Where to report
EmergencyIf a child is in danger right now, call 112. It reaches police, fire and ambulance in every state and union territory, and it's free.
This site can't take reports. Here are the numbers that help, by situation.
Any emergency: 112
- Police, fire or ambulance, from any phone, anywhere in India.
- On a smartphone, pressing the power button three times quickly makes a panic call. On a basic phone, press and hold 5 or 9.
- The free 112 India app sends your location to the control room and alerts your emergency contacts.
A child needs help or protection: 1098
- The Child Helpline is free and open 24 hours. Children can call it themselves, and so can adults worried about a child.
- Calls go to your state's child helpline control room. Emergencies are passed straight to 112.
Sexual abuse of a child
- Call 112 or 1098, or go to the police station.
- You can also report online through the POCSO e-Box on the website of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, ncpcr.gov.in (opens in a new tab). Your identity is kept confidential.
- For other child rights complaints (for example, a school denying a child's rights), use e-Baal Nidan at ebaalnidan.nic.in (opens in a new tab).
Money lost to online fraud: 1930
- Call 1930 straight away. The sooner you report, the better the chance the money can be frozen.
- Then file a full complaint at cybercrime.gov.in (opens in a new tab), and tell your bank or payment app.
Any other online crime
- Threats, harassment, fake profiles, someone asking a child for photos, or someone sharing them: report at cybercrime.gov.in (opens in a new tab). The portal pays special attention to crimes against women and children.
- Keep screenshots, usernames and links before you block or delete anything.
- Suspicious calls and messages can be reported on sancharsaathi.gov.in (opens in a new tab).
Stress, worry or mental health: 14416
- Tele-MANAS is free and open 24 hours. Call 14416 or 1-800-891-4416 and choose your language.
- For children, teenagers and parents. If someone is in immediate danger, call 112.
A safety problem at school
- Write to the principal and the School Management Committee or PTA, and keep a copy.
- If nothing changes, contact your district education office, or your school's board (for example, CBSE).
Last checked October 2026. Numbers can change. If one is wrong, please email contact@schoolsafetyplainly.org.