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Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrest 55 persons across seven states in October; ₹50 lakh refunded to victims

Hyderabad, Nov 4 (UNI) The Cyber Crime Police of Hyderabad City arrested 55 persons from seven states in October 2026 in connection with 38 cybercrime cases and refunded nearly Rs 50 lakh to victims, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crimes & SIT) M. Srinivasulu said on Wednesday.
In a press release on the October performance of the Cyber Crime Police Station, he said 129 FIRs were registered during the month based on complaints received through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
The arrested persons were involved in different types of cyber frauds, including trading fraud (20), OTP fraud (10), social media-related offences (7), investment fraud (4), business fraud (4), digital arrest (3), APK fraud (3), miscellaneous offences (2), money laundering (1) and honey trap (1).
Of the total arrests, Maharashtra and Telangana accounted for 16 each, followed by Andhra Pradesh (9), Gujarat (7), Delhi (5), Haryana (1) and Uttar Pradesh (1).
The police seized 37 mobile phones, 10 debit and credit cards, eight cheque books and six bank passbooks from the accused.
According to the refund details, victims in 56 cases suffered losses of Rs 25.46 crore, of which Rs 49.99 lakh was recovered and refunded during October.
The highest refund of Rs 34.20 lakh was made in trading fraud cases, followed by Rs 9.54 lakh in digital arrest cases and Rs 5.13 lakh in investment fraud cases, he said.
The Zonal Cyber Cells received 2,649 NCRP petitions during the month, registered 393 FIRs and arrested 18 persons in 14 cases, besides securing refunds of ₹25.96 lakh to victims.
Under the C-Mitra initiative, the police made 2,156 calls to victims to provide guidance and assistance, while 370 Zero FIRs were registered based on complaints received, the press release said.
As part of cyber patrol enforcement, the Cyber Crime Unit identified 101 Facebook and Instagram profiles operating 28 paid advertisements promoting objectionable content involving minors, fraudulent coin and currency sales, misleading betting predictions, guaranteed winnings, matrimonial services, private video calls and fake job opportunities.
All the 101 identified profiles were reported to the respective social media platforms and taken down.
The cyber patrol initiative has so far resulted in the removal of 1,558 social media profiles and 2,631 paid promotional advertisements linked to online gaming, illegal betting and fake investment websites. Ten FIRs were also registered against their promoters.
In an important case, the police arrested a 26-year-old man from Palakollu in Andhra Pradesh in connection with a honey-trap fraud in which a 70-year-old retired employee from Hyderabad was allegedly cheated of Rs 38 lakh.
The victim had received a Facebook friend request from a woman, who gradually gained his confidence and obtained money from him on the pretext of household needs.
Later, the woman and another person allegedly threatened to implicate him in criminal cases by making allegations of sexual abuse and extorted Rs 38 lakh, the police said.
The accused was arrested in connection with the case and two mobile phones were seized.
The Additional Commissioner advised people to remain cautious against fake profiles of senior government officials, fraudulent investment groups, malicious APK files, WhatsApp impersonation, honey traps and digital arrest scams.
He urged cyber fraud victims to immediately contact the national cybercrime helpline 1930 or report the incidents through www.cybercrime.gov.in to facilitate freezing and recovery of the defrauded money.
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