Reviewed on: 2026-06-12.
A “disposed” or “closed” status on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal at cybercrime.gov.in rarely means your case is over. The portal is mostly an intake and routing system. Your next move depends on which of these you are facing:
When you report on the NCRP portal or call helpline 1930, the system traces the complaint and hands it to the police force that has jurisdiction. “Disposed” on your dashboard usually marks that handover, not a finding that nothing wrong happened. Treat it as a prompt to chase the unit that actually acts on the ground. The portal status does not extinguish your right to pursue the matter offline or to seek an FIR.
Before anything else, save a clean record. Note the portal acknowledgement or complaint number and the date you filed. Screenshot the complaint summary, the disposed status, and any message you received. Keep your 1930 call reference. Preserve the fraud evidence in original form: transaction screenshots, UPI or bank references, the beneficiary trail from your statement, fraudulent messages, caller numbers, and URLs. Every escalation below leans on your being able to prove what you reported and when.
Ring 1930 or visit the nearest cyber cell with your acknowledgement number and ask which police station or cyber cell your complaint was routed to. Then go in person with a one-page application addressed to the SHO or cyber cell in-charge, plus printouts of your acknowledgement, the status, and your evidence. State the facts plainly and ask for the current status and registration of an FIR where a cognizable offence exists. Always get a stamped, dated receiving. If they refuse to receive it, note the date, time, and the name or designation of the person who refused.
To: The Station House Officer / Cyber Cell In-charge, [Police station / cyber cell], [address] Subject: Follow-up on NCRP complaint No. [acknowledgement number] dated [date], marked disposed without action communicated I filed a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal / helpline 1930. Acknowledgement No. [number], dated [date]. It relates to [brief description, e.g. online payment fraud / identity theft] in which I lost about Rs [amount] on [date]. Evidence is enclosed. The portal now shows "disposed" / "closed", but no officer has contacted me and no action has been communicated. I request that you (1) inform me of the current status and action taken, (2) register an FIR if a cognizable offence is made out, and (3) provide a stamped acknowledgement of this application. [Name], [address], [mobile], [email], [date] Enclosures: portal acknowledgement, status screenshot, evidence, bank statement showing the disputed transaction.
If the station does not respond in a reasonable time, write to the Superintendent of Police in a district, or the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber) in a commissionerate, and to the state cyber crime nodal officer for the portal. Keep copies and proof of delivery. Attach your acknowledgement, your earlier application, and the receiving. Ask for a status update and a direction to the concerned unit to act. Many cyber frauds, cheating, identity theft, unauthorised access, are cognizable, and a disposed portal status does not replace an FIR. If the SHO still refuses to register a clear cognizable offence, a complaint to a Magistrate seeking a direction to investigate is the next step, ideally with a lawyer.
Police forces and cyber cells are public authorities under the RTI Act, 2005. Once you have given the offline route a fair chance, file an RTI with the PIO of the relevant police district or cyber cell, tied to your acknowledgement number. You can usually ask:
The existence of a complaint, where it went, and the broad status are usually obtainable. Records that genuinely relate to a live investigation can be withheld under the Act's exemptions, so some operational detail may be refused while a case is active. RTI does not compel an investigation or recover money. It is the accountability layer that often pushes a stalled file forward, because the silence becomes part of the record. If a reply is refused or delayed, the first appeal route applies. Private banks, payment apps, and platforms are outside RTI, use their grievance channels instead.
Treating “disposed” as the end and dropping the bank track is the costliest error. In a live fraud the stolen money may still be sitting in a beneficiary account in the early hours. Push your bank and the cyber cell together. Waiting for the portal status to change while the money moves on is exactly how recoverable funds become unrecoverable.
No. On the NCRP portal, disposed or closed usually means the complaint was routed to the police or cyber cell. It is not a decision on the merits and does not stop you from following up or seeking an FIR.
You generally take it forward offline rather than reopening the portal entry. Go in person to the mapped station with a written application and your acknowledgement number, and escalate to the SP or DCP or the state nodal officer if there is no response.
No. For a cognizable offence such as cheating or identity theft, the police are generally required to register an FIR. File a fresh, detailed written complaint seeking FIR registration and keep a stamped receiving copy.
Note the date, time, and the name or designation of whoever refused, then escalate in writing to the SP or DCP. For a clear cognizable offence being ignored, you can approach a Magistrate to direct the police to act.
No. RTI cannot compel an investigation. It can get you records, where the complaint went, whether an FIR exists, and the action-taken status, subject to genuine investigation-stage exemptions. That transparency often moves a stalled case.
RTI does not recover money. Recovery depends on fast action by your bank, the beneficiary bank, and the cyber cell, ideally within hours. Run the bank refund track in parallel with the police escalation.
Download the disposed-complaint reopen and escalation checklist (PDF).