cyber fraud

Kanpur, March 18 A 60-year-old retired school teacher in Kanpur was allegedly defrauded of ₹1.57 crore in a sophisticated, multi-layered cyber scam, police said on Wednesday.The fraudsters impersonated prominent global figures such as Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, American singer Josh Turner, and...

Kolkata, March 18 – Kolkata Police have busted an organized cyber fraud racket operating illegal SIM box systems for routing fraudulent calls and impersonation.According to police, a young man accused of defrauding a person of Rs 3 crore through a "digital arrest" scheme was arrested on...

Mumbai, March 18 – In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 71-year-old retired officer from the Dadar area of Mumbai was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.05 crore after being kept under digital arrest by fraudsters for 10 days. The accused, posing as officials from government agencies, created an...

Chandigarh, March 17 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Tuesday that the state government's aggressive and technology-driven crackdown on cybercrime is yielding tangible results, with a notable decline in cyber fraud cases in 2025.He said that law enforcement agencies have...

New Delhi, March 17 – The Union government cautioned citizens on Tuesday against cyber fraud being perpetrated by scammers using fake notices from "Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)" or "Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)" that warn phone customers about a possible SIM card blockage...

Mumbai, March 17 A total of 2,163 cybercrimes related to investment scams were registered in Maharashtra last year, leading to the arrest of 455 accused, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state assembly on Tuesday.The state has stepped up measures to combat cyber fraud...

New Delhi, March 16 – Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan highlighted the importance of INTERPOL liaison officers in strengthening international cooperation against transnational crime while addressing the 12th INTERPOL Liaison Officers Conference organized by the Central Bureau of Investigation...

Gadag (Karnataka), March 16 Five men were arrested for allegedly luring students with false promises of scholarship money and other incentives to open mule bank accounts in their names for illegal transactions, police said on Monday.The accused were identified as Vakdoth Vakeel (24), Raju...

New Delhi, March 15 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a man from Kanpur who recruited Indian nationals to carry out organized cyber fraud operations from Cambodia, an official said on Sunday.Krishna Kumar Lakhwani, a resident of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was working as an...

Hyderabad, March 14 Telangana Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Saturday that the state is receiving 20 per cent of its usual supply of commercial LPG cylinders per day from the Centre, while assuring that there is no shortage of domestic cylinders.After reviewing the LPG...

Kochi, March 14 The Kochi city cyber police have recovered over Rs 1 crore stolen from an 81-year-old man through a "digital arrest" online fraud.The incident occurred in November last year when the elderly man was defrauded of around Rs 1.30 crore in a digital arrest scam, where fraudsters...

New Delhi, March 13 The Delhi High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a man in a case of "digital arrest," noting that instances of extorting money from unsuspecting victims using technology are increasingly being reported across the country.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the...

Mumbai, March 13 The Bombay High Court has denied bail to a man accused of trafficking educated youth by falsely promising them jobs abroad, only to coerce them into carrying out cyber fraud activities, citing the serious nature of the crime.A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and S C Chandak...

New Delhi, March 13 The Delhi Police has cautioned citizens against clicking on suspicious links or trusting calls from unknown numbers claiming to be from gas agencies, warning that cyber fraudsters may exploit the ongoing panic over LPG availability to deceive people and steal their...

Itanagar, March 13 The Arunachal Pradesh Police have arrested a man from Assam for allegedly cheating a woman by posing as a retailer offering iron rods at unusually low prices in an online fraud case, officials said on Friday.The accused, identified as Soribuddin Ahmed, was arrested from...

New Delhi, March 12 The CBI has conducted searches at 15 locations across multiple states in connection with a large-scale online financial fraud involving the overseas fintech platform 'Pyypl', officials said on Thursday.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now seeking custody of the...

Patna, March 11 A total of 141 people were arrested during a statewide crackdown by the Bihar Police on Wednesday, targeting networks of fake bank accounts allegedly used to facilitate cyber fraud across the country, an official statement said.The statewide operation, carried out under 'Cyber...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 11 – The Cyber Crime Police in Mangaluru have arrested two individuals for allegedly collecting bank account details from the public under the pretense of using them for a trading business and later using those accounts for cyber fraud linked to foreign operators...

Thane, March 11 A 64-year-old resident of Thane has allegedly been cheated of Rs 1.56 crore by a group of cyber fraudsters who placed him under "digital arrest" for almost a month after posing as police personnel, officials said on Wednesday.The fraudsters sent him multiple forged documents...

In Hyderabad, on March 10, two bank employees, software engineers, seven students, and 15 women were among the 208 accused arrested by the Telangana State Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) as part of a statewide operation against mule accounts that facilitate cyber fraud across India, a senior...