Amit Shah inaugurates CBI's new Cybercrime Branch and launches I4C's S4C dashboard
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a new Cybercrime Branch of the CBI and launched the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) dashboard of I4C at a national conference on cyber-enabled frauds in New Delhi on 10 February 2026.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivered the keynote address at the National Conference on 'Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds & Dismantling the Ecosystem' in New Delhi on 10 February 2026. He inaugurated a new Cybercrime Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and launched the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) dashboard of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C). He said ₹8,189 crore out of ₹20,000 crore lost to cyber fraud had been frozen and returned to victims, that 12 lakh SIM cards had been cancelled and 3 lakh mobile IMEIs blocked, and that 62 banks and financial institutions were onboarded on I4C, with all, including cooperative banks, to be onboarded by December 2026. He urged police to have enough call handlers at 1930 helpline centres and the banking sector to adopt the Mule Account Hunter software developed with the RBI.
Key facts
- Date
- 10 February 2026, New Delhi
- Inaugurated
- New Cybercrime Branch of CBI
- Launched
- S4C dashboard of I4C
- Money frozen
- ₹8,189 crore of ₹20,000 crore
- Action
- 12 lakh SIMs cancelled, 3 lakh IMEIs blocked
- Banks on I4C
- 62; all by December 2026
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On 10 February 2026, Amit Shah inaugurated a new Cybercrime Branch of which agency?
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Correct answer: D — CBI
He inaugurated the new Cybercrime Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The S4C dashboard launched on 10 February 2026 belongs to which body, and what does S4C stand for?
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Correct answer: A — I4C; State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
The State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) dashboard is of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C).
According to Amit Shah on 10 February 2026, how much of the ₹20,000 crore lost to cyber fraud had been frozen and returned to victims?
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Correct answer: B — ₹8,189 crore
He said ₹8,189 crore out of ₹20,000 crore had been frozen and returned to victims.