cybercrime

Faridabad, April 2 Haryanvi actress Anjali Raghav withdrew her allegations against Bhojpuri actor-singer Pawan Singh before the Haryana State Women's Commission, officials said, but his social media team remains under scrutiny.Singh did not appear before the Commission, while Raghav was...

New Delhi, April 2 A Delhi court has rejected the bail plea of a man accused of being an active member of a 'digital arrest' scam, holding the material recovered from his possession adequate to prove a prima facie case against him.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar Gautam was hearing a...

Ahmedabad, April 2 – The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has uncovered a network of bank accounts linked to at least 41 cyber fraud complaints across India, and has arrested six individuals accused of facilitating financial transactions for a wider cryptocurrency scam syndicate.The arrests...

Katihar (Bihar), April 2 Police have arrested a mobile shop owner in the Katihar district for allegedly procuring motherboards from stolen phones and selling them in foreign locations, officials said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Istaar Alam, was arrested by a joint team of the...

Bengaluru, April 2 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cautioned on Thursday that cybercrimes and drug-related offenses are on the rise in the state and urged the police to take strong and effective measures to curb them.He also called on the police to make better use of technology to curb...

Bengaluru, April 2 Karnataka Home Minister, G. Parameshwara, said on Thursday that the Karnataka Police have been successful in creating an atmosphere of peace and harmony in the state and have earned recognition as one of the best police systems in the country.He was speaking at the Police...

Bengaluru, April 2 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cautioned on Thursday that cybercrimes and drug-related offenses are on the rise in the state and urged the police to take strong and effective measures to prevent them.He also asked the police to effectively use technology to curb such...

Gurugram, April 1 Gurugram police said on Wednesday that they had busted a cyber fraud racket with links to the Philippines and Cambodia and arrested five people for using and delivering illegal SIM boxes.These devices, also known as GSM gateways, are primarily used to hold several SIM cards...

Islamabad, April 1 – In yet another shocking crime, four men are alleged to have gang-raped a woman in a van that was traveling through the Baga Sheikhan area, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Rawat police in Punjab province, Pakistan, local media reported.A police spokesperson said...

Thiruvananthapuram/Kannur, April 1 A 37-year-old man has been arrested and remanded for allegedly sending obscene messages and images to the chairperson of the State Women's Commission, police said on Wednesday.The accused, Puthanveetil Jagadeesh, a resident of Taliparamba in Kannur district...

Mumbai, April 1 – In a concerning case of cyber fraud, a sitting judge of a city court in Mumbai was defrauded of ₹93,000 by cybercriminals who used a malicious customer care application to gain access to his banking details.The 46-year-old judge, stationed at the Small Causes Court, sought...

Kolkata, March 31 – The cybercrime division of the West Bengal Police arrested Kolkata-based industrialist Pawan Kumar Ruia on Tuesday in connection with a cyber scam involving Rs 600 crore.Ruia, the founder-chairman of the Ruia Group, who had previously earned the reputation of...

New Delhi, March 31 A former assistant professor, now in jail for allegedly making over 1,100 hoax bomb threats, is reportedly furious with the legal system.Srinivas Louis, 47, is believed to be tech-savvy and used multiple methods to conceal his IP address, making it difficult for agencies to...

New Delhi, March 31 Artificial intelligence tools will be integrated into the second version of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) that is under development. This network connects 17,000 police stations across India to a centralized online platform, the Ministry of Home...

Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh), March 31 – In a major success for the district police, the Cyber Cell team in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, has recovered 240 lost mobile phones and returned them to their rightful owners, officials said on Tuesday.According to the police, the total value of the recovered...

Kanpur (UP), March 31 Uttar Pradesh Police busted an alleged illegal kidney transplant racket operating through multiple private hospitals in Kanpur on Tuesday, arresting five doctors and the alleged kingpin, officials said.The arrests followed late-night raids on Monday at Med-Life hospital...

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...