Hyderabad, July 10 -- Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar on Friday said mule bank accounts and ghost SIM cards are the lifeline of cybercrime networks and called for coordinated action by banks, telecom operators, regulators and law enforcement agencies to eliminate them.

Speaking at the National Round Table on "Digital Trust & Citizen Protection", organised by the Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) in association with Hyderabad City Police and Protiviti India, Sajjanar said cyber fraud had evolved into a major social and economic threat.

He urged citizens to report cyber frauds immediately by calling the national helpline 1930, stressing that prompt reporting improves the chances of freezing and rec...