Hyderabad: Hyderabad City Cyber Crime Police arrested 55 people across seven states in October 2026 in 38 cybercrime cases. They also secured refunds of nearly Rs 50 lakh for victims. The Cyber Crime Police Station registered 129 FIRs after receiving multiple complaints through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), according to its monthly report.
Trading fraud accounted for the largest share of the arrests, with 20 of the 55 accused. Ten were involved in OTP frauds and seven in social media-related offences. Investment frauds and business frauds led to four arrests each, while digital arrest and APK frauds led to three each. Police arrested two people in miscellaneous cases and one each in money laundering and honey-trap cases.
Maharashtra and Telangana recorded the highest number of arrests, with 16 each. Andhra Pradesh followed with nine, Gujarat with seven and Delhi with five. Haryana and Uttar Pradesh recorded one arrest each. During the operations, police seized 37 mobile phones, 10 debit or credit cards, eight cheque books and six bank passbooks.
Police recovered and refunded Rs 49.99 lakh to victims in the cases covered by the refund statement. The total reported loss in those cases was Rs 25.46 crore. Trading fraud victims received the largest refund, Rs 34.20 lakh, followed by digital arrest victims with Rs 9.54 lakh and investment fraud victims with Rs 5.13 lakh.
Zonal Cyber Cells register 393 FIRs
The Zonal Cyber Cells received 2,649 NCRP petitions in October and registered 393 FIRs. They arrested 18 people in 14 cases and facilitated refunds of Rs 25.96 lakh to victims.
Under the C-Mitra initiative, officials made 2,156 calls to cybercrime victims to offer guidance and support. The initiative also helped register 370 Zero FIRs, which reflects efforts to ensure prompt assistance and legal action in cybercrime cases.