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Indian Police Make Over 60 Arrests in Nationwide Cyber Fraud Crackdown

Coordinated raids from Hyderabad to Anantapur have arrested over 60 suspects with authorities recovering over ₹2.6 crore

The accused in police custody in Chandigarh on Friday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
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Overview

  • The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police’s July operation led to the arrest of 48 suspects across eight states and the refund of ₹2.2 crore to victims of various cyber frauds.
  • Anantapur Police arrested five inter-state gang members running fake investment apps from Cambodia and seized ₹41.2 lakh in cash and digital evidence.
  • The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau detained four individuals in Hyderabad over a trade investment scam that defrauded a victim of ₹3 crore through a bogus IPO.
  • Hyderabad city police nabbed three engineering students accused of supplying more than 40 bank accounts for digital arrest extortion that cost one victim ₹6.5 lakh.
  • Authorities have seized hundreds of devices, SIM cards and banking instruments as investigations continue to trace cross-border mule networks and dismantle remaining cells.