Hyderabad cybercrime police arrest 55 persons across seven states in October
Hyderabad, Nov 4 (TNT) : Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested 55 persons from seven states in October 2026 in connection with 38 cybercrime cases and recovered nearly Rs 50 lakh for victims, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crimes and SIT) M. Srinivasulu said on Wednesday.
In a press note on the monthly performance of the Cyber Crime Police Station, he said 129 FIRs were registered during October based on complaints received through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
The arrested accused were involved in various cyber frauds, including trading fraud (20), OTP fraud (10), social media-related offences (seven), investment fraud (four), business fraud (four), digital arrest (three), APK fraud (three), miscellaneous offences (two), money laundering (one) and honey trap (one).
Of the 55 arrests, Maharashtra and Telangana accounted for 16 each, followed by Andhra Pradesh (nine), Gujarat (seven), Delhi (five), Haryana (one) and Uttar Pradesh (one).
Police seized 37 mobile phones, 10 debit and credit cards, eight cheque books and six bank passbooks from the accused.
The police also facilitated refunds of Rs 49.99 lakh to victims in 56 cases during the month. The victims had suffered cumulative losses of Rs 25.46 crore.
Trading fraud cases accounted for the highest refunds at Rs 34.20 lakh, followed by digital arrest frauds at Rs 9.54 lakh and investment frauds at Rs 5.13 lakh, the press note added.
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