Hyderabad, March 12 -- The Cybercrime Police registered 78 first information reports (FIRs), solved 74 cases and arrested 117 people from 16 states throughout February this year, as part of a special drive called "Operation Octopus."

The cases consisted of 63 trading and investment fraud cases, six digital arrest cases, four one-time password (OTP) fraud cases and one social media fraud. Additionally, Rs 34,76,884 was refunded to the victims.

According to the police, the accused were found involved in 1,081 cases across India, and their bank accounts recorded transactions worth approximately Rs 139 crore.

During the month, Zonal Cyber Cells received 2,963 complaints through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, out of which 461 FI...