Investment fraud
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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.…
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Hyderabad: Malkajgiri police nabs 11 cybercriminals in one week
Hyderabad: Malkajgiri police successfully detected seven cybercrime cases in the past week, leading to the arrest of 11 offenders, the police said in a release on Saturday, February 7. The police also…
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Techie loses Rs 1.5 crore in investment scam in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 41-year-old engineer employed at City Bank in Pune and a native of Khammam was allegedly duped of Rs 1.5 crore by cyber fraudsters in Hyderabad after being lured into investments…
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Woman duped of Rs 2.3 crore in investment fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 45-year-old woman was allegedly duped of Rs 2.3 crore in an investment fraud in Hyderabad in the last week of December 2025. In her complaint, the woman said that she…
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Retired IPS officer loses Rs 8.1 cr in scam; Hyderabad police issue advisory
Hyderabad: A retired Indian Police Service officer was duped of Rs 8.10 crore in an investment scam in Hyderabad. Amar Singh Chahal, an Inspector General, fell prey to the investment scam after…
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City doctor loses Rs 14.61 crore in one of Telangana’s biggest cyber frauds
Hyderabad: In one of Telangana’s biggest cyber-investment frauds, a Hyderabad doctor was duped of Rs 14.61 crore after cybercriminals, posing as a woman on social media, trapped him in a fake online…
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Allahabad HC grants relief to hairstylist Jawed Habib, son, in investment fraud case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to celebrity hairstylist Jawed Habib and his son Anosh Habib in an alleged investment fraud case. Directing the police not to…
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Hyderabad cybercrime police arrest 55 in October, recover over Rs 62L
Hyderabad: During the month of October, cybercrime police in Hyderabad registered a total of 196 FIRs and arrested 55 individuals, refunding Rs 62,34,446 to the victims. Similarly, the Zonal cyber cells registered…
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Three held for investment fraud worth Rs 6 crore in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police arrested three people involved in a series of online investment fraud worth Rs 5.9 crore. The fraudsters duped people from across India. The accused were identified as Madathala…
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Hyderabad’s cybercrime police refund over Rs 86 lakh in September
Hyderabad: The city’s cybercrime police have arrested 59 individuals from across India and refunded around Rs 86.64 lakh to victims in the month of September. According to the cybercrime police, the National…
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Two persons in Hyderabad lose over Rs 50 lakh in trading, investment fraud
Hyderabad: Two victims of trading and online investment frauds lost more than Rs 50 lakh in two separate cases in Hyderabad, police said on Sunday. In online gold stocks trading fraud, a…
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Hyderabad police arrest Punjab man over Rs 80 lakh investment fraud
Hyderabad: A 27-year-old individual, Gurdit Singh, resident of Punjab, was arrested by Hyderabad’s cybercrime team on charges of Rs 86.65 lakh investment fraud. According to the police, they received a complaint from…
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Techie loses Rs 1.21 crore in cyber fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A software engineer was duped of Rs 1.21 crore in cyber fraud in Hyderabad. Cyber fraudsters lured him on the pretext investments in the stock market. According to the cybercrime unit…
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Rs 850 cr investment fraud busted in Hyderabad, two held
Hyderabad: A large-scale organised financial fraud operated through advanced AI-powered investment platforms and Ponzi scheme tactics through which over 3,000 individuals across multiple states were “cheated”, was dismantled here with the arrest…
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Four held for Rs 3 crore investment scam in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested four people including a Hyderabad based software engineer for an investment scam worth Rs 3 crore. On June 28, the victim, a Hyderabad-based businessman,…
