cybercrime

Mumbai, March 24 Eight FIRs have been registered by the police against self-proclaimed religious figure Ashok Kharat after receiving multiple complaints involving allegations of sexual assault, extortion, and the circulation of objectionable material, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis...

New Delhi, March 24 The Enforcement Directorate identified proceeds of crime worth ₹35,925.58 crore in 257 cybercrime cases it undertook till February 28, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, said that under an...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Delhi Police announced on Tuesday that they had solved seven cases of burglary and house theft, arresting three individuals: a brother, his sister, and his wife, who were allegedly involved in a series of daytime burglaries in the Mehrauli area of South Delhi...

New Delhi, March 24 – In a major crackdown on cybercrime, the Delhi Police arrested 11 individuals on Tuesday who were involved in a well-organized investment fraud racket operating across Delhi and Mumbai. The accused allegedly defrauded a senior citizen of ₹22.67 lakh by luring him with...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 23 A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sharing an AI-manipulated video on social media with the intent to incite communal disharmony, police said on Monday.The accused, identified as Mohammed Rafeeq, a resident of Badagabellur village in Bantwal taluk...

Gurugram, March 23 Gurugram police have busted a cyber-fraud gang operating from the Philippines and have arrested a man associated with them, officials here said on Monday.The accused, identified as Rahul Kumar (30), was responsible for operating and delivering illegal SIM boxes, they said...

Srinagar, March 23 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) zonal office in Srinagar, J&K, announced on Monday that it has provisionally attached Rs 16,86,465 as proceeds of crime generated through deception of innocent victims through what is being termed as "digital arrest."A press release by the...

Indore, March 23 The Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, received an email containing a message about detonating 15 cyanide gas bombs there. Following this, the premises were thoroughly checked, and the threat was declared a hoax, officials said on Monday.An email was...

New Delhi, March 23 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a Delhi resident of over Rs 21 lakh under the pretext of high-return online investments and prepaid services, police said on Monday.The police have arrested Narender, 24, and Prem Prakash alias Lovely, 38, both...

Chandigarh, March 23 Haryana Police said on Monday that 857 links related to rapper-musician Badshah's controversial song 'Tateeree' have been removed so far, in coordination with various social media platforms, following due legal process.An FIR was registered in Panchkula on March 6...

Belagavi (Karnataka), March 23 An 81-year-old businessman is alleged to have lost over Rs 15 crore in a "digital fraud" scheme after fraudsters posing as CBI officials accused him of involvement in a financial crime, police said.According to officials, the senior citizen received multiple...

Thane, March 23 The Thane police have arrested two co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX in connection with an alleged fraud of Rs 71.6 lakh, officials said on Monday.The action follows the registration of an FIR at the Mumbra police station in Thane on March 16 against...

Belagavi (Karnataka), March 22 An 81-year-old businessman in this city is alleged to have lost over Rs 15 crore in a "digital fraud scam" after fraudsters posing as CBI officials accused him of involvement in a financial crime, police said on Sunday.According to officials, the senior citizen...

Belagavi (Karnataka), March 22 An 81-year-old businessman here is alleged to have lost over Rs 15 crore in a "digital fraud scam" after fraudsters posing as CBI officials accused him of involvement in a financial crime, police said on Sunday.According to officials, the senior citizen received...

Deoghar, March 22 Five men were arrested in Jharkhand's Deoghar district on Sunday for allegedly defrauding people by sending malicious APK files to their mobile phones and promising them loans under various government schemes, police said.Acting on a tip-off, a police team apprehended the...

Amaravati, March 22 – A member of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly has lost Rs 12 lakh in an online fraud, police said.Cybercriminals allegedly duped Chirri Balaraju, the MLA from Polavaram.The legislator from the Jana Sena Party (JSP) received a WhatsApp message containing a link in the name of...

Polavaram (Andhra Pradesh), March 22 The Andhra Pradesh police have registered a case of cyber fraud after Janasena MLA C Balaraju lost Rs 12 lakh by clicking on a malicious APK file, a police official said on Sunday.According to police, the incident occurred on March 6 when the legislator...

Hyderabad, March 21 Cyber criminals defrauded an accountant of a private company by impersonating the company's owner, police said on Saturday.The cyber criminals sent a message to the accountant on an instant messaging app in early March, including a picture of a woman and claiming that she...

Chandigarh, March 21 The Haryana Police launched 'Abhedya', a mobile application designed to curb cybercrime, extortion, and threatening calls, on Saturday.Officials said this is the first mobile-based security platform of its kind in India. The application aims to protect citizens from...

Bhopal, March 21 – Madhya Pradesh Cyber Police have arrested two individuals for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking racket that lured young people with promises of jobs abroad, officials said on Saturday.The preliminary investigation revealed that the fraudsters contacted young...