# Telangana ranked first in India for cybercrime initiatives 2026-08-06T21:50:28+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Telangana was ranked first nationally for cybercrime initiatives at a PRAGATI review meeting chaired by the Prime Minister’s Office on August 6, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau said. The review assessed state performance and use of platforms developed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. The state said 2,086 of 2,368 grievance requests had received action by August 2. The Money Restoration Module helped return Rs 16.42 crore to victims. Through the Sahyog portal, 20,070 of 22,447 URLs were removed or disabled. Telangana also reported uploading 3,524 cases and profiles of 5,493 arrested people on the Samanvaya portal. ## Coverage - siasat.com Tags: cybercrime, digital fraud, I4C, PRAGATI, Telangana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-ranked-first-in-india-for-cybercrime-initiatives/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-ranked-first-in-india-for-cybercrime-initiatives/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.