Cybercrime Police Nab 55 Accused, Recover ₹62 Lakh for Victims in October Crackdown
HYDERABAD: In a major month long drive against online fraud, the Cyber Crime Police Station, Hyderabad City, registered 196 FIRs, arrested 55 accused, and facilitated refunds totalling ₹62,34,446 to victims during October 2025. Zonal cyber cells registered an additional 130 FIRs, arrested 29 suspects in 27 cases, and secured refunds of ₹18,22,818.
Police said the 55 accused operated 61 bank accounts, with transactions amounting to around ₹107 crore. They were found involved in 136 cases nationwide, including 45 within Telangana.
Frauds across eight states
The accused were traced to eight states , Andhra Pradesh (24), Gujarat (7), Maharashtra (6), Karnataka (4), Uttar Pradesh (5), Delhi (2), Haryana (2), and Bihar (2). Offences included 18 investment or trading scams, five digital arrest frauds, four social media-related crimes, and single cases of insurance, job, loan and credit card frauds.
Police seized 31 mobile phones, 14 cheque books, one passbook, nine ATM cards, two laptops, three shell-company stamps and two SIM cards during the operations.
Digital arrest fraud: senior citizen duped of ₹1.07 crore
In one case, a 62 year old Hyderabad resident was conned into transferring ₹1.07 crore by callers posing as Mumbai Crime Branch officers. They claimed his Aadhaar and phone number were linked to illegal activities.
A case (Cr. No. 1883/2025) was registered under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Accused Himanshu Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Abhishek Pandey (Uttar Pradesh), and Kota Sri Sundeep and Kota Srinivas (Andhra Pradesh) were arrested. Police said the accused operated with links to Chinese handlers and used OTP stealing APK files to access victims’ bank accounts.
Lost phone used for unauthorised transactions
In another incident, a 68 year old man from Tarnaka lost ₹1.95 lakh after his stolen mobile phone was misused for unauthorised bank transfers. Police arrested Mohammed Moin Uddin, Mohammed Syed Salman and Mohammed Hussain, all from Ranga Reddy district, and seized three mobile phones.
Fake trading app fraud
In a third major case, a Hyderabad man lost ₹24.71 lakh after being lured into investing through a fake trading app, “Nuvama Insights Stocks”. The accused, identified as Kandukuru Sulthan Ahmad Khan from Ananthapuram, Andhra Pradesh, provided multiple bank accounts to the main fraudsters.
Public advisory issued
The Cyber Crime Police warned citizens against:
Fake profiles of government officials seeking money
Fraudulent investment groups on WhatsApp and Telegram
Malicious APK files and phishing links
“Digital arrest” scams involving fake law enforcement officers
Citizens have been urged to report cyber frauds immediately via helpline 1930 or www.cybercrime.gov.in for faster fund recovery.
