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New Delhi, April 10 A Delhi court has rejected the bail plea of a man who impersonated a high-ranking Army official to deceive a woman into a relationship, observing that the relationship did not arise out of free and informed consent, and granting bail in such a case undermines its seriousness...

Mumbai, April 10 A 72-year-old doctor was conned out of Rs 10 lakh by cyber criminals posing as Mahanagar Gas Limited employees, a police official said on Friday.Dr. Neelkamal Harishchandra Tandon received a call claiming that he had not paid his gas bill, and that his supply would be...

Mumbai, April 7 – In a major crackdown, Maharashtra Cyber has uncovered a network allegedly using Instagram to promote and sell Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), officials said on Tuesday.They further mentioned that several accounts were circulating misleading reels and content to lure users...

Nashik, April 6 A local court on Monday extended the police custody of a self-proclaimed astrologer-cum-business consultant, accused of sexually exploiting several women, until April 10, to allow recovery of data from seized mobile phones after the police identified eight victims.The accused...

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 4 – National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo said on Saturday that the Delhi Police must thoroughly investigate the leakage of sensitive official documents from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), including how a confidential internal...

Alappuzha (Kerala), April 4 – With just days remaining before the Kerala Assembly elections, the Congress has intensified its attack on the CPI-M-backed Kairali News TV channel, accusing it of disseminating a doctored and defamatory image of party General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal in an...

Nashik, April 4 A senior citizen from Nashik, Maharashtra, has found himself in trouble after an investigation into his blackmailers revealed 121 obscene videos, leading to his arrest for sexual exploitation after one of his victims came forward, accusing him of abuse, police said on Saturday...

New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against some social media influencers and other unidentified individuals over the alleged unauthorized circulation of official documents of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).The police said they received a...

New Delhi, April 2 – A Delhi court has granted regular bail to a man accused of posting an AI-manipulated image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, while also directing a preliminary inquiry into an alleged forged document related to his arrest.Passing the order, Additional...

Varanasi (UP), April 1 A Sessions Court on Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of 14 people arrested on March 17 after they allegedly hosted an Iftar party and ate chicken biryani on a boat in the Ganga river, stating that it was not a routine incident but one related to public order and social...

Panaji, April 1 AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged that the BJP and the entire state machinery in Goa are trying to protect the party councillor's son, who was arrested for allegedly raping several girls and circulating their obscene videos.Addressing a public meeting in the...

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...

Patna, March 31 – A married woman was publicly molested, and an attempt was made to gang-rape her by three individuals in Nalanda. The district police have arrested two of them.The shocking incident occurred in Noorsarai, in Bihar's Nalanda district. The accused also recorded a video of the...

Mumbai, March 31 The Mumbai police have registered a case against the brother of a transgender person in connection with the circulation of a video allegedly doctored with artificial intelligence, featuring Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Narhari Zirwal, an official said on Tuesday.Zirwal...

Panaji, March 30 The Goa BJP posted on social media photographs of a councilor, whose son has been arrested for alleged involvement in a sex scandal, along with Congress leaders, and asked if this was the reason the opposition party was "hyperactive in trying to present a different narrative"...

Panaji, March 30 The Goa BJP posted on social media photographs of a councilor, whose son has been arrested for alleged involvement in a sex scandal, along with Congress leaders, and asked if this was the reason the opposition party was "hyperactive in trying to present a different narrative."...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 29 Police have registered a case after a fake government order claiming that the summer school vacation had been shortened was circulated on online platforms, officials said on Sunday.The Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police registered the case on Saturday night...

Panaji, March 28 Goa Congress chief Amit Patkar on Saturday claimed that the sex scandal in which the son of a councilor is an accused involves more than 100 minor victims, and that the police were initially reluctant to register a case.Soham (20), son of Sushant Naik, a member of Curchorem...

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...