Hyderabad Cyber Crime Registers 70 FIRs, Arrests 49 Across 15 States in July 2026
HYDERABAD: The Cyber Crime Police Station, Hyderabad City, registered 70 First Information Reports (FIRs) during July 2026 and arrested 49 accused from 15 states in 25 cybercrime cases through interstate operations. Police also facilitated refunds of ₹98.89 lakh to victims.
The accused were allegedly involved in trading fraud, social media fraud, digital arrest scams, WhatsApp display picture (DP) fraud, matrimonial fraud, investment fraud, APK fraud, cryptocurrency fraud, job fraud, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act-related offences and old coin fraud cases.
Police seized digital devices, laptops, debit cards, bank documents and other incriminating material during the operations.
Victims lose ₹13.87 crore in major cases
Across 38 major cybercrime cases, victims lost ₹13.87 crore. Police facilitated refunds of ₹98.89 lakh during the investigation.
Separately, the city’s Zonal Cyber Cells received 2,059 petitions through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP). The cells registered 298 FIRs, arrested six accused and facilitated refunds of ₹27.09 lakh.
Cyber patrol intensifies enforcement
Under Cyber Patrol Enforcement, Hyderabad Police identified and removed 128 fake Facebook and Instagram profiles allegedly promoting child exploitation, fake investment schemes and multi-level marketing (MLM) scams. Police also registered one FIR in connection with the online enforcement drive.
Under the C-Mitra initiative, officials made 1,537 victim assistance calls and registered 231 Zero FIRs to enable immediate legal action.
A major breakthrough came in a ₹25 lakh WhatsApp impersonation trading fraud case. Police arrested an accused from Gurugram, Haryana, and seized key digital evidence during the investigation.
Awareness campaigns continue
Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police continued public awareness campaigns on digital arrest scams, investment frauds, APK-based frauds, WhatsApp DP frauds and fake government official impersonation.
Police urged citizens to report cyber frauds immediately through the national cybercrime helpline, 1930, to improve the chances of recovering lost money.
