Overview
- DGP B. Shivadhar Reddy and Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar launched the campaign on Sunday at the Jalavayu Tower Community Hall in Kawadiguda.
- The rollout introduces the Cyber Simbha volunteer network with a new logo, a QR code for sign-ups, badges, and a publicly administered Cyber Pledge.
- Police describe a decade of rising online fraud using calls, links, apps, and social media, with women, senior citizens, and homemakers identified as at-risk groups.
- Sajjanar said citizens within the Hyderabad Commissionerate lose up to ₹1 crore daily to scams and advised against sharing OTPs, passwords, or bank details.
- Officials said enhanced cyber patrolling and other measures have reduced victim numbers compared with last year, and they urged victims to report through helpline 1930 or the national cyber crime portal.