3 cyber fraudsters pose as CBI officers, dupe Delhi family of ₹5 lakh
3 months ago

3 cyber fraudsters pose as CBI officers, dupe Delhi family of ₹5 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Three cyber fraudsters who duped a family of ₹5 lakh by posing as Central Bureau of Investigation officers have been arrested, police said on Friday. The fraudster alleged that their son was involved in a rape case and demanded ₹5 lakh for his release," Deputy Commissioner of Police Ankit Chauhan said. During interrogation, the accused men confessed to their crimes, the police said, adding that Yadav orchestrated the scam by arranging mule accounts, while Kumar and Shivam used the funds for personal expenses and credit card payments. Police recovered five mobile phones, two debit cards, and froze ₹2.11 lakh in bank accounts of the accused, they said.

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Noida elderly man duped of Rs 3.14 crore by fraudsters posing as cops, CBI officials
1 day, 18 hours ago

Noida elderly man duped of Rs 3.14 crore by fraudsters posing as cops, CBI officials

India Today  

A 78-year-old senior citizen in Noida was digitally arrested for 15 days and defrauded of Rs 3.14 crore by cybercriminals, police said on Friday. The fraudsters, impersonating officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the police, CBI, and even the Supreme Court, manipulated the elderly victim through psychological pressure and deceit, ultimately swindling his entire life savings. Subsequently, another …

Woman from Hyderabad loses ₹2.19 lakh in a credit card scam
3 days, 6 hours ago

Woman from Hyderabad loses ₹2.19 lakh in a credit card scam

The Hindu  

A 46-year-old homemaker from Hyderabad was duped of ₹2.19 lakh in a credit card scam after being tricked by a fraudster posing as a bank representative. The victim received a call from an unknown number, where the caller claimed that her Credit Card Protection Plan was about to be deactivated. Shortly after, the fraudster gained access to her mobile phone, …

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held
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3 days, 6 hours ago

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held

The Hindu  

An 86-year-old woman from south Mumbai lost more than ₹20 crore of her savings over two months to a 'digital arrest' fraud, police said on Thursday. The fraudsters asked the elderly woman to share with them her bank details under the pretext of verifying funds of her account which were connected to criminal activity, the official said. While investigating the …

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held
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3 days, 10 hours ago

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, An 86-year-old woman from south Mumbai lost more than ₹20 crore of her savings over two months to a 'digital arrest' fraud, police said on Thursday. Elderly woman loses ₹ 20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held One of the fraudsters posed as a 'CBI officer' to extort money from the woman, they said, adding three persons have …

Homemaker, store owner lose ₹38L to digital arrest fraud
3 days, 15 hours ago

Homemaker, store owner lose ₹38L to digital arrest fraud

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: In two separate cases reported from Andheri, cyber frauds impersonating as CBI and police officers extorted ₹38 lakh from a 58-year-old homemaker and a 60-year-old medical store owner, using the ‘digital arrest’ modus operandi. A person in police uniform then interrogated the woman on a WhatsApp video call and coerced her into transferring ₹15 lakh after placing her under …

2 arrested for killing colleague over suspicion of stealing ₹1,200
4 days, 14 hours ago

2 arrested for killing colleague over suspicion of stealing ₹1,200

Hindustan Times  

THANE: The Narpoli police in Bhiwandi have arrested two employees of a mandap decorator for allegedly killing their colleague on suspicion of having stolen ₹1,200 from them. The police have registered a murder case against the two accused, Baitullah Khan aka Raju and Ajay Mishra, under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. According to the police, the complainant Tushar …

Citizens cheated of ₹31.35 lakh in cyber fraud cases
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4 days, 18 hours ago

Citizens cheated of ₹31.35 lakh in cyber fraud cases

Hindustan Times  

Three cases of cyber frauds were lodged in the city on March 17, where fraudsters duped citizens collectively of ₹31.35 lakh. In the first case, the Alankar Police have lodged a case against a nationalised bank manager for calling up a bank customer urging him to complete the Know your customer process and instead fraudulently transferred ₹8.60 lakh from the …

Alert bank staffers tip off cops, fraud busted
5 days, 15 hours ago

Alert bank staffers tip off cops, fraud busted

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Suspicious of three men who kept opening new accounts at a nationalized bank branch, staffers at the Thane branch tipped off the police, which led to the discovery of a fraud and the arrest of the trio. Alert bank staffers tip off cops, fraud busted Investigations revealed that the three would fraudulently acquire Aadhaar cards, morph their pictures on …

Delhi native arrested in courier scam gets six years imprisonment in 55 days
6 days, 5 hours ago

Delhi native arrested in courier scam gets six years imprisonment in 55 days

The Hindu  

The Fourth Judicial Magistrate Court in Coimbatore on Monday awarded six years of imprisonment to a New Delhi native, whom the Coimbatore district cybercrime police arrested in a courier scam in January this year. Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police K. Karthikeyan said the person involved in the scam, Gopi Kumar, 42, was convicted by the court in 55 days after …

