61 cyber criminals throughout 14 States arrested by Hyderabad police

A complete of 61 people throughout 14 States have been arrested throughout a month-long operation by the cyber crime wing of the Hyderabad police, resulting in the refund of over ₹1 crore to the victims of cyber fraud.

The operations addressed a spectrum of offences.

Trading frauds led the tally with 13 accused, adopted intently by 12 arrested for funding frauds, and 11 for offences linked to social media. Insurance fraud accounted for 8 arrests, whereas three every have been held for digital arrest scams and unauthorised transactions. Two people have been booked for impersonation and two for mortgage fraud, alongside two linked to OTP-related frauds.

Additionally, 5 individuals have been arrested beneath the Copyright Act and one beneath the Social Media Tip Line.

During August, the police obtained 338 NCRP complaints, registering 233 FIRs domestically and 90 FIRs at Zonal Cyber Cells.

Tamil Nadu recorded the best quantity with 20 arrests, adopted by Karnataka with 16, Gujarat with 18, Maharashtra and Delhi with 13 every. West Bengal accounted for 8 arrests, Andhra Pradesh 7, whereas Uttar Pradesh noticed 2.

Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan reported one arrest every.

Alongside the arrests, refunds price ₹1,01,39,338 have been facilitated for victims, damaged down throughout classes of fraud.

Investment frauds accounted for the biggest share with ₹52.13 lakh returned, adopted by buying and selling frauds with ₹16.23 lakh, mortgage frauds with ₹15.79 lakh and OTP-related frauds with ₹8.86 lakh. Job fraud victims have been refunded ₹3.48 lakh, gaming fraud ₹2.25 lakh, and enterprise fraud ₹2.17 lakh, whereas digital arrest scams noticed refunds of ₹46,000. Seizures included 50 cellphones, 51 ATM/debit playing cards, 21 cheque books, 12 passbooks, seven laptops, 82 SIM playing cards, and three shell firm stamps.

Notable instances included a 34-year-old lady from Tarnaka, cheated of over ₹1 crore by means of a fraudulent buying and selling app operated through Instagram and Telegram between January 2025 and July 2025, and a 73-year-old Hyderabad resident duped of ₹22.5 lakh by means of a pretend funding platform.

In all situations, the police traced intricate networks involving each Indian and worldwide operatives, recovered key digital proof, and ensured sufferer refunds.

The Hyderabad City Police urged individuals to stay vigilant towards social media funding schemes, fraudulent messages, and unsolicited digital communications claiming to be from officers. Victims have been inspired to report incidents instantly through the 1930 helpline or cybercrime.gov.in to safe well timed reduction.