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Emergency legal help — helplines & first steps
In danger, someone arrested, money lost to fraud, or someone missing? Tap a number to call. Then follow the plain-language first-hour steps for your situation.
🚨 Adhiwakta is not an emergency service, police or law firm. Numbers below are official government helplines. In danger, call 112 first.
Main emergency numbers
- 112Call
Emergency — police, fire, ambulance
Any immediate danger to life, violence, crime in progress, medical emergency. Works across all States/UTs (ERSS).
24×7 · also via the ‘112 India’ app / SMS · Official source
- 1930Call
National Cyber Crime Helpline
Money lost to online / UPI / card fraud — call at once so the transaction can be flagged to banks. Then complete the complaint on cybercrime.gov.in.
Call immediately — every minute counts · Official source
- 181Call
Women Helpline
Women facing violence at home or outside — links to police, One Stop Centres (Sakhi), hospitals and legal aid. (Per WCD, not yet operational in West Bengal — use 112 there.)
24×7 · Official source
- 1098Call
Child Helpline
A child in danger, missing, found alone, abused or in need of care and protection. Integrated with 112.
24×7×365 · Official source
Choose your situation
- Someone arrestedStay calm and act in order. These are the rights and steps that matter most in the first hours after an arrest in India, in plain language.☎ 112☎ 15100☎ 1098Open first steps →
- Domestic violence / woman in dangerYour safety comes first. This page lists the helplines and practical steps that help most in the first hours, and the legal protections available in India.☎ 112☎ 181☎ 14490☎ 1098☎ 15100Open first steps →
- Money lost to online fraudSpeed matters most. Money moved by fraudsters can sometimes be put on hold if it is reported before it is withdrawn — police call this the ‘golden hour’.☎ 1930☎ 112Open first steps →
- Missing person or childAct at once — the first hours matter. There is no legal rule that you must wait 24 hours before reporting someone missing.☎ 112☎ 1098☎ 14567Open first steps →
Legal aid & support
- 14490Call
NCW Women Helpline
National Commission for Women helpline — complaint registration, counselling and referral to police, Protection Officer, One Stop Centre or DLSA.
24×7 · Official source
- 14567Call
Elderline — senior citizens
Senior citizens facing abuse, neglect, maintenance or pension problems; field help for rescue and reunion of homeless elders.
8 AM – 8 PM, all days · Official source
- 15100Call
NALSA free legal aid helpline
Free legal aid from Legal Services Authorities — persons in custody, women, children and others eligible under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
IVR 24×7; transfer to State/District LSA on working hours · Official source
- 14416Call
Tele-MANAS mental health support
Free mental-health counselling after a traumatic event — violence, fraud, arrest of a family member, a missing loved one.
Toll-free · Official source
Numbers checked against official government sources on 28 Sep 2026. Services can change — if a number does not connect, dial 112.
When the immediate danger has passed
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