86-year-old Mumbai woman loses Rs. 20.25 crore in yet another cyber scam
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6 days, 10 hours ago

86-year-old Mumbai woman loses Rs. 20.25 crore in yet another cyber scam

Hindustan Times  

An 86-year-old woman in Mumbai became yet another victim of cyber fraud and a digital arrest scam, losing over ₹20 crore after getting a call about misuse of her Aadhaar card. 20.25 crore In the initial call that set the whole scam up, the caller told the victim that her Aadhaar card and other personal information had been used to …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: 1,343 cases registered in CSR funds scam
6 days, 12 hours ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: 1,343 cases registered in CSR funds scam

The Hindu  

The Kerala Police has till March 12 registered a total of 1,343 cases related to the fake corporate social responsibility funds scam in which people were allegedly cheated by falsely promising scooters and laptops at half price using fake CSR funds, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the Kerala Assembly on Monday. Responding to questions, he said that the accused had …

3 boys apprehended for abducting teen for ₹50K ransom in S Delhi
1 week ago

3 boys apprehended for abducting teen for ₹50K ransom in S Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Three boys were apprehended on Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping a 17-year-old boy for a ₹50,000 ransom in south Delhi’s Mehrauli on Tuesday, police said on Friday. During interrogation, police said that one of the accused planned the kidnapping to pay scooter installments for a delivery job. Additional deputy commissioner of police Achin Garg said that police received a call around …

Cyber crime police arrest key accused in ₹55 lakh FedEx digital arrest case
1 week, 1 day ago

Cyber crime police arrest key accused in ₹55 lakh FedEx digital arrest case

The Hindu  

The Cyber Crime wing of Hyderabad City Police arrested Mohammed Zubair Ahmed, 31, the main accused in a large-scale FedEx digital arrest fraud case. The complainant was then connected to individuals posing as Mumbai police officers via a Skype video call, where they coerced him into transferring ₹55 lakh to obtain a police clearance certificate, said a press note from …

New India Bank case: Accused civil contractor held from Vadodara; in police custody till March 19
1 week, 1 day ago

New India Bank case: Accused civil contractor held from Vadodara; in police custody till March 19

Hindustan Times  

The Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai police has arrested an accused from Vadodara in the ₹122-crore embezzlement at New India Cooperative Bank, an official said on Saturday. According to the police, ₹ 12 crore of the misappropriated amount was credited to the accused Kapil Dedhia’s account. Dedhia also received money from Unnathan Arunachalam, another wanted accused in the case, …

Mumbai Police makes fifth arrest in Rs 122 crore New India Bank fraud case
1 week, 1 day ago

Mumbai Police makes fifth arrest in Rs 122 crore New India Bank fraud case

India Today  

Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing has arrested civil contractor Kapil Dedhia, a wanted suspect in the Rs 122 crore New India Cooperative Bank misappropriation case. He allegedly received the money from three individuals: real estate businessman Dharmesh Paun, Unnathan Arunachalam--who is also a wanted suspect in the case--and Hitesh Mehta, the bank’s former general manager and head of accounts. Dharmesh …

Delhi Police Busts Cyber Fraud Syndicate, Three Held For Phishing Scam
1 week, 3 days ago

Delhi Police Busts Cyber Fraud Syndicate, Three Held For Phishing Scam

ABP News  

The Delhi Police has dismantled an organized cyber fraud syndicate operating across India and arrested three key members of the gang for creating fake banking websites and phishing links to deceive unsuspecting victims, an official said on Wednesday. Victims were sent phishing links that directed them to counterfeit banking websites designed to collect their personal and financial information," Deputy Commissioner …

Govt blocks over 87,000 accounts across WhatsApp and Skype which were linked to digital arrest scam
1 week, 3 days ago

Govt blocks over 87,000 accounts across WhatsApp and Skype which were linked to digital arrest scam

India Today  

In a major crackdown on cybercrime, the Indian government has blocked more than 87,000 accounts on WhatsApp and Skype that were linked to the digital arrest scam. By February 2025, 17,718 cases of the digital arrest scam have already been reported, with victims losing an amount totalling Rs 210.21 crore. The digital arrest scam is a sophisticated cyber fraud where …

Delhi Police busts cyber fraud syndicate, three held for phishing scam
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1 week, 4 days ago

Delhi Police busts cyber fraud syndicate, three held for phishing scam

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi Police has dismantled an organized cyber fraud syndicate operating across India and arrested three key members of the gang for creating fake banking websites and phishing links to deceive unsuspecting victims, an official said on Wednesday. Delhi Police busts cyber fraud syndicate, three held for phishing scam The accused used advanced digital techniques to steal sensitive …

