Pathak

First published:June 18, 2021, 16:46 IST