Mizoram Police has arrested nine cyber criminals and recovered Rs 1.06 cr lost in cyber fraud this year.
According to an official press release, during this year, as many as nine cyber criminals from all across the State have been arrested by Cyber Crime Police Station.
“A total amount of Rs 1,06,44,416.00 (Rupees One Crore Six Lakh Forty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Sixteen only) has been recovered and restored to victims of cyber-crime during 2026, through the Money Restoration Module (MRM) and other lawful mechanisms, including recovery pursuant to orders of the competent court and restoration following investigation and due legal process,” the release said.
The MRM is a portal for helping victims of cyber crime get their defrauded money back when held up in band pursuant to their complaints.
In order to strengthen the efforts against cyber-crime, the Mizoram Government formally notified the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) on July 27, 2026 as a separate unit under Mizoram Police to deal with all matters relating to cyber crime including detection, investigation, prosecution, mitigation, awareness and outreach activities, social media monitoring, emergency response, etc.
S4C has addressed 28 grievances raised through the Grievance Redressal Module. The Grievance Redressal Mechanism is a portal for addressing the grievances of citizens whose accounts get blocked without their knowledge or involvement in transferring of fraud money. 28 such grievances have been resolved in the current year without any delay.
As part of awareness and outreach, a total of 89 cybercrime awareness programmes were conducted in schools and colleges in 2026 reaching 9,376 students. Regular outreach programmes for cyber crime awareness are being carried out by the Mizoram Police, especially amongst students in schools and colleges, with over 9000 students having attended these awareness programmes in the present year. Talk Shows/ Q&A sessions are also being conducted frequently on DDK, local cable channels and All India Radio while Mizoram Police Social Media Channels are being used to disseminate awareness material on a regular basis.
