In the first half of 2025, the Hyderabad Police recorded a 75% decrease in fraud with digital arrest, with only 34 cases registered from January to June this year in sharp contrast with 140 reported in the same period last year.
Officials attribute a decline in persistent campaigns on social media, community reach and timely advice issued by units in computer crime. However, they warn that older citizens, especially those who live with children abroad, remain the most vulnerable goals.
In 2024, the city witnessed an increase in fraud with digital arrest, with 140 cases in the first half of the year and 214 others in the second half. Most of the victims were 60 to 80 years old, highly educated and often retired.
Two recent cases indicate the depth of fraud. April 5, this year, a 84 -year -old man from Secunderabad was commanded from 44 Laky after falsely communicated his number associated with money washing. Three men, identified as Tauqeeb Raza, Rahil Imam and Ali Assad, all from Jharkhand, were arrested and the police renewed mobile phones, checked books, fake signs of the company, SIM cards and drive machines.
In the second case reported 29. Arbaz Pasha of Bengaluru was arrested on July 9 and a cell phone was confiscated.
The police claim that the aim of such fraud is not only financial profit, but overall psychological control, isolation of victims, constantly monitors them and forces them to act under pressure.
Published – 18 July 2025 20:31 is