3 arrested in Manipur for posing as Amit Shah's son, duping MLAs with fake offers
1 week, 4 days ago

3 arrested in Manipur for posing as Amit Shah's son, duping MLAs with fake offers

India Today  

Manipur Police on Tuesday arrested three individuals involved in a Rs 4 crore scam, where fraudsters impersonated Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son to offer fake ministerial posts to MLAs. According to the police, on March 11 at around 8.29 am, three accused persons were brought from Dehradun via Delhi by Imphal police led by Sub-Inspector Farooque Sheikh on an …

Delhi Police arrests four men for ₹44.50 lakh 'digital arrest' fraud
2 weeks ago

Delhi Police arrests four men for ₹44.50 lakh 'digital arrest' fraud

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Police has arrested four cyber fraudsters for allegedly duping a man of ₹44.50 lakh under the guise of 'digital arrest' by posing as CBI officers, officials said on Sunday. Delhi Police arrests four men for ₹ 44.50 lakh 'digital arrest' fraud The scam came to light when the victim, Virender Kumar Indora, a resident of Mayur Vihar …

Three held for ₹20 lakh robbery in Mailardevpally
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Three held for ₹20 lakh robbery in Mailardevpally

The Hindu  

Three people from Sikar district of Rajasthan, involved in robbery of ₹20 lakh from SRM Product Plastic Company employee, were arrested on Saturday. The arrest follows a complaint by Jitender Bajaj, an employee of SRM Product Plastic Company, who was carrying ₹20 lakh in cash when he was ambushed near Raghavendra Colony. On March 6, two of the accused, Sachin …

HiTec City call centre racket: police trace mastermind, seek custody of fake PayPal agents
2 weeks, 1 day ago

HiTec City call centre racket: police trace mastermind, seek custody of fake PayPal agents

The Hindu  

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau is set to seek 14-day custody of the 63 accused who targeted PayPal customers in the US from a call centre - Exito Solutions - in Hitec City. This comes shortly after 63 ‘agents’ manning a fake call centre in Patrika Nagar were arrested by the bureau in an overnight operation carried out on March …

T.N. Cyber Crime Wing arrests two men from Surat in ‘digital arrest’ scam
2 weeks, 3 days ago

T.N. Cyber Crime Wing arrests two men from Surat in ‘digital arrest’ scam

The Hindu  

The Cyber Crime Wing of Tiruvallur police has arrested two men from Surat, Gujarat, for their alleged involvement in a ‘digital arrest’ scam. On December 17 last year, a victim of the fraud, hailing from Tiruvallur district, registered a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal alleging he was defrauded to the tune of ₹71 lakh. The caller told …

Cyber fraud being operated from fake call centre in city busted; 63 arrested
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Cyber fraud being operated from fake call centre in city busted; 63 arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Officials from the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau on Thursday busted a major cyberfraud operation running out of a fake call centre in Hi-Tec City, Madhapur, with the arrest of 63 persons including women from the northeast. According to officials, the accused, working at Exito Solutions, a fake call centre, impersonated customer care representatives of PayPal to deceive victims. Using …

Chandigarh resident loses ₹57 lakh to digital arrest scam
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Chandigarh resident loses ₹57 lakh to digital arrest scam

Hindustan Times  

A Sector 18 resident lost ₹57.16 lakh in a digital arrest scam. The Sector 18, Chandigarh, resident told the police that the scammers called her posing as officials from CBI and Mumbai police. Cyber cell releases advisory Following the growing instances of digital frauds, the cyber crime cell of the UT police has released advisory cautioning the people. Usually, the …

Gurugram: 7 people held for duping people over ₹87 crore in cyber frauds
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Gurugram: 7 people held for duping people over ₹87 crore in cyber frauds

Hindustan Times  

Seven cyber fraudsters arrested by Gurugram cyber police over the last two months allegedly duped hundreds of people across the country for more than ₹87 crores, officials said on Wednesday. Police recovered ₹7.60 lakh in cash, seven mobiles and three SIM cards from their possessions, they said. The accused were involved in various cyber crimes, including cyber bullying, stalking, impersonation, …

Drug addict who stole ₹12 lakh in multiple currencies, arrested in Mohali
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Drug addict who stole ₹12 lakh in multiple currencies, arrested in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

Mohali police apprehended an unemployed drug addict on Tuesday who pilfered ₹4.5 lakh in Indian currency and foreign currencies from 10 countries, with a total estimated valuation of ₹8 lakh, to fuel his addiction. Police claim to have solved the theft case involving dollars and dirhams from the shop of a person dealing with Western Union and MoneyGram transfers. Sukhdev …

Cyberabad police arrest key suspect in ₹14 crore investment fraud targeting 200 investors
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Cyberabad police arrest key suspect in ₹14 crore investment fraud targeting 200 investors

