Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Hyderabad Cybercrime Cracks Down on Scams, Reports Multiple Deaths
In Hyderabad, police busted several scams and arrested people involved.
Some tricked people with fake insurance promises, stealing lakhs of rupees.
Others ran a fake trading website, taking crores from investors.
Sadly, there were also several deaths: accidents involving vehicles and workers, as well as a suspected suicide and a body found in a river.
Police are investigating these different cases.
Hyderabad Cybercrime Police arrested three people in separate fraud cases, exposing scams worth over 2.04 crores.
Two men from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, were arrested for an insurance fraud of 4.3 lakhs, where they posed as insurance officials.
A Gurgaon businessman was arrested for his role in a 2 crore online trading scam facilitated by a fake website.
Multiple deaths were reported, including traffic accidents involving a ride-hailing app driver and a plumber, as well as a GHMC worker.
Other incidents include a suspected suicide and the discovery of an unidentified body in the Musi river.
- Who
- Cybercrime police, victims of fraud, individuals involved in scams, accident victims and those who died by suicide or were found dead.
- What
- Cybercrime police exposed and made arrests in multiple fraud cases and investigated several deaths from accidents, suicide and a body found in the river.
- When
- Recent incidents, with details of arrests and events from the past week.
- Where
- Hyderabad and surrounding areas.
- Why
- To investigate and prosecute fraud cases, traffic accidents and other incidents leading to loss of life.
Victims of Scams
Accused Fraudsters
Financial Loss
Victims of Scams
Lost money due to fraudulent schemes and false promises.
Accused Fraudsters
Perpetrators are accused of running fraudulent schemes.
- Total Scam Value
- Over 2.04 crore
- Insurance Fraud Amount
- 4.3 lakhs
- Trading Scam Amount
- 2 crore
- Accused Arrested
- 3
- Deaths Reported
- Multiple, from different causes
Sources
Hyderabad: 2 Held for Cheating 3k People of Rs 850 Crore
Cyberabad police arrest 2 for luring over 3,000 people in financial fraud
Hyderabad: 3,000 People Defrauded In Stock Market Scam, Police Arrest 2
Hyderabad Police Nabs 3 Persons in Insurance, Trading Fraud Cases
ED Arrests CA in Rs 792-CR Scam