To Fight against Cybercrime, the Hyderabad Police Launches Zonal Cyber Cells -

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To Fight against Cybercrime, the Hyderabad Police Launches Zonal Cyber Cells

“The Hyderabad Police is on high alert due to the increasing cyberattack cases recently. It has now confirmed it started deploying Zonal Cyber Cells.”

The Hyderabad city police on Thursday established Zonal Cyber Cells (ZCCs) in each of the commissionerate’s seven law and order zones as part of an additional effort to combat cybercrime.

The action was taken in reaction to a startling 786% increase in cybercrime cases during the previous nine years.

C V Anand, City Police Commissioner

City police commissioner C V Anand said that 61 specially trained personnel have been deployed across the seven newly launched ZCCs, including seven inspectors, seven sub-inspectors, three head constables, 36 police constables, and eight home guards.

“Cybercrime cases in Hyderabad increased from 351 cases in 2015 to 3,111 cases in 2024. The sole Cybercrime police station (PS) is handling all major cases in the city. Law and order police stations are registering the minor cybercrime cases where the loss is below Rs 1 lakh. But due to workload and lack of skills, the investigation sometimes suffers. The ZCCs will bridge this gap,” Anand said.

“We will analyze the performance of ZCCs for two to three years, and subsequently, they may be converted into full-fledged Zonal Cybercrime police stations,” Anand said.

The zonal DCP offices will serve as the operating base for the ZCCs, which are led by inspectors. The ZCC or local police will start the process to freeze the money if the loss is less than Rs 25,000.

ZCC employees will investigate any cybercrime case where the loss exceeds Rs 25,000 but falls below Rs 1 lakh. The ZCC team will handle arrests and trial follow-up, while the local police will handle FIRs and documentation.

The primary Cybercrime PS will file a case and investigate if the loss exceeds Rs 1 lakh. If the accused is identified, law enforcement will arrest them in cases involving offensive messages or harassment on social media. ZCC will take up the investigation if the perpetrators are unknown.

ZCC will conduct awareness campaigns in the area in addition to conducting investigations and making arrests.

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