Hyderabad: During the month of October, cybercrime police in Hyderabad registered a total of 196 FIRs and arrested 55 individuals, refunding Rs 62,34,446 to the victims.

Similarly, the Zonal cyber cells registered 130 FIRs, arrested 29 individuals and refunded Rs 18,22,818.

According to a press release, the 55 accused individuals caught by the Hyderabad police had carried out transactions of approximately Rs 107 crore through 61 bank accounts. They were involved in a total of 136 cases across India, including 45 in Telangana .

The accused were arrested from 8 different states in connection with 33 cases. Out of these, most of the cases were registered for investment /trading frauds, with 18 cases, 5 cases of digital arrest scams, 4 social media related offences, 2 business frauds a

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