Hyderabad, Sept. 8 -- Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested 47 persons from seven States in connection with 36 cybercrime cases during special operations in August 2026 and secured refunds of Rs 99.79 lakh to victims.

Of the 47 accused, 16 were involved in investment fraud, 12 in trading fraud, seven in social media-related offences, three each in OTP fraud and impersonation, and others in job, credit card, APK and advertisement fraud. The arrests included 15 persons from Telangana, 14 from Andhra Pradesh, eight from Delhi, four each from Maharashtra and Karnataka, and one each from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

The police seized 28 mobile phones, three cheque books, three SIM cards, and one each of a debit card, laptop, router, hard disk an...