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Hyderabad: Thirteen states and 11 central agencies joined hands in Hyderabad on Tuesday to strengthen coordinated action against organised cybercrime networks, with the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) calling for intelligence-sharing and joint operations beyond state boundaries.
The Joint Cyber Crime Coordination Team (JCCT-IV), Hyderabad, brought together 45 officers from law enforcement agencies representing 13 states along with representatives of 11 institutions, including I4C, CERT-In, NCRB, BPR&D, RBI, Enforcement Directorate, Department of Telecommunications, CBI, IB, National Forensic Sciences University and Telangana’s ITE&C Department.
Telangana police officials participated in person and online.
The meeting was inaugurated by Telangana DGP C.V. Anand, who said cybercrime complaints increased by 24 per cent across India in 2024-25, while Telangana recorded a three per cent decline.
Financial losses in the state fell by 20 per cent, compared with a four per cent decline nationally.
He stressed the need to prevent fraud before criminals accessed victims’ phone numbers and bank accounts.
TGCSB director Shikha Goel said cybercrime had evolved into an organised transnational ecosystem, while investigations remained restricted by jurisdictional boundaries.
She called for real-time information-sharing, intelligence-led investigations and coordinated multi-state operations.
I4C CEO Rajesh Kumar highlighted the movement of scam compounds from Southeast Asia to Africa, Sri Lanka and other countries.
He outlined proposed reforms, including a unified investigation platform, an RBI standard operating procedure for banks to stop suspicious transactions and nationwide operations against cybercrime infrastructure.
Sessions covered prevention, inter-state coordination, crimes against women and children, AI-related legal accountability, AI-enabled detection and investigation tools.
Discussions also focused on mule accounts, preventive measures, telecom platforms, nodal officers and escalation protocols.
Citizens facing financial cyber fraud were urged to call 1930 immediately or report incidents at cybercrime.gov.in.
