Archive · 30 May 2025
Hyderabad Police Launch Zonal Cyber Cells to Fight Cybercrime
The Hyderabad police have created new Cyber Cells in different parts of the city to stop cybercrimes.
These cells will quickly handle complaints and help people who have been scammed.
Cybercrime has increased a lot in recent years.
The new cells will be run by trained officers who will investigate cases and work with the main Cybercrime Police Station.
They will focus on cases where money was lost due to online crime to make the city safer from cybercrime.
Hyderabad Police launched Zonal Cyber Cells (ZCCs) across seven zones.
The move addresses a 786% surge in cybercrime cases.
61 trained personnel are deployed in the ZCCs.
ZCCs will handle cybercrime cases based on the amount of loss.
ZCCs will also conduct awareness programs.
- Who
- Hyderabad City Police
- What
- Zonal Cyber Cells (ZCCs) launched
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Why
- To combat increasing cybercrime
- Cybercrime Increase Since 2015
- 786%
- Cybercrime Cases in 2015
- 351
- Cybercrime Cases in 2024
- 3,111
- Number of Zones with ZCCs
- 7
- Total personnel deployed
- 61
- Loss below 25,000 INR
- ZCCs/Local Police Initiate Freeze
- Loss above 1 lakh INR
- Cybercrime PS investigates