cybercrime

Mumbai, March 31 – In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 69-year-old retired senior officer from the DN Nagar area of Andheri in Mumbai was subjected to "digital arrest" for 25 days and defrauded of ₹1.57 crore by cybercriminals posing as police and court officials. The accused even staged a mock...

Mumbai, March 30 A 69-year-old man was cheated of Rs 1.57 crore in a cyber fraud, a Mumbai police official said on Monday.The victim, a resident of Andheri who retired from a private firm, was tricked by a cyber criminal who contacted him in December last year and claimed that he was...

Raipur, March 30 Sensitivity combined with modern technology is a key feature of modern policing, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on Monday, emphasizing that gaining public trust is as important as maintaining law and order.Sai was speaking at the passing-out parade of 859...

Phnom Penh, March 30 – The National Assembly of Cambodia passed a draft law on combating online scams on Monday, which would impose sentences of up to 30 years or life imprisonment on those responsible.A total of 112 lawmakers present unanimously approved the draft bill.According to the...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 30 A man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort money from a relative of IUML state president Sayyid Sadikkali Shihab Thangal by threatening to circulate defamatory images of the leader online in Perinthalmanna, police said on Monday.The accused...

New Delhi, March 30 The Delhi Police has arrested a man from Mysuru, Karnataka, for allegedly sending over 1,100 false bomb threats to schools, high courts, and government offices across the country, officials said on Monday.The accused, identified as Srinivas Louis, 47, was apprehended from...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Delhi Police have arrested a 47-year-old man from Mysuru, Karnataka, for allegedly sending more than 1,000 hoax threat messages targeting key institutions, including courts, government offices, and educational establishments across the country.The accused, identified...

Nagpur, March 29 The police must always stay two steps ahead of criminals in the digital age, said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday after inaugurating the 69th All India Police Duty Meet (AIPDM) 2025-26 here.The meet is not just a competition, but also an important...

Thane, March 29 A 29-year-old woman from Mumbra in Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly cheated of ₹6.75 lakh by a man posing as an NRI on a matrimonial website, police said on Sunday.Based on a complaint, the Mumbra police registered an FIR against Adnan Ahmed and an unidentified woman...

New Delhi, March 29 Delhi Police has busted a gang of fake loan recovery agents operating a sophisticated extortion racket on the side of the road in east Delhi, and has arrested four people, an officer said on Sunday.The accused allegedly used a mobile application to identify vehicles with...

Mumbai, March 29 – Cyber fraud cases are surging in Mumbai, with scammers posing as officials of Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) to deceive unsuspecting residents and empty their bank accounts within minutes using malicious APK files, police officials said on Sunday.Investigators said that...

Thane, March 28 A 19-year-old man was detained in Thane, Maharashtra, for allegedly spreading rumors on social media claiming that a nationwide lockdown would be imposed, a police official said on Saturday.Arham Azharuddin Ansari, who lives in the city's Mumbra area, was allowed to go after he...

Shimla, March 28 Himachal Pradesh has witnessed a sharp increase in cyber fraud, with a total of 585 cases registered in the state from January 31, 2026, up to the past three years, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told the assembly on Saturday.Responding to a question from BJP MLA Inder...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), March 28 Police have registered a case following a reported online fraud of approximately Rs 17.52 lakh from the bank accounts of a retired Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, officials said on Saturday.According to officials at the...

New Delhi, March 28 – The Delhi Police has busted an investment fraud syndicate with the arrest of five individuals allegedly involved in operating a network of mule bank accounts used for cyber crimes, officials said on Saturday.A team from the Cyber Police Station of the South-West District...

Mumbai, March 28 – The Mumbai Police arrested a man on Saturday, accusing him of cyber-cheating a judge of the Bombay High Court. Acting on a complaint filed by the victim, a 25-year-old from Jamtara, Jharkhand, was taken into custody for allegedly creating fake customer care numbers and...

New Delhi, March 27 The CBI has arrested two directors of a Meerut-based company that was allegedly established "solely to procure bulk SIM cards" and facilitate SIM Box operations for cyber fraud, officials said on Friday.A SIM box routes large volumes of phone calls or SMS messages through...

Chandigarh, March 27 The "Gangstran Te Vaar" campaign launched by the Punjab Police to make the state free of gangsters, has resulted in the blocking of 643 social media pages that glorify weapons, said the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), on Friday.The...

New Delhi, March 27 A total of 100 trainee constables passed out of the Delhi Police Academy on Friday after successfully completing their training, an official said.The passing-out and swearing-in ceremony was held at the academy premises in the presence of Deputy Director Rajbir Singh, who...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 27 A case has been registered following the use of a website impersonating the city police to defraud people through online gambling, officials said on Friday.The case came to light when personnel from the Cyber, Economic, and Narcotics (CEN) police station noticed...