The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested 35 persons across nine States in connection with 23 cybercrime cases during September, while facilitating refunds of ₹88.48 lakh to victims of online fraud.
According to the monthly report released by Additional Commissioner of Police (Crimes and SIT) M. Srinivasulu, the Cyber Crime Police Station registered 83 FIRs during the month following complaints received through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
The arrests included nine persons involved in social media-related offences, seven in investment fraud, six in digital arrest scams, five in trading fraud, three in advertisement fraud, two in identity theft and one each in extortion, job fraud and customer care fraud.
Of the 35 persons arrested, 10 were from Telangana, nine from Andhra Pradesh, six from Maharashtra, three each from Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, and one each from Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab. Police seized 10 mobile phones, seven cheque books and a shell company stamp during the operations.
Trading fraud accounts for largest losses
The police facilitated refunds totalling ₹88.48 lakh across 38 cybercrime cases in which victims had collectively lost ₹17.34 crore.
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