cyber fraud

Belagavi (Karnataka), March 10 A massive cyber fraud network, allegedly using 2,900 dummy bank accounts to funnel fraudulent transactions, has been uncovered, police said on Tuesday.According to police officials, cyber fraudsters are increasingly targeting unemployed youth and women by luring...

Chandigarh, March 10 A group of cyber fraudsters, who used voice-changing software to deceive women, were apprehended in Punjab with the arrest of three of its members, police said on Tuesday.Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said that the accused used voice-changing software to...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 The Kerala Police on Tuesday warned the public about a new cyber fraud in which scammers are allegedly using images of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in fake social media advertisements to trick people into making online payments.According to a statement issued by...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 Over 80,000 cyber fraud complaints involving ₹972.60 crore were reported in Odisha between June 2024 and December 2025, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly on Monday.Responding to a written question by BJD legislator Pratap Keshari Deb, Majhi said that...

Guwahati, March 9 Five individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in interstate cyber crimes, from the Kamrup district of Assam, police said on Monday.Saurav Jyoti Saikia, SSP at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said police arrested the accused on Sunday during...

Hyderabad, March 9 A retired district judge fell victim to the "digital arrest" scam and lost over Rs 1 crore, police said on Monday.The cyber criminals threatened the 69-year-old retired judge about a week ago, claiming that his mobile number was involved in women trafficking and other...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 The Kerala police on Saturday warned the public against cyber fraudsters sending fake notices in the name of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre to extort money from individuals and institutions.In a statement, the police said that the fraudulent notices are...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 7 Kongad CPI(M) MLA K Shantakumari revealed on Saturday that she was one of the latest targets of an alleged cyber fraud gang, which contacted her claiming that an accused in the Pahalgam bomb blast case had used a SIM card and a bank account in her name.She said that...

Mumbai, March 6 Mumbai police have arrested a man from Gujarat for his alleged involvement in a cyber fraud case, in which a senior citizen was defrauded of Rs 2.25 crore after being threatened with arrest in a fake terrorism-related investigation, an official said on Friday.The accused...

New Delhi, March 5 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two chartered accountants in connection with a ₹641 crore cyber fraud case, in which innocent citizens were induced to transfer funds under the guise of investment opportunities and part-time job schemes, an official said on...

Gandhinagar, March 5 – The Cyber Centre of Excellence of the Gujarat Police has arrested two men accused of recruiting individuals and sending them abroad to work in cyber fraud operations linked to international cyber slavery networks, officials said on Thursday.The accused have been...

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...

Gandhinagar, March 3 – The State Cyber Crime Cell of the CID in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, has busted an inter-state cyber fraud racket allegedly responsible for cheating victims for over ₹39.41 crore, officials said on Tuesday.Two men, identified as Amit Gangera, a hair salon operator, and...

Patna, March 3: The Bhagalpur Police in Bihar have achieved two major successes under their special campaign against crime, effectively targeting both cyber fraud networks and organized robbery gangs.Acting on the directives of the Senior Superintendent of Police, these coordinated actions...

Bhopal/Indore, March 3 With Holi being celebrated on Wednesday across Madhya Pradesh, security has been intensified, especially in major cities – Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, and others, officials said on Tuesday.Although Holi will be celebrated on Wednesday, a significantly strengthened...

New Delhi, March 3 The Delhi Police have arrested three men and brought a woman under preventive detention in connection with an alleged cyber fraud module that cheated a grocery shop owner in northwest Delhi of Rs 17 lakh by posing as stock market investors, an official said on Tuesday.The...

Rajkot, March 2 Reporting cybercrime incidents as early as possible can ensure swift intervention, significantly increasing the chances of recovering the defrauded money, Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) K L N Rao has said.Rao chaired a high-level crime conference in Rajkot on Sunday...

Patna, March 2 Patna Police arrested three individuals in two separate cases related to cyber fraud in the state capital on Sunday, an official said on Monday.The arrests were made during routine raids conducted by the police across the city.DSP (Cyber) Nitish Chandra Dharia told reporters...

New Delhi, March 1 The Delhi Police has arrested 27 men in connection with cyber fraud cases involving more than Rs 1.5 crore, from 11 states, following a week-long pan-India operation, an official said on Sunday.According to the police, the accused were involved in at least 10 major cyber...

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...