LEH: Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the establishment of a dedicated Cyber Police Station in Ladakh to tackle the growing number of cybercrime cases, including financial frauds, online scams, identity theft and other digital offences.
According to an official statement, the Cyber Police Station will have jurisdiction across the Union Territory and the notification establishing it has come into force with immediate effect.
The station will function as Ladakh’s centralised cybercrime investigation unit and will be responsible for registering and investigating offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other applicable laws.
Officials said the move follows directions from the Ministry of Home Affairs to states and Union Territories to strengthen cybercrime coordination mechanisms for prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of cyber offences.
The Cyber Police Station will facilitate e-Zero FIRs, coordinate with the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and the 1930 helpline, assist in the preservation and collection of digital evidence, and enable prompt action to freeze fraudulent financial transactions. It will also coordinate with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), banks, financial institutions, telecom service providers and other agencies.
According to the statement, 1,077 cybercrime complaints involving nearly Rs 10 crore were reported in Ladakh between 2021 and 2026. The number of complaints rose from 43 in 2022 to 366 in 2025, prompting the need for a dedicated mechanism to address cybercrime.
The Cyber Police Station will function under the administrative and operational control of the Chief Executive Officer of the UT Ladakh Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (L4C). Necessary arrangements for its functioning will initially be made from the existing resources of Ladakh Police, officials said.