Step by Step Procedures to File a Cyber Crime Complaint
Step 1 -One may need to provide name, mailing address & telephone number along with an application letter addressing the head of a cyber crime investigation cell when filing a complaint. (Bottom Page: Contact information of different Cyber Cells)
Step 2-One must provide certain documents in order to register a complaint. List of documents varies with the type of cyber crime.
Documents / Information You Need to Provide while Filing a Hacking Complaint
In the case of hacking, the following information should be provided:
- Server Logs
- A copy of the defaced web page in soft copy as well as hard copy format, if victim’s website is defaced
If data are compromised on the victim’s server or computer or any other network equipment, soft copy of original data and soft copy of compromised data. - Access control mechanism details i.e.- Who had the access to the computer or email of the victim?
- List of suspects if the victim is having any suspicion on anyone.
- All relevant information leading to the answers to following questions.
- What is compromised?
- Who might have compromised the system?
- When was the system compromised?
- Why might have been the system compromised?
- Where is the impact of the attack-identifying the target system from the network?
- How many systems have been compromised by the attack?
Documents / Information You Need to Provide while Filing an Email Related Cyber Crime Complaint
In the case of e-mail abuse, vulgar e-mail, etc. the following information should be provided:
- The extended headers of offending e-mail and
- The offending e-mail from
Contact information of different Cyber Cells
| AssamCID HQ,Dy.SP. Assam Police contact Details Ph: +91-361-252-618 +91-9435045242 E-mail: ssp_cod@assampolice.com | Chennai Address: Asst. Commr. of Police, Cyber Crimes Cell, Vepery, Chennai 7 Contact Details: 04423452348 04423452350 E-mail id: cybercrimechn@yahoo.comFor Rest of Tamil Nadu,Address: A-Wing, III rd Floor, Rajaji Bhawan, Besant Nagar, Chennai-600090 ph: 044-24461959 24468889 24463888E-mail id: hobeochn@cbi.gov.in |
| Bangalore (for whole of the Karnataka) Address: Cyber Crime Police Station C.O.D Headquarters, Carlton House, # 1, Palace Road, Bangalore – 560 001 Contact Details: +91-80-2220 1026 +91-80-2294 3050 +91-80-2238 7611 (FAX)Web site: http://www.cyberpolicebangalore.nic.in/ Email-id: ccps@blr.vsnl.net.in, ccps@kar.nic.in | Hyderabad Address: Cyber Crime Police Station Crime Investigation Department, 3rd Floor, D.G.P. office Lakdikapool, Hyderabad – 500004Contact Details: +91-40-2324 0663 +91-40-2785 2274+91-40-2785 2040 +91-40-2329 7474 (Fax)Web site:http://www.cidap.gov.in/cybercrimes.aspx E-mail id: cidap@cidap.gov.in, info@cidap.gov.incybercell_hyd@hyd.appolice.gov.in |
| Delhi CBI Cyber Crime Cell: Superintendent of Police, Cyber Crime Investigation Cell Central Bureau of Investigation, 5th Floor, Block No.3, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 3Contact Details: +91-11-4362203, 011-26851998 011-26515229, +91-11-4392424Web site: http://cbi.nic.in/Asst. Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime Cell, EOW, Crime Branch, 2nd Floor, Police Training School, Malaviya Nagar, New Delhi-110 017 E-Mail: cbiccic@bol.net.in,dcp-eow-dl@nic.in | Thane Address: 3rd Floor, Police Commissioner Office Near Court Naka, Thane West, Thane 400601.Contact Details: +91-22-25424444Web site: www.thanepolice.orgE-Mail: police@thanepolice.org |
| Pune Deputy Commissioner of Police(Crime) Office of the Commissioner Office, 2, Sadhu Vaswani Road, Camp,Pune 411001 Contact Details: +91-20-26123346+91-20-26127277 +91-20-2616 5396 +91-20-2612 8105 (Fax)Website: www.punepolice.gov.in E-Mail: crimecomp.pune@nic.inpunepolice@vsnl.com | Gujarat DIG, CID, Crime and Railways Fifth Floor Police Bhavan Sector 18, Gandhinagar 382 018Contact Details: +91-79-2325 4384+91-79-2325 0798 +91-79-2325 3917 (Fax) |
| JharkhandIG-CID,Organized Crime Rajarani Building,Doranda Ranchi, 834002 Ph: +91-651-2400 737/ 738 E-mail: a.gupta@jharkhandpolice.gov.in | Mumbai Address: Cyber Crime Investigation Cell Office of Commissioner of Police office,Annex -3 Building, 1st floor, Near Crawford Market, Mumbai-01. Contact Details: +91-22-22630829 +91-22-22641261 Web site: http://www.cybercellmumbai.com E-mail id: officer@cybercellmumbai.com |
| HaryanaCyber Crime and Technical Investigation Cell, Joint Commisioner of Police Old S.P.Office complex,Civil Lines Gurgaon E-mail: jtcp.ggn@hry.nic.in | Kerala Hitech Cell Police Head Quarters Thiruvananthapuram Contact Details Ph: +91-471 272 1547 +91-471 272 2768 E-mail: hitechcell@keralapolice.gov.in |
| JammuSSP,Crime CPO Complex,Panjtirthi Jammu-180004 Contact Details Ph: +91-191-257-8901 E-mail: sspcrmjmu-jk@nic.in | OdishaCyber Crime Police Station, CID, Crime Branch, Odisha, Cuttack-753001 Ph. No.0671-2305485 E-mail ID:- sp1cidcb.orpol@nic.in |
| MeghalayaSCRB,Superintendent of Police Meghalaya Ph: +91 98630 64997 E-mail: scrb-meg@nic.in | Punjab Cyber Crime Police Station DSP Cyber Crime, S.A.S Nagar,Patiala, Punjab Ph: +91 172 2748 100 |
| BiharCyber Crime Investigation Unit Dy.S.P.Kotwali Police Station, Patna Ph: +91 94318 18398 E-mail: cciu-bih@nic.in | West BengalCID, Cyber Crime West Bengal Ph: +9133 24506163 e-mail:occyber@cidwestbengal.gov.in |
| Uttar Pradesh Cyber Complaints Redressal Cell, Nodal Officer Cyber cell Agra, Agra Range 7,Kutchery Road, Baluganj,Agra-232001 Uttar Pradesh Ph:919410837559 e-mail: info@cybercellagra.com | Himachal PradeshSuperintendent of Police (cyber Crime) State CID Shimla- 171002, Himachal Pradesh Ph: 0177- 2621714 (Ext. 191), 0177- 2627944 (direct) Email- cybercell-hp@nic.in |
| UttaraKhandSpecial Task Force Office Sub Inspector of Police, Dehradoon Ph: +91 135 2640982 +91 94123 70272 e-mail:dgc-police-us@nic.in |
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