Hyderabad, Dec. 22 -- As many as 3,734 cybercrime cases were reported in the Rachakonda commissionerate this year, compared to 4,618 in 2024, indicating a 19 per cent dip, the Telangana police said in its annual 2025 crime statistics report for the commissionerate released on Monday, December 22.

The report said Rs 40.10 crore has been refunded to the victims. Investment fraud registered the largest number of cases at 1,512, followed by part-time job fraud at 1,215 and unauthorised transactions at 216.

As many as 96 cases were registered under Android Package Kit (APK) file fraud. This involves installing malicious files (that look like real apps) from unofficial sources, often through WhatsApp messages, SMSes or links, where users comp...