Hyderabad: Investigators on Saturday did a verification check on 614 persons who were earlier involved in cyber crimes during Telangana Cyber Security Bureau’s ‘Operation Crackdown 2.0′, police said on Sunday. The operation had 300 teams deployed across the state to track and verify previously arrested cyber crime accused.The 614 accused were arrested in cyber crime cases during 2024 and 2025. Of these, 480 were linked to financial fraud, including 269 mule account holders, 155 agents, 36 CSAM accused, eight involved in cyber slavery, six fake SIM dealers, three call centre operators, and three bank employees. The remaining 134 were linked to non-financial offences.Teams carried out door-to-door verification to confirm the current whereabouts of t he accused, geo-tag their locations, monitor financial activity, map associate networks, and check compliance with bail conditions.Of the 335 accused verified so far, 218 were traced, with some still living at the same address and others having relocated for work. Police said 115 remained untraced and three were reported dead.During the verification, one accused came to light as an absconder. Prasad Kumar, 30, arrested in a CSAM case, was found to be residing in Nepal. He had previously worked as a chef at a restaurant in Secunderabad.The 614 accused were collectively linked to 480 cases in Telangana and 1,233 cases across India. Suspect sheets were being opened against those showing signs of repeat involvement or suspicious activity, police said. Further verification continued.
