The Hyderabad Cybercrime Unit warned citizens against rising online trading scams run via Telegram and WhatsApp. Fraudsters lure victims with false profit dashboards and demand repeated processing fees. Police urged investors to verify platforms and report scams to 1930.
The Hyderabad Cybercrime Unit has warned citizens about ‘Digital Arrest’ scams, where fraudsters pose as officials and threaten arrest using fake documents. Police advised the public not to share banking details and to report such cases immediately
The Hyderabad Cybercrime Unit apprehended Paras Singla from North West Delhi in an import-export scam case involving fraudulent promises of business deals worth over Rs 1.11 crore.
In June, Hyderabad Cybercrime Unit arrested 25 people linked to 453 cybercrime cases, including 66 in Telangana. Rs 72 lakh was refunded, and another Rs 3.6 crore was returned to victims during the Lok Adalat. CSAEM cases were also acted upon
The arrested person, Shiva Shankar (27), is a data entry operator from Noida in Uttar Pradesh. He is involved in two cases across India, including one in Telangana.
The dragnet spread across various states including Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Bihar. Seven teams of the cybercrime police conducted special operations which resulted in the arrest of 52 persons in 33 major cases
