Growing cross-border cybercrime has prompted law enforcement agencies and central institutions to strengthen cooperation, share intelligence and improve their response to criminal networks. In Hyderabad on Tuesday, Telangana brought together representatives from 13 states and 11 central organisations to discuss coordinated action.
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), working with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, hosted the Joint Cyber Crime Coordination Team (JCCT-IV) workshop for the Hyderabad region at the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Centre (TGiCCC). The meeting saw participation from 45 officers representing law enforcement agencies from 13 other states.
Representatives from 11 organisations also attended, including the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) and Telangana’s Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Department.
Telangana reports decline in cybercrime losses
Director General of Police C.V. Anand inaugurated the meeting, while Principal Secretary to the Home Department and TGCSB Director Shikha Goel presented the agenda. I4C CEO Rajesh Kumar outlined the country’s cybercrime situation.
Anand said Telangana had ranked first in the last 2 reviews conducted by the Prime Minister’s Office. While cybercrime complaints rose by 24% across India in 2024-25, Telangana recorded a 3% decline. Financial losses in the state fell by 20%, compared with a 4% national decline.
He called for a shift from recovering money after fraud to preventing crimes. This would involve blocking criminals from reaching victims and accessing communication channels, phone numbers and usable bank accounts.
Goel stressed the need to move beyond individual case investigations towards intelligence-led coordination, real-time information sharing and joint operations between states.
I4C outlines proposed reforms
Kumar said scam compounds were shifting from Southeast Asia to Africa, Sri Lanka and other countries. He added that all states except 1 had notified their State Cyber Crime Coordination Centres (S4Cs).
He also outlined proposed reforms, including a unified investigation platform, an RBI-prepared standard operating procedure to help banks stop suspicious transactions, and nationwide operations targeting cybercrime infrastructure.
The discussions also covered appointing nodal officers, setting escalation procedures, improving the use of I4C platforms and strengthening preventive coordination among banks, telecom operators and digital platforms.
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