Hyderabad, June 12 (RAHNUMA): Bank of Baroda organised the Cyber Crime Awareness Programme 2026 at Ravindra Bharathi auditorium here on Friday, bringing together senior officials from the banking sector, the Reserve Bank of India, and law enforcement agencies to strengthen coordination against cyber fraud and to deliberate on strategies for preventing cybercrimes and reinforcing the ecosystem of institutional response in Telangana.
V C Sajjanar, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City and V Aravind Babu, DCP (Cyber Crimes), Hyderabad City were the distinguished guests at the program. Beena Vaheed, Executive Director, Bank of Baroda; Chinmoy Kumar, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Telangana; and Satish Kumar, General Manager, SLBC Convenor, State Bank of India graced the event with their presence.
Addressing the gathering, Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar stressed the need for banks to treat cyber fraud complaints with the same urgency as physical crimes, while RBI Regional Director Chinmoy Kumar highlighted the importance of real-time coordination between banks and enforcement agencies.
Bank of Baroda Executive Director Beena Vaheed underscored the significance of the “golden hour” in cyber fraud recovery and called for swift action by banking staff to prevent fund diversion. “When a customer reports a fraud, the bank’s role does not end at logging the complaint. We are obligated to act swiftly by freezing the beneficiary account at the earliest, initiating coordination with the receiving bank, and ensuring the complaint reaches the Cyber Crime portal and the concerned police authority without delay. The golden hour in cyber fraud recovery is real, and our staff must be equipped to act within it. Today’s programme is a step towards building that operational readiness across the institutions”, she noted.
The programme focused on fraud response protocols, information sharing between banks and police, and enhancing frontline staff preparedness to tackle cybercrime effectively.
