In a month-long operation, the Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested 48 individuals across eight states in connection with 415 cyber fraud cases, including 78 reported in Telangana. These arrests were part of a special drive conducted in July, which also led to the recovery and refund of ₹2.21 crore to victims.
The arrested persons were involved in various types of cybercrimes. Six of them were connected to digital arrest scams, 21 were linked to investment and trading frauds, and the remaining 21 were involved in other cyber offences. The action was initiated based on 301 complaints received via the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal. Of these, 179 FIRs were filed at cyber crime police stations, while 90 cases were handled with support from Zonal Cyber Cells at other stations.
The accused were found to have connections with cases registered in several states, including Andhra Pradesh with 16 cases, Delhi with 19, Gujarat with 24, Karnataka with 72, Maharashtra with 23, Tamil Nadu with 27, West Bengal with 60, and Telangana with 78.
During the operation, officials seized 89 mobile phones, 56 cheque books, 94 debit cards, 3 laptops, 12 stamps of shell companies, 25 SIM cards, 39 bank passbooks, 2 tablets, a pack of visiting cards, and ₹1 lakh in cash.
Refunds were processed across different fraud categories, including ₹5.15 crore in investment scams, ₹9.64 lakh in trading frauds, ₹3.58 lakh in OTP scams, and ₹14.25 crore in impersonation cases.
In one case, a businessman lost ₹1.11 crore in a fake import-export scheme involving a non-existent Hong Kong-based company, allegedly introduced by Lakshya Verma of Trade Fundament of Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. An accused named Para Singla was arrested in this matter.
In another case, a 76-year-old woman from Secunderabad was tricked into transferring ₹40.5 lakh after being falsely told she was involved in a human trafficking case. The accused, Sourav S. from Chitradurga in Karnataka, was arrested and several items were seized, including mobile phones, cheque books, credit and debit cards, company stamps, and visiting cards.
Investigations into the cases are still ongoing.
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