13k fall prey to cybercrime in Vizag, loss Rs 100 crore

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Visakhapatnam police disclosed that, according to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, over 13,000 people in Visakhapatnam have fallen victim to cybercrime, resulting in losses amounting to approximately Rs 100 crore over the years. Of this amount, Rs 18 crore were held or frozen in various bank accounts.

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the city police, headed by Commissioner Dr Shanka Brata Bagchi, Joint Commissioner Dr Kanginelli Fakkeerappa, and the cybercrime wing, have released Rs 4.6 crore of the frozen funds to 150 victims.