Cybercrime police crack down: 13 cases detected, 25 arrested across states
CYBERABAD: The Cybercrime Police of Cyberabad Police detected 13 cybercrime cases between December 31, 2025 and January 15, 2026, leading to the arrest of 25 offenders spread across several states, officials said on January 16.
Trading fraud dominates recent cybercrime cases
Of the 25 arrests, 12 were linked to trading fraud, making it the most common offence during the period. Job fraud, smishing, part-time job fraud, business fraud and other cyber frauds accounted for the remaining cases, police said.
According to data released by the Cybercrime Police, seven cases of trading fraud led to 12 arrests, while a single job fraud case resulted in five arrests. Two smishing cases led to two arrests, one cyber fraud case led to three arrests, one part-time job fraud case to two arrests and one business fraud case to a single arrest.
₹78.77 lakh refunds secured for victims
The Cybercrime Police said they processed 182 refund orders in 50 cases after obtaining directions from the court, securing refunds worth ₹78,77,130 for victims.
Fake trading apps used to cheat investors
In one major case, police arrested two accused in a ₹1.34 crore fake trading app scam. The accused allegedly operated a forged trading application, NUVAPRO, and fake investment platforms to cheat a victim who was lured through a social media advertisement and added to a WhatsApp group named “Nuvama Wealth Stock Market Think Tank”.
Police said fake experts were projected, manipulated profits were shown and the victim was induced to deposit money repeatedly. When the victim attempted to withdraw funds, the accused demanded commissions and taxes but did not return any money. The cheated amount was routed through shell companies to conceal the proceeds.
The two arrested in this case were Karimajji Srinu and Gandreti Ashok, police said.
Another ₹2.13 crore trading and crypto fraud busted
In another case, Cybercrime Police arrested two accused in a ₹2.13 crore fake trading and crypto investment fraud. The victim was initially contacted through Facebook and later shifted to WhatsApp, where the accused induced investments through a forged trading website and a manipulated trading group.
Police said fake profits, upper-circuit trades and IPO allotments were shown to lure the victim into repeated investments, including funds raised through loans. Withdrawals were later blocked and additional commissions demanded before communication stopped.
The accused arrested in this case were Devanaboina Anil Sundar Kumar and Bethi Saikrishna.
Police issue advisory to citizens
The Cybercrime Police cautioned the public against social media investment advertisements and WhatsApp or Telegram groups promising assured or unusually high returns. Citizens were advised to download trading applications only from verified, Securities and Exchange Board of India-registered brokers and never pay advance commissions or taxes to withdraw investment profits.
People were urged to report suspicious communications to the national cybercrime helpline 1930 or through cybercrime.gov.in.
Dy commissioner of police (cybercrimes) Y V S Sudheendra said investigations revealed the pan-India spread of organised cybercrime networks and warned that strict action would continue against offenders.
