Hyderabad: The city’s cybercrime police have arrested 59 individuals from across India and refunded around Rs 86.64 lakh to victims in the month of September.

According to the cybercrime police, the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) received 320 complaints, out of which 222 FIRs were registered at the police station, while 106 were registered at zonal cyber cells.

257 cases against 59 accused

Out of the 59 arrests, 28 were made in investment fraud cases, followed by six in digital fraud, four each in part-time investment scams, social media scams and credit card fraud; three each in movie piracy and unauthorised transactions, two in matrimonial fraud, one in trading fraud, and two ‘other’ cases.

Police have seized 43 mobile phones, 23 ATM and debit cards, 4 laptops, 9 cheque

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