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New Delhi, April 11 The Delhi Police have busted a cyber fraud syndicate allegedly involved in providing mule bank accounts and have arrested 14 people from various locations, an official said on Saturday.The operation was carried out following an analysis of suspicious bank accounts linked to...

New Delhi, April 10 The Delhi Police has cracked a transnational cyber fraud racket that cheated people by offering overseas jobs and visa services, arresting three individuals, an official said on Friday.The accused have been identified as Nand Kishor Prasad, Ahmad Hayat Khan, and Mustaq...

New Delhi, April 10 The Delhi Police have arrested 11 people, including two alleged kingpins, after they busted a fraudulent call centre operating from the Govindpuri area of south Delhi, an official said on Friday.The racket, operating under the name Herbitecture Healthcare, allegedly...

New Delhi, April 9 – In a major crackdown on organized cyber investment frauds, the Delhi Police's Crime Branch has arrested two key accused in separate cases involving cheated amounts exceeding Rs 74 lakh, officials said on Thursday.According to police, the arrests have exposed a...

New Delhi, April 9 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a man of approximately Rs 7 lakh by falsely claiming high returns through a fake stock investment scheme operated via a social media app, police said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Shashikant Sharma and...

New Delhi, April 9 Two men have been arrested for allegedly running an online cyber fraud scheme involving over ₹3.60 crore, using mule bank accounts and a social media application, police said on Thursday.The accused have been identified as Ram Avtar Singh, a resident of Agra, and Vikrant...

New Delhi, April 9 Four cyber fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly running a multi-city racket to defraud people by posing as travel agents offering discounted air tickets, an official said on Thursday.The police recovered Rs 47 lakh in cash and a Mercedes S-Class car, among other...

New Delhi, April 9 The Delhi Police has arrested two men in connection with separate cyber investment fraud cases involving over Rs 74 lakh, an official said on Wednesday.In the first case, a man identified as Rahul Tyagi, a resident of Greater Noida, was arrested for his alleged role in a Rs...

New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi Police has arrested over 600 people and apprehended more than 8,000 suspects during Operation CyHawk 4.0, a large-scale crackdown on cybercrime conducted on April 6 and 7, officials said on Wednesday.Approximately 5,000 personnel were deployed during the operation...

New Delhi, Apr 1 The Delhi Police have arrested a 25-year-old man with a history of criminal activity after creating a fake social media profile of a woman to lure him, officials said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Aman, a resident of Aram Bagh in Paharganj, was a listed "bad...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi Police has arrested 11 suspects for their involvement in a cyber fraud racket operating from Delhi and Mumbai, which allegedly defrauded a senior citizen here of more than Rs 22 lakh by promising high returns on investment, an official said on Tuesday.The accused...

New Delhi, March 23 A cyber fraud syndicate that cheated several people by promising high returns through bogus stock investments has been busted with the arrest of a 24-year-old student, police said on Monday.The accused, identified as Aniruddh Pratap Singh, was apprehended in Gurugram on...

Ranchi, March 20 The Jharkhand CID has arrested three individuals from Hazaribag for allegedly defrauding a man of Rs 19.85 lakh by posing as providers of an LPG connection, officials said on Friday.The arrests were made following a complaint lodged at the CID's cybercrime police station in...

Mumbai, March 17 A total of 2,163 cybercrimes related to investment scams were registered in Maharashtra last year, leading to the arrest of 455 accused, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state assembly on Tuesday.The state has stepped up measures to combat cyber fraud...

New Delhi, March 15 A 40-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a Delhi resident of Rs 20,000 by pretending to arrange an easy loan through a social media platform, an official said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Satvinder Kaur, a resident of Tilak Nagar in west Delhi...

New Delhi, March 15 Actor R Madhavan has warned fans about a fake social media account claiming to represent him, and said that the appropriate steps are being taken to hold the person accountable.The "Dhurandhar" actor shared a screenshot of the fraudulent account on his Instagram handle on...

Mumbai, March 13 The Bombay High Court has denied bail to a man accused of trafficking educated youth by falsely promising them jobs abroad, only to coerce them into carrying out cyber fraud activities, citing the serious nature of the crime.A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and S C Chandak...

New Delhi, March 12 The Delhi Police has arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly cheating a resident of Rohini by posing as a foreign traveler carrying a large sum of cash, officials said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Osazuwa Promise (32), was arrested from Greater Noida...

Hyderabad, March 11 Four individuals who allegedly supplied SIM cards used in online betting and gaming frauds have been arrested here, police said on Wednesday.The Cyber Crime Police arrested the four accused in connection with a case registered after a 36-year-old resident here lost Rs 1.5...

Bhubaneswar, March 9: Despite sustained government efforts to raise public awareness, cybercriminals continue to spread their activities across the state, defrauding unsuspecting individuals and stealing crores of rupees, according to official data.Responding to a question in the Odisha...