Hyderabad cybercrime police arrested 35 people across nine states during special operations in September 2026 and refunded Rs.88,48,134 to victims linked to 23 cybercrime cases, according to a report by Deccan Chronicle – Hyderabad.
The operation covered cases registered with the Hyderabad cybercrime police and involved suspects located in different parts of India. The recovery of funds was carried out for victims after police action in the cases, the report said.
The arrests were spread across several types of cybercrime. Nine people were arrested in connection with social media offences, while seven were linked to investment fraud cases. Six arrests related to digital arrest cases and five to trading fraud. Two people were arrested in identity theft cases, according to the report.
The figures indicate that the operation involved multiple forms of online fraud and abuse rather than a single case or one method of offending. The cases also required investigation beyond Hyderabad, with suspects traced across nine states, making inter-state coordination a central part of the police action described in the report.
The amount refunded to victims was Rs.88,48,134. The report did not provide a case-wise breakdown of the recovery, the number of victims involved, or the individual states from which the 35 suspects were arrested. It also did not specify whether the arrests were made simultaneously or during separate operations in September.
The categories identified by the police include social media offences, investment fraud, digital arrest, trading fraud and identity theft. These classifications cover crimes that use digital communication, online transactions or personal information to target victims. The supplied report did not provide further details about the methods allegedly used in the individual cases or the identities of the arrested people.
The operation places victim recovery alongside arrests as a stated outcome of the police action. For affected residents, the refund figure represents money returned after the investigation of the reported cybercrime cases. However, the available account does not establish whether the full amount lost in all 23 cases was recovered or whether additional recovery efforts remain under way.
The report also does not mention the legal sections applied in the cases, the dates on which the accused were produced before courts, or the status of the investigations. Those details would be needed to assess the subsequent legal process beyond the arrests and refunds announced in the report.
The Hyderabad cybercrime police’s September operation comes as a multi-state enforcement exercise involving different categories of cybercrime. The immediate outcome reported by the police is the arrest of 35 individuals and the refund of Rs.88,48,134 to victims across 23 cases.
