Cyberabad cyber police crack 6 cases, arrest 10 accused in several states in week-long raid

The Cyber ​​Crime Branch of the Cyberabad Police detected six cases and arrested 10 accused persons in various states between May 20 and May 26 in coordinated enforcement actions targeting pan-India online fraud networks.

The accused have been linked to multiple categories of cyber crimes, including business fraud, impersonation fraud, digital arrest fraud, employment fraud and phishing scams. Of the total number of arrests, four were related to business fraud cases while others were related to isolated cyber crimes across different categories.

In a major case, the police have arrested a bogus share trading and IPO investment scam involving a victim duped of ₹7.19 lakh through a fraudulent app and WhatsApp group. The victim was lured by promises of high returns through stock trading, IPO allocations and institutional investments and was shown fake profits in the app to gain confidence before being duped.

Police said the accused initially allowed small withdrawals to build trust before blocking all withdrawals and demanding additional commission payments. The victim was later cut off after transferring large sums of money.

In this case, three accused from Delhi, identified as Asim Khan, Shazeb Khan and Mohd Kamran, were arrested for creating and providing bank accounts used to receive and route the defrauded money in return for commission.

The police also processed refund orders in 70 cases, securing court directions to refund more than ₹1.39 crore to victims of cybercrime.

Officials urged the public not to trust online investment groups or unverified trading apps and to avoid transferring money to unknown accounts. Citizens have been advised to report cyber fraud immediately on the national helpline 1930 or through www.cybercrime.gov.in.

Published – 27 May 2026 20:30 IST