NCCIA headquarters in Islamabad. — Screengrab via Facbook@NCCIAISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) received 5,176 complaints, registered 4,491 inquiries and arrested 1,129 suspects allegedly involved in cybercrime during the first month after Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi assumed charge as its director general.A performance report covering the one-month period was released following the assumption of charge by the new director general, an official of NCCIA said.As per the report, the agency received 5,176 complaints from citizens during the period. Of these, 4,491 inquiries were registered for investigation into the reported cybercrime complaints.According to the spokesperson, following the completion of inquiries, 272 cases were registered against suspects allegedly involved in cybercrime.The agency also conducted a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime during the said period, resulting in the arrest of 1,129 suspects.During these operations, the NCCIA recovered Rs105.3 million and returned the amount to victims.DG Rizvi said the agency would work to ensure the digital protection of citizens. He also stated that the NCCIA would continue to strictly implement a zero-tolerance policy against cybercrime.The performance figures were issued by the agency’s spokesperson as part of the one-month report following Rizvi’s assumption of the charge.
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