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Hyderabad Cybercrime Police Arrest 49 Across 15 States
The police in Hyderabad have a special team that catches people who cheat others over the internet, called cybercriminals.
In July, this team arrested 49 cheaters who came from 15 different states in India.
The cheaters used many tricks, like fake money-making plans, pretending to be a company on WhatsApp, and fake investment offers.
The police gave back about 98 lakh rupees to people who had been cheated.
The cheaters had taken more than 13 crore rupees, so this was only part of the money.
Police also removed 128 fake social media pages that used videos of famous people made by computers to fool users.
One tricky cheater pretended to be a company representative and got a firm to send 25 lakh rupees to his account, but the police caught him.
The police made 1,537 phone calls to victims to help them, and they say people should call the helpline 1930 if they face such scams.
Catching cheaters and removing fake pages helps keep people safe online.
Hyderabad Cybercrime Police arrested 49 individuals from 15 states in July in connection with 25 cybercrime cases, registering 70 FIRs via the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
Trading fraud led the arrests with 29 accused, followed by social media fraud (5), digital arrest and WhatsApp DP fraud (3 each), and matrimonial fraud (2).
Victims lost over Rs 13.87 crore in the detected cases, with Rs 98,89,202 refunded; trading fraud alone accounted for over Rs 11.75 crore in losses.
Cyber Patrol Enforcement removed 128 Facebook and Instagram profiles running 36 paid advertisements, including deepfake videos of well-known personalities promoting child exploitation, multilevel marketing and fake investment websites.
In one case, fraudsters compromised the WhatsApp of Bhoomi Bio Products Pvt. Ltd. and induced an Rs 25 lakh RTGS transfer, leading to the arrest of accountant Abhinandan Kumar Kamat from Gurugram.
- Who
- Hyderabad Cybercrime Police, with Zonal Cyber Cells and the Cyber Patrol Enforcement Unit; 49 accused from 15 states, including accountant Abhinandan Kumar Kamat.
- What
- Detected 25 cybercrime cases, arrested 49 accused, registered 70 FIRs, and refunded Rs 98,89,202 to victims, whose total losses exceeded Rs 13.87 crore.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, with arrests across 15 states including Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- When
- During July, with the police statement released on a Friday.
- Why
- To crack down on organised cybercrime such as trading fraud, social media fraud, digital arrest scams, WhatsApp DP fraud and investment fraud reported through the NCRP and helpline 1930.
Key facts
- Total arrested
- 49 individuals from 15 states
- Cybercrime cases detected
- 25
- FIRs registered via NCRP
- 70
- Refund to victims
- Rs 98,89,202
- Total victims' losses
- Over Rs 13.87 crore across 25 cases
- Largest arrest category
- Trading fraud (29 accused; over Rs 11.75 crore lost)
- Profiles taken down in July
- 128 social media profiles running 36 paid advertisements
- Zonal Cyber Cells activity
- 2,059 complaints, 298 FIRs, 6 arrests and Rs 27.09 lakh refunded









