cyber fraud

Hyderabad, April 9 – Five people were arrested in the Sangareddy district of Telangana on Thursday for tying up an Anganwadi teacher to a tree over allegations of financial fraud by her husband, police said.The shocking incident took place in the village of Rasole in the Kangti mandal on...

Dehradun, April 8 The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two members of an inter-state organized gang from Jammu and Kashmir for their alleged involvement in cyber fraud, officials said on Wednesday.Senior Superintendent of Police (STF) Ajay Singh said the accused – Shaukat...

New Delhi, April 8 – The Delhi Police arrested the son of the founder of the iconic restaurant chain, Khan Chacha, on Wednesday in a cyber crime case that has sent shockwaves across the national capital, officials said.The accused, Mohammad Javed (49), was taken into custody for allegedly...

New Delhi, April 8 A Delhi court has denied bail to an 18-year-old aspiring NEET candidate who was allegedly involved in large-scale organized cyber fraud, stating that his role is not simply "peripheral" in light of the substantial evidence recovered against him.Additional Sessions Judge...

New Delhi, April 8 A man, suspected of leading an organized ATM fraud gang and allegedly involved in over 50 cheating cases, was arrested in the national capital, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Ravi Kumar Bharti (36), a resident of Bihar, was apprehended from the Rajpur...

New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi Police has arrested over 600 people and apprehended more than 8,000 suspects during Operation CyHawk 4.0, a large-scale crackdown on cybercrime conducted on April 6 and 7, officials said on Wednesday.Approximately 5,000 personnel were deployed during the operation...

New Delhi, April 8 – In a major crackdown on cyber fraud, the Delhi Police's Cyber Crime Unit and Anti-Narcotics Squad busted a fake call center operating in Pitampura on Wednesday.The accused are alleged to have cheated victims across the country by posing as representatives of Bajaj Finserv...

Kanpur (UP), April 8 The Uttar Pradesh Police claimed on Wednesday to have busted an interstate cyber fraud racket, arresting 19 youths from a village here, officials said.The arrests were made during a search operation by the cyber crime branch and the special operations group (SOG). Based on...

Noida, April 7 – The Cyber Crime Police Station in Noida has cracked down on a major cyber fraud syndicate and arrested four individuals for allegedly defrauding foreign nationals of crores of rupees by posing as technical support agents, officials said on Tuesday.The accused were apprehended...

Jaipur, April 7 In a unique initiative, judges across Rajasthan visited classrooms on Tuesday to educate students on cybersecurity, highlighting the growing risks in the digital age.Judicial officers from districts including Jaipur, Kota, and Ajmer visited schools to explain common cyber fraud...

Barwani, April 6 The WhatsApp account of the Barwani district collector in Madhya Pradesh was hacked by unidentified cyber fraudsters who sent messages to her contacts seeking money, officials have said."This is extremely important information. I want to inform all citizens that I have become...

New Delhi, April 6 Two cyber fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a resident of east Delhi by posing as electricity officials, police said on Monday.According to the police, the complainant, Vinod Sharma, a resident of Mansarovar Park, received a call on March 8 from a person...

Gurugram, April 6 The Nuh Police has arrested three suspects in three separate cases of creating fake social media profiles to commit cyber fraud, officials said on Monday.The accused were identified as Mursaleem and Javed, residents of Nuh, and Yusuf, a resident of Palwal. They were found in...

New Delhi, April 5 The Delhi Police has busted a major international cyber fraud syndicate—linked with over 2,000 complaints and scams worth over Rs 300 crore—with the arrest of its alleged mastermind and 10 others, an official said on Sunday.During the investigation, police uncovered a...

Bengaluru, April 4 Police have registered a cyber fraud case after several people were allegedly duped through a fake website offering IPL tickets for matches scheduled in the city.Electronic City Division DCP M Narayana said on Saturday that fraudsters created a website that looked like the...

Thane, April 4 Cyber fraudsters, posing as CBI officers, allegedly cheated a 42-year-old man from Thane district in Maharashtra of Rs 71.1 lakh by threatening to implicate him in a false harassment case, police said on Saturday.According to the police, the victim, a resident of Dombivli...

Jaipur, April 3 The Rajasthan Police has cracked a cyber fraud racket offering "escort services," which was operating from a remote island near a dam in the Dungarpur district, and has arrested 12 people, officials said on Friday.Acting on a tip-off received by the district cyber cell on...

Jaipur, April 3 – A simple act of kindness, lending your mobile phone to a stranger for an urgent call, could now lead to serious cyber fraud, the Rajasthan police have warned.Acting on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar Sharma, the Cyber Crime Branch of the...

New Delhi, April 2 A Delhi court has rejected the bail plea of a man accused of being an active member of a 'digital arrest' scam, holding the material recovered from his possession adequate to prove a prima facie case against him.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar Gautam was hearing a...

Ahmedabad, April 2 – The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has uncovered a network of bank accounts linked to at least 41 cyber fraud complaints across India, and has arrested six individuals accused of facilitating financial transactions for a wider cryptocurrency scam syndicate.The arrests...