Hyderabad, Aug. 10 -- Telangana Director General of Police CV Anand on Sunday, August 9, said that the state has lost Rs 1,700 crore to cybercrimes in the last three years.

"This is almost three times the money lost to conventional crimes," Anand told the media during a press conference in Warangal. Anand said that the Telangana police is strengthening its response to emerging threats such as cybercrime and narcotics trafficking.

He said that cybercrimes could be significantly curbed with greater public awareness, adding that the cybercrime wing is being strengthened and awareness programmes are being conducted across the state.

Despite claiming that Telangana is leading in terms of crackdowns on cybercrime, the DGP admitted that recov...