Maharashtra sets up facility to fight cybercrimes, announces helpline

Maharashtra has set up a “cyber corporation” to tackle digital fraud and it has offered a similar facility in two other states, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday.

The facility in Navi Mumbai will work as the state’s headquarters against cybercrime. “I see a day when street crime will be 20-30 per cent (of all crimes) and 70 per cent will be cybercrime. Cyber corporation is India’s best platform that integrates all banks, non-banking financial companies and social media handles (to track crimes),” he said at the Mumbai Tech Week 2025 summit.