Hyderabad, Dec. 28 -- The year 2025 saw a rise in digital fraud cases in Hyderabad, with several citizens losing crores of rupees to the cyber scammers operating from far-off countries, according to the Hyderabad Commissionerate's Annual Report 2025.

While the police stated there is a reduction in cybercrime cases by eight per cent due to awareness campaigns taken up online and offline, the reality is that cyber scammers got rich by Rs. 251 crore. In 86 cases of digital fraud, the victims lost Rs. 33.81 crore, while 740 people lost Rs 44.83 crore to investment fraud.

VC Sajjanar, the Hyderabad Commissioner of Police, said the cybercrime police are focusing on mule accounts operated by individuals for small commissions. "I request the pu...