TGCSB facilitates refund of Rs 85 cr to cyber fraud victims
TGSCB Director Shikha Goel said that this accomplishment is the result of collaborative efforts between TGCSB and TGLSA
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has facilitated a refund of Rs 85.05 crore to victims of cyber fraud during the last six months, its chief said on Monday.
The refund was facilitated from March to July 2024, across all Commissionerates and districts of Telangana.
TGSCB Director Shikha Goel said that this accomplishment is the result of collaborative efforts between the TGCSB and the Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TGLSA). These efforts focused on the increasing cybercrimes causing substantial financial losses to citizens and the difficulties faced by Station House Officers (SHOs) in registering First Information Reports (FIRS) through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
She said a major concern addressed was the prolonged holding of fraudulent funds in banks, without returning them to victims. To streamline the filing of petitions under Section 457 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), a standard operating procedure (SOP) was developed by the TGCSB, with the collaboration of the TGLSA, in February 2024, and distributed to all District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) in Telangana.
