digital arrest

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...

Ranchi, March 25 The Jharkhand CID has arrested a man from Darbhanga in Bihar for allegedly extorting over Rs 10 lakh from an elderly person, after placing him under "digital arrest," officials said on Wednesday.The accused, posing as officials from law enforcement agencies, "intimidated and...

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...

Kolkata, March 18 The Kolkata Police have dismantled an organized cyber fraud network operating illegal 'SIM box' devices to impersonate law enforcement officials, an officer said on Wednesday.A 'SIM box' is a telecom device used to illegally route international calls, making them appear as...

Kolkata, March 18 – Kolkata Police have busted an organized cyber fraud racket operating illegal SIM box systems for routing fraudulent calls and impersonation.According to police, a young man accused of defrauding a person of Rs 3 crore through a "digital arrest" scheme was arrested on...

Mumbai, March 18 – In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 71-year-old retired officer from the Dadar area of Mumbai was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.05 crore after being kept under digital arrest by fraudsters for 10 days. The accused, posing as officials from government agencies, created an...

Ranchi, March 13 The Jharkhand CID has arrested three men from East Singhbhum for placing a person under "digital arrest" and extorting more than Rs 38.62 lakh, according to a statement released on Friday.The arrests were made following a complaint lodged at the CID's cybercrime police station...

New Delhi, March 13 The Delhi High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a man in a case of "digital arrest," noting that instances of extorting money from unsuspecting victims using technology are increasingly being reported across the country.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the...

Thane, March 11 A 64-year-old resident of Thane has allegedly been cheated of Rs 1.56 crore by a group of cyber fraudsters who placed him under "digital arrest" for almost a month after posing as police personnel, officials said on Wednesday.The fraudsters sent him multiple forged documents...

Hyderabad, March 9 A retired district judge fell victim to the "digital arrest" scam and lost over Rs one 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...

Sultanpur (UP), March 5 A case has been registered after BJP MLC Shailendra Singh was allegedly placed under "digital arrest" for about one and a half hours here, police said on Thursday.In his complaint, the member of the legislative council (MLC) said he received a phone call from an unknown...

Mumbai, February 24 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the Home portfolio, appealed to citizens on Tuesday not to respond to any video call about a "digital arrest," as it is non-existent and there is no legal provision for such an arrest.Scammers impersonating police or CBI...

Mumbai, February 24 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that "digital arrest" is a fraud and not legally valid, appealing to people to protect themselves from cyber theft.There is no such thing as a "digital arrest" in the law, he asserted while intervening in a...

Dehradun, February 22 A 70-year-old woman in Dehradun has allegedly been defrauded of over Rs 3 crore by cyber fraudsters, who posed as CBI officers and kept her under "digital arrest," police said on Sunday.They said that based on the woman's complaint, a case was registered at the Cyber...

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Lucknow, February 17 Three individuals have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a couple in Lucknow of Rs 90 lakh by posing as Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officers and placing them under "digital arrest," police said on Tuesday.According to a police statement, a complainant reported that on...

Chandigarh, February 17 – The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Jalandhar zonal office has issued a provisional attachment order in connection with a money laundering investigation related to the digital arrest of S.P. Oswal under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of...

New Delhi, February 17 The Enforcement Directorate said on Tuesday that it has attached ₹1.76 crore of funds deposited in a mule bank account as part of its money laundering investigation linked to the digital arrest of prominent Ludhiana-based industrialist S P Oswal.The funds were held in...

Bhubaneswar, February 12 An elderly couple from the Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, were allegedly kept under "digital arrest" by cyber fraudsters for over 35 hours, police said on Thursday.However, the couple did not suffer any financial loss as the bank account provided by the...

New Delhi, February 9 In an effort to combat the rising menace of "digital arrests," the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed the Supreme Court that it has established a high-level inter-departmental committee (IDC) to eliminate systemic gaps and ensure real-time protection for victims of...