Hyderabad: Bank management will be on the radar of the Metropolitan Police in 2025 and anyone directly or indirectly colluding with fraudsters will face legal action. Meanwhile, the amount extorted by the fraudsters from the townspeople has exceeded Rs 3 crore.
According to the statistics released by the police, fraudsters have looted Rs 3 crore 01 crore 42 lakh 73 thousand 986 till this year which is double of Rs 147,22,92,649 looted last year.
Out of which, the Metropolitan Cyber Crime Unit has seized Rs 77 crore and the police has returned around Rs 39 crore to the victims. The corresponding figures for 2023 were much lower: Rs. 37 crore fridge and Rs. 20 crores were refunded to the victims.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner CV Anand said at the annual press conference here on Sunday that it was found that cyber fraudsters have succeeded in opening current accounts without any hassle. He said that the police have arrested several bank management on the charge of helping cybercriminals to cheat crores of rupees.
Anand said: “Some banks were found not to have physically verified the documents submitted by the fraudsters while opening current accounts in the name of bogus establishments. We have identified such banks and warned of action against such violators.
The commissioner said that the CCU teams have been trained to proactively identify and detect cyber crimes in their respective areas. He said there is lively collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
“Furthermore, we have provided advanced training and capacity building to our units. The establishment of cyber units will significantly strengthen our efforts to combat cyber crimes and protect our citizens from the growing threat of cyber-related crimes,” he said.
Data provided by the Hyderabad Police shows that the size of cyber crime has doubled since 2023.
2024 2023
FIR 2,868 2,984
Lost Amount Rs.3,01,42,73,986 Rs.1,47,22,92,649
Rs.77,60,59,234 collected by the police Rs.37,34,39,514
Back Guarantee: Rs.39,30,50,274 Rs.20,86,47,976