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Telangana ranked first in India for cybercrime initiatives
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
A top ranking is useful, but it is not proof that cybercrime has been defeated. Claims that portal activity alone shows safer digital lives are too generous, while dismissing the systems as publicity ignores the Rs 16.42 crore returned to victims. The harder test is whether complaints are resolved quickly, frozen money reaches citizens, and repeat fraud falls. Telangana should publish regular figures on recovery times and unresolved grievances.
Source: siasat.com
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