Hyderabad police arrest 104 in pan-India cyber fraud crackdown under Operation Octopus

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Seized items during the operation

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Hyderabad Police arrested 104 individuals crossed 16 States successful an cognition against an organised cyber fraud syndicate accused of siphoning disconnected crores of rupees from victims nationwide.

The ‘Operation Octopus’ was carried retired simultaneously crossed aggregate States implicit a play of 10 days. Investigators said the cognition was launched successful effect to the emergence successful concern scams, trading frauds and integer apprehension cases, successful which victims are coerced done intimidation and deception into transferring ample sums of money. Police identified a web of 151 slope accounts utilized to launder proceeds of the crime.

Published - February 24, 2026 05:46 p.m. IST

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