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Puducherry cyber cell number and cyber crime helpline: how to report
The official Puducherry cyber cell numbers and cyber crime helpline. Lost money to online fraud? Call 1930 first, then use these Puducherry cyber cell contacts to file, follow up and escalate your complaint.
Official contacts
| National cyber fraud helpline (all states) | 1930 |
|---|---|
| File a complaint online | cybercrime.gov.in — Choose Puducherry as the state in the complaint form. |
| Puducherry cyber cell (nodal officer) phone | 0413-2231313 |
| Puducherry cyber cell (nodal officer) email | cybercell-police.py@gov.in |
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Puducherry cyber police: state and district contacts
One cyber crime police station, at Gorimedu, covers all of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.
| Cyber Crime Police Station, Gorimedu (whole UT) | 0413-2276144, 9489205246 cybercell-police@py.gov.in |
|---|---|
| SP, Cyber Crime Police Station | 0413-2272581 sp-cyber@py.gov.in |
How cyber policing works in Puducherry
- Confirmed In July 2026 the Puducherry government set up a State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) under the Director-General of Police, covering Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. Its tasks include emergency response to financial cyber fraud through the 1930 helpline, faster freezing of money, and a unit for online crimes against women and children. The Gazette of Puducherry, Extraordinary Part II No. 44
- Confirmed As of July 2026, the UT has one Cyber Crime Police Station, in Puducherry, and a Cyber Crime Cell in Karaikal that is being upgraded to a police station, according to the government notification. The Gazette of Puducherry, Extraordinary Part II No. 44
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- If money left your account, call 1930 straight away. It works in Puducherry and every other state, and it is the fastest way to get the money held.
- Tell your bank to block your card, UPI and net banking, and report the transactions as fraud in writing.
- Complete the complaint on cybercrime.gov.in with Puducherry as the state, and save the acknowledgement number.
- Keep screenshots, transaction IDs and the scammer's numbers, UPI IDs and links. Do not delete the chats.
When to contact the Puducherry cyber cell
- You filed on cybercrime.gov.in with Puducherry as the state and want to follow up on it.
- You are unhappy with how your complaint is being handled and want to raise a grievance.
- You need to know which police station or cyber police station is handling your case.
- Your bank account was frozen after a complaint and you need to know which police unit to contact.
The nodal officer contacts are for follow-up and grievances, not emergencies. For a crime happening now, call 112.
Puducherry in numbers
- Cyber crime cases registered by police, 2024: 142
- Cases registered, 2023: 147
- Cases registered, 2022: 64
Source: NCRB Crime in India, as tabled in Lok Sabha (Unstarred Q.251, 21 July 2026)
- Cyber crime complaints reported on the national portal, 2024: 3,268
- Complaints reported, January–June 2025: 1,630
- Cyber fraud complaints reported (cumulative): 5,255
- Amount reported lost (cumulative): ₹86.27 crore
- Amount put on hold (lien) in receiving accounts: ₹5.48 crore
Source: Cyber fraud on the national portal since launch, Rajya Sabha (Unstarred Q.1513, 12 March 2025)
Quick answers
What is the cyber crime helpline number in Puducherry?
Call 1930, the national cyber crime helpline, which works in Puducherry and every other state. Use it first if you lost money. For follow-up on a complaint already filed, Puducherry's cyber cell (nodal officer) is listed on 0413-2231313.
How do I file a cyber crime complaint in Puducherry?
File online at cybercrime.gov.in and choose Puducherry as the state, or call 1930 if money was taken. You can also go to your nearest police station.
What is the email of the Puducherry cyber cell?
Puducherry's cyber cell (nodal officer) email on I4C's list is cybercell-police.py@gov.in. Use it for follow-ups and grievances about a complaint, not emergencies.
Is 0413-2231313 the Puducherry cyber cell number?
Yes. 0413-2231313 is the Puducherry cyber cell (nodal officer) number on I4C's state list on cybercrime.gov.in, which the portal last updated on 2 February 2024. Use it to follow up on a complaint you have already filed. To report fresh fraud or lost money, call 1930 first. The Puducherry police website's own cyber contacts are listed on this page too.
Our reports from Puducherry
Cases, arrests and advisories involving Puducherry that we have covered, with the line that mentions it.
- Telangana cyber bureau arrests 101 in six-state sweep on mule accounts linked to ₹17 crore
7 October 2026 Where: Kerala 35, Andhra Pradesh 22, Karnataka 17, Tamil Nadu 14, Telangana 12, Puducherry 1.
Step-by-step guides
- How to report cyber fraud in India: calling 1930 and filing on cybercrime.gov.in
- How to check a phone number, UPI ID or website on I4C's suspect search
- How to complain to the RBI Ombudsman when your bank or payment app doesn't resolve a fraud complaint
- Bank account frozen by cyber police? What to do if you received tainted money without knowing