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Chandigarh, March 20 – The Punjab Police's State Cyber Crime Division has cracked down on a gang involved in facilitating the opening and supply of bank accounts, commonly known as "mule accounts," to cyber fraudsters. This was done by arresting three individuals. Police Director General (DGP)...

Srinagar, March 19 The Jammu and Kashmir Police's Counter Intelligence Wing (CIK) has busted a highly sophisticated international cyber fraud racket by arresting seven people here, officials said on Thursday.The CIK-CID received several technical and credible inputs regarding the operation of...

Ottawa, March 17 – The increasing threats of extortion faced by Punjabi builders in Vancouver, Canada, serve as a clear warning that unchecked organized crime does not remain confined to a suburb or group, but spreads across communities, erodes trust, stifles growth, and weakens the nation...

Thane, March 17 A 42-year-old insurance consultant from Mumbra in the Thane district of Maharashtra was allegedly cheated of over Rs 71 lakh by cyber fraudsters who lured him into investing in cryptocurrency trading, police said on Tuesday.A case has been registered against six individuals at...

Jaipur, March 12 The Rajasthan Police's Special Operations Group (SOG) has arrested a man, allegedly involved in a large-scale fraud that collected crores of rupees from people by promising luxury car sales, cryptocurrency, and social media-based investment schemes.Additional Director General...

New Delhi, March 12 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted coordinated searches at 15 locations across Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab in connection with a large-scale, organized online investment and part-time job fraud, an official statement said on Thursday.The...

New Delhi, March 8 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on Sunday that it had busted a dark web-based drugs trafficking network with the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of a "large" quantity of contraband, usually abused at rave parties.The network, alleged to have shipped more...

Bengaluru, March 7 – Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that the Karnataka government has taken stringent measures to curb cybercrime and ensure digital safety for citizens.Minister Parameshwara was speaking on Saturday after inaugurating the third annual Cyber Crime Investigation Summit...

Mumbai, March 6 – A raid conducted by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Mumbai to uncover an online network of terrorist activities in the state, along with the arrest of engineering student Ayan Shaikh for alleged links with the Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed...

Chennai, February 5 – The makers of director Ram Chakri’s upcoming financial drama, ‘Carmeni Selvam’, which stars Samuthirakani and director Gautham Vasudev Menon in leading roles, have announced that the film will be released on April 5th this year.Produced by Pathway Productions, the film...

New Delhi, March 5 Two chartered accountants (CAs), including one who is alleged to have assaulted ED officials during a raid here in 2024, have been arrested by the federal investigation agency after they surrendered before a court.Ashok Kumar Sharma and Bhaskar Yadav were taken into custody...

New Delhi, March 3 The Delhi Police have busted an alleged interstate gang that defrauded and robbed people by posing as cryptocurrency traders, arresting four men who reportedly impersonated police officers to target a man in northwest Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.The accused have been...

New Delhi, March 3: Investigations into several drug cases in India, especially in the South, are increasingly being linked to cartels based in Thailand. While Thailand itself is a major market in terms of consumption, there are various cartels that are operating in India.Investigators have...

Gurugram, February 28 Gurugram police have arrested three men, including an IIT student, on charges of working for foreign-based cyber fraudsters, officials said on Saturday.The accused – who were arrested from Jaipur in Rajasthan after a raid – not only provided bank accounts to the...

New Delhi, February 28 – Intelligence agencies have raised concerns about the revival of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), an outfit with close links to Al-Qaeda.The outfit was formed by Zakir Rashid Bhat in July 2017 in Jammu and Kashmir. Bhat, also known as Zakir Musa, took over as the chief of...

Ranchi, February 26 – Two individuals were arrested with 1.74 grams of LSD, worth approximately Rs 8 lakh, here, police said on Thursday.The consignment was reportedly imported from the Netherlands via post using the dark web, they said."This is the first time that Lysergic Acid Diethylamide...

New Delhi, February 26 Seven members of an armed gang, including its leader, have been arrested for allegedly robbing a college student at gunpoint after he was lured through a fake cryptocurrency deal in west Delhi's Paschim Vihar, police said on Thursday.The complainant, a B.Tech student of...

Hyderabad, February 25 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted extensive searches across six states on Wednesday and arrested three accused in a "Digital Arrest" fraud case involving ₹1.86 crore.The case involves defrauding a senior citizen from Kottayam district in Kerala...

Palghar, February 24 Five individuals have been arrested for allegedly operating a fake call center from an apartment in Palghar district, Maharashtra, and defrauding US nationals by posing as tech support representatives, police said on Tuesday.The local crime branch raided an apartment in...

New Delhi, February 18 The National Investigation Agency filed a chargesheet against three accused, including a missing suspected Chinese national, on Wednesday in a human trafficking and cyber fraud racket based in Myanmar, targeting citizens of the UK, the US, and Canada, officials said.In...