Hyderabad Cyber Crime | Hyderabad, Oct 10 (Maxim News): Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested 35 accused in 23 cyber crime cases during raids in nine states in September 2026, according to a press release issued on October 10. Police also helped victims recover ₹88,48,134 frozen in fraudsters’ accounts.
The station registered 83 FIRs in September on NCRP complaints. The 35 arrests included 10 people from Telangana, nine from Andhra Pradesh and six from Maharashtra. Kerala and Uttar Pradesh accounted for three each, and Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab for one each.
By type of offence, nine were held in social media crimes, seven in investment fraud and six in digital arrest cases. Five were arrested for trading fraud and three for advertisement fraud. Two were held for identity theft, and one each for extortion, job fraud and customer care fraud. Police seized 10 mobile phones, seven cheque books and a shell company seal stamp.
Victims in 38 cases lost ₹17,34,96,158 in total. Investment fraud (17 cases) cost victims ₹7,68,42,420, and police got ₹9,20,201 refunded. Trading fraud (11 cases) cost ₹8,43,49,836, with ₹40,24,762 refunded.
In five OTP fraud cases, victims lost ₹23,71,465, and ₹24,68,321 was refunded. Two APK file fraud cases involved losses of ₹8,18,716, with ₹5,50,832 refunded. One digital arrest case involved ₹85,00,047, and ₹6,91,076 was returned. Police also recovered ₹1,42,926 in an unauthorised UPI transaction case and ₹50,016 in an advertisement fraud case.
The Zonal Cyber Cells received 2,767 NCRP petitions and registered 381 FIRs. They arrested 11 accused in 10 cases and refunded ₹67,54,049 to victims.
Hyderabad Cyber Crime | Cyber patrol action and public warnings from Hyderabad cyber crime police
Cyber patrol teams identified 140 Facebook and Instagram profiles and 30 paid advertisements that showed minors in an obscene manner to gain views, likes, subscribers and monetisation. Police reported the 140 accounts to the platforms and had them taken down. They also blocked profiles that cheated people in the name of old coins, ₹5 tractor notes, ₹786 series notes, fraudulent betting tips and guaranteed wins.
In continuing action, police stopped 1,457 profiles and 2,603 paid advertisements promoting online gaming, illegal betting and fake investment sites. They registered nine FIRs against the promoters.
The C-MITRA wing made 1,928 calls to guide and support victims and registered 307 Zero FIRs. Police said victims can use the Money Restoration Module (MRM) portal, run under the Union Home Ministry and I4C, to coordinate with banks and police. The Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) portal helps unblock accounts that were frozen without cause.
Police highlighted one case from the month. Polukonda Keerthi Harish of Madhuranagar filed a complaint after his mother, who worked abroad, died of a heart attack on September 8, 2025. When he examined her phone, he found that unknown persons had threatened her in the name of a digital arrest and extracted ₹6,60,543 using fake documents. Police arrested Shubham Mohan Londe, 27, of Pune and seized a mobile phone.
Police also registered six FIRs over social media posts that showed nuisance and negligent acts on Ganesh immersion day. They said they identified and detained the accused and will file chargesheets.
The Hyderabad Cyber Crime station issued these public warnings:
Do not trust messages seeking money in the name of senior government officials. Confirm through official channels first.
Do not fear video calls from people claiming to be from the CBI, ED, police, customs, RBI, narcotics or FedEx. Police said the law has no concept of “digital arrest”, and no agency demands money online.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Crimes and SIT) M. Srinivasulu, urged victims to act immediately, since quick action can help freeze and recover lost money. He asked them to call the 1930 helpline or file a complaint at www.cybercrime.gov.in.
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