Union Minister holds conference with Hyd police chief Sajjanar over measures against cyber frauds

Union Minister Chandra Sekhar held a video conference with Hyderabad Police Commissioner to discuss measures against cyber fraud, focusing on intelligence-sharing and regulatory mechanisms.

Union Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar has held a video conferencing with Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar to deliberate on systemic measures against cyber fraud, the senior police official said on Friday.

The conference was held on Thursday.

''The discussions highlighted the importance of intelligence-led enforcement, inter-agency collaboration and building robust preventive mechanisms to protect citizens,'' Sajjanar said in a post on X.

The discussion focused on enhancing intelligence-sharing between telecom authorities and law enforcement agencies, and developing stronger regulatory mechanisms to prevent such misuse at the source - before enforcement intervention becomes necessary, sources said.

Following the recent action taken against fraudsters engaging in cyber crimes by misusing telecom infrastructure, the minister held a review meeting with officials from the Department of Telecom and Hyderabad Police.

''We discussed strengthening information sharing between the Telecom Department and law enforcement agencies to curb cyber frauds, as well as developing robust regulatory systems to prevent misuse at the source itself,'' the Minister said in a post.

Technological systems should provide security to the people… they should not become a pathway for crimes. The government is committed to working towards further strengthening cyber security and protecting public trust, Chandra Sekhar added.