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- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Cybercrime Police registers 330 FIRs, refunds 2.55 cr in March
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime Police received 3,081 complaints in March this year, resulting in 54 first information reports (FIRs) being registered at the Cybercrime Police Station and 276 FIRs registered with Zonal…
- Hyderabad
Malkajgiri cybercrime police cracks 6 cases, arrests 13 in one week
Hyderabad: The cybercrime police of Malkajgiri Commissionerate detected six cases between March 29 and April 4 and made 13 arrests from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as part of their crackdown on cybercrime…
- Hyderabad
Banks must help customers against cybercrimes, says Hyderabad CP
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar on Tuesday, March 31, said banks must help customers against cybercrimes such as digital arrest. He stressed that the bank employees play a crucial role…
- Hyderabad
Three senior citizens duped of Rs 4.4 crore in cyber fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: At least three senior citizens were allegedly duped of Rs 4.4 crore in separate cyber frauds in Hyderabad under the Malkajgiri police limits. One of the cases pertains to a fake…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Cybercrime Police nabs 117 accused during ‘Operation Octopus’
Hyderabad: The Cybercrime Police registered 78 first information reports (FIRs), solved 74 cases and arrested 117 people from 16 states throughout February this year, as part of a special drive called “Operation…
- Hyderabad
Retd district judge loses Rs 1 cr in ‘digital arrest’ scam in Telangana
Hyderabad: A retired district judge fell prey to the “digital arrest” scam and lost more than Rs one crore, police said on Monday, March 9. The cyber crooks threatened the 69-year-old retired…
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Hyderabad Police step up cybercrime awareness drive across city
Hyderabad: The city police on Friday, February 21, organised a series of cybercrime awareness programmes across the city, cautioning students and residents against online frauds and urging them to exercise vigilance when…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police collaborates with influencers to fight cybercrime
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad city police have launched a new outreach initiative on Saturday, February 21, to combat cybercrime by collaborating with social media influencers. The initiative was launched under the ongoing “Jagrut…
- Telangana
Hyderabad influencer, police join hands to raise awareness on ‘digital arrest’
Hyderabad: Deepak Karmugekar, a Hyderabad-based social media influencer, in collaboration with the Hyderabad Police, on Saturday, February 14, began raising awareness on the “digital arrest” scam – a kind of fraud where…
- Hyderabad
Digital arrest in Hyderabad: 3 Delhi residents held for cheating Rs 1.07 cr
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Cyber Crime Police arrested three people for allegedly cheating a 62-year-old man to the tune of Rs 1.07 crore in a digital arrest scam. The three accused –…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Cybercrime Police refund over Rs 71L, makes 37 arrests in Jan
Hyderabad: In January, the Hyderabad Cybercrime Police refunded Rs 71,91,371 to victims and arrested 37 individuals from seven different states in connection with 26 cases, a release said on Sunday, February 8.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police recovers Rs 72.36 lakh stolen via cybercrime
Hyderabad: The Cybercrime unit of the Hyderabad police registered 144 cases in December 2025 and recovered Rs 72,36,067. The zonal cyber cells registered 80 FIRs and arrested 15 people involved in 13…
- Hyderabad
Octogenarian loses Rs 7 crore in ‘digital arrest’ fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: An 81-year-old man here was duped of Rs 7.12 crore in a “digital arrest” scam after fraudsters posing as Mumbai Police officers threatened him of involvement in a drug trafficking racket…
- Hyderabad
2 held in Gujarat for duping Hyderabad woman of Rs 1.95 crore
Hyderabad: The Cybercrime police in Hyderabad apprehended two fraudsters in Gujarat on Monday, December 29, for siphoning off Rs 1.95 crore from a victim through a digital arrest scam. The accused persons,…
- India
Mumbai woman loses Rs 3.71 crore in digital arrest scam
Mumbai: A man was held from Gujarat for allegedly receiving a major portion of Rs 3.71 crore siphoned off from a 68-year-old Mumbai woman in a “digital arrest” scam, a police official…
