Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the establishment of Ladakh’s first dedicated Cyber Police Station with jurisdiction across the Union Territory amid a sharp rise in cybercrime complaints.
The Home Department notification, issued under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has come into force with immediate effect.
The Cyber Police Station will serve as Ladakh’s centralised cybercrime investigation unit and register and investigate offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and other applicable laws.
It will function under the administrative and operational control of the Chief Executive Officer of the Ladakh Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (L4C). Necessary arrangements will initially be made from existing resources of the Ladakh Police.
The unit will facilitate e-Zero FIRs and coordination with the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and 1930 helpline. It will also support the preservation and collection of digital evidence and prompt action to freeze or hold fraudulent financial transactions.
It will coordinate with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), banks, financial institutions, telecom service providers and other agencies.
The move follows Ministry of Home Affairs directions to strengthen State Cyber Crime Coordination Centres (S4Cs) as nodal mechanisms for coordinated prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of cybercrime.
“As our citizens rapidly adopt digital banking, UPI and e-Governance services, protecting them from emerging threats like financial frauds, online scams and digital arrests is paramount,” LG Saxena said.
He said the dedicated station would strengthen Ladakh’s capacity to prevent and investigate cybercrime and build a secure and trusted digital environment.
Ladakh recorded 1,077 cybercrime complaints involving about Rs 10 crore between 2021 and 2026. Complaints rose from 43 in 2022 to 366 in 2025, highlighting the need for a dedicated institutional mechanism to tackle cybercrime.
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