Hyderabad: Cybercrime Police in Cyberabad detected seven cybercrime crackdown cases and arrested 10 offenders across multiple states between April 1 and April 7, 2026.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cybercrimes) T. Sai Manohar said the cases exposed the pan-India spread of cybercriminal networks, with accused operating from different states. Investigations revealed organised operations involving trading fraud, part-time job scams, loan fraud, and digital arrest fraud.
According to official data, four cases involved trading fraud with four arrests, while one part-time job fraud case led to four arrests. Additionally, one loan fraud and one digital arrest fraud case resulted in one arrest each, taking the total to seven cases and 10 arrests.
The Cyber Crime Police also processed 258 refund orders in 46 cases through court directions. Authorities secured ₹74,28,744 for victims, marking a significant recovery effort during the period.
Major cybercrime crackdown cases expose job fraud network
In a key case, police cracked a part-time job fraud in which a victim lost ₹33,44,000 through a fake online trading platform. Fraudsters initially contacted the victim via WhatsApp and offered simple online tasks such as posting Google Maps reviews for commission.
They paid small amounts at first to gain trust. Later, they shifted communication to Telegram groups and introduced fake investment tasks under “welfare” and “economy” schemes. The victim invested increasing sums on a fraudulent platform.
The accused displayed fake profits. However, when the victim attempted withdrawal, they demanded additional payments citing a low credit score. Despite repeated payments, the victim could not withdraw funds, and the fraudsters eventually cut off contact after routing money through mule accounts.
Police arrested four accused from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for creating and supplying bank accounts used to transfer the cheated money. The arrested individuals were identified as Konduru Venu, Parasanaboina Vamshi, A Hari Kumar, and Malagundla Naresh.
Officials advised the public to remain cautious of part-time job offers circulated through WhatsApp, Telegram, and social media. They warned that genuine employers do not demand payments for tasks or salary release and urged people to avoid transferring money to unknown accounts.
Police asked citizens to report cyber fraud immediately through the national portal or helpline 1930 to improve chances of recovery.
