cybercrime

Washington, April 7 US Ambassador to India Sergei Gorkar met Vice President J D Vance here and thanked him for his "continued leadership and attention" to the relationship with New Delhi.Gorkar, who has been in the US for the past few days, is scheduled to meet Trump for dinner on Tuesday...

New Delhi, April 6 A threat to blow up a coaching institute in northwest Delhi was foiled with the arrest of a 31-year-old man who allegedly demanded Rs 21 lakh and posed as a gangster, police said on Monday.According to the police, the investigating teams travelled nearly 2,800 kilometres to...

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...

Mumbai, April 6 – The Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Police has arrested two individuals for allegedly attempting to extort ₹4 lakh from a complainant by using a letter purportedly carrying the forged signature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Monday.The accused were...

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...

Mathura, April 5 – Police in Mathura arrested a 29-year-old man, accused of raping and robbing a woman from Haryana, following an encounter, officials said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Pawan Kumar, a resident of Mal Farah village in Mathura, sustained a bullet injury to his leg during...

Jaipur, April 4 – In a swift and commendable response, the Cyber Crime Police Station in Jaipur's Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan has successfully thwarted a case of digital fraud and recovered Rs 99,998 for a victim within 48 hours, officials said on Saturday.Acting under the direction...

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...

New Delhi, April 4 A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Ghaziabad for allegedly cheating a Delhi woman out of over Rs 1.51 lakh by posing as a job applicant, police said on Saturday.The accused, Keshav Kumar Karn, a resident of Ghaziabad's Khoda Colony, was apprehended by a team from the...

New Delhi, April 4 Delhi Police has arrested two men from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly cheating a man here by posing as customer care executives of an e-commerce brand, an official said on Saturday."The case came to light after the complainant, Arvind, purchased an electronic shaver...

Indore, April 3 Three members of a "honey trap" gang, including two women, were arrested in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly extorting money from a former soldier after threatening to file a rape case against him, a police official said on Friday.One of the women contacted the complainant...

New Delhi, April 3 A 24-year-old alleged member of the Jitender Gogi gang, who was openly displaying illegal firearms on social media, has been arrested in northeastern Delhi following cyber surveillance, police said on Friday.The accused, Pawan alias Poona, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana...

Bhopal/Khargone, April 3 – In a major breakthrough, the Khargone police have busted an extortion gang operating in the name of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who had demanded a hefty ransom of ₹10 crore from a family after firing at their house.The police have arrested 12 accused in the...

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...

Beed, Apr 3 Three individuals, including a woman, have been arrested in Beed district, Maharashtra, for allegedly defrauding a man of ₹23.42 lakh by threatening him with "digital arrest," police said on Friday.The police recently arrested the accused, Prasann Ajay Kasat (31), his wife, Swati...

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...

Nashik, April 3 Four people have been arrested in Nashik, Maharashtra, for allegedly stealing a tablet from an elderly person and attempting to extort ₹12 lakh by threatening to leak his private photographs and videos on social media, police said on Friday.According to the police, the accused...

Washington, April 3 – A Chinese national has pleaded guilty to involvement in a $27 million fraud and money laundering scheme that targeted around 2,000 elderly victims across the United States. Investigators have linked the operation to call centres based in India.Jiandong Chen, also known as...