The Hindu  

A man accused of duping around 200 individuals of ₹14 crore in large-scale investment fraud was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing of Cyberabad police on Tuesday. Another scheme assured investors that the same deposit amount would provide a monthly return of ₹20,000 for ten months, again amounting to ₹2 lakh, with a similar deduction. A third scheme offered land …

Four arrested in ₹70 crore chit fund fraud targeting 1,300 victims
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Four arrested in ₹70 crore chit fund fraud targeting 1,300 victims

The Hindu  

Four individuals who duped at least 1,300 citizens in Hyderabad of ₹70 crore in a chit fund fraud were arrested by the Crime Investigation Department of Telangana on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Chavva Kumar, 50, Chavva Yadagiri, 62, Chavva Chinna Esthari, 60 and Chavva Venkatesh, 58, were taken into custody on Monday following a complaint by Pasham Venugopal Reddy, …

Police bust fake call centre running forex trading scam in Chunabhatti
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Police bust fake call centre running forex trading scam in Chunabhatti

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The police have uncovered a fraudulent call centre operating under the guise of forex trading, duping vulnerable citizens with promises of high returns. close up employee man hand touching handset of telephone on desk for contact customer or receiving call, hotline concept According to investigating officers, several complaints had been registered against online rackets persuading people that forex trading …

Kolkata Police arrests ‘kingpin’ of digital arrest racket from Delhi
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Kolkata Police arrests ‘kingpin’ of digital arrest racket from Delhi

The Hindu  

The cybercrime branch of Kolkata Police on Friday said they have arrested one of the primary ‘kingpins’ of a fraudulent network of digital arrests and other cybercrimes. According to Kolkata Police sources, the accused Yogesh Dua was arrested in Delhi and brought to Kolkata on transit remand, as granted by the Delhi High Court. “The accused is involved in about …

Fraudster from Salem district arrested by Virudhunagar Cyber Crime police
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Fraudster from Salem district arrested by Virudhunagar Cyber Crime police

The Hindu  

The district police have arrested M. Kavin from Salem on charges of cheating a man from Rajapalayam to the tune of ₹67,000 on the promise of getting a government job. A Cyber Crime police team led by Additional Superintendent of Police K. Ashokan traced the “unidentified” person through cyber space details and arrested him at Edappadi on Wednesday. According to …

‘Largest fake SIM provider’ in West Bengal arrested, hundreds of fake SIMs seized
3 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Largest fake SIM provider’ in West Bengal arrested, hundreds of fake SIMs seized

The Hindu  

Between Monday and Tuesday, the cybercrime wing of Kolkata Police arrested eight persons in connection with the alleged fraudulent sale of unauthorised SIM cards. In several consecutive raids in Bidhannagar and Baguihati in North 24 Parganas, and Topsia and Beliaghata in Kolkata, police also seized nine biometric authentication machines, 15 mobile phones and around 729 fraudulent SIM cards. Of the …

CBI seizes cryptocurrencies worth ₹23.94 crore in GainBitcoin scam
3 weeks, 4 days ago

CBI seizes cryptocurrencies worth ₹23.94 crore in GainBitcoin scam

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has seized cryptocurrencies worth ₹23.94 crore following searches at more than 60 locations across five States in connection with the ₹6,600-crore GainBitcoin scam case. During the searches, the Agency seized cryptocurrencies, multiple hardware crypto wallets, 121 documents, 34 laptops/hard disks, 12 mobile phones, and multiple email and instant messaging app dumps. “The seized documents and …

CBI raids 60 locations across India in bitcoin and crypto fraud case
3 weeks, 5 days ago

CBI raids 60 locations across India in bitcoin and crypto fraud case

Live Mint  

India's Central Bureau of Investigation raided 60 locations across India on Tuesday, February 25, in connection with a bitcoin and crypto fraud case, according to the official press release. The investigation agency conducted searches in major cities, including Delhi NCR, Pune, Chandigarh, Nanded, Kolhapur, and Bengaluru, among others, to identify individuals linked to the proceeds of the GainBitcoin scam. “Central …

Cyberabad cybercrime police arrest three for Rs 1.38 crore digital arrest fraud
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Cyberabad cybercrime police arrest three for Rs 1.38 crore digital arrest fraud

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Cyberabad cybercrime police arrested three persons on Monday in connection with a Rs 1.38 crore “digital arrest” fraud. They had falsely implicated him in an Anti-Money Laundering case and persuaded him into transferring Rs 1.386 crore to multiple bank accounts, the police said. The police tracked the transactions and found that `9.6 lakh was credited to Gokul’s Federal Bank …

Gang of three from Tamil Nadu arrested in ₹1.38 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Gang of three from Tamil Nadu arrested in ₹1.38 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud

The Hindu  

Three men from Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, have been arrested by the Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police for their involvement in a ₹1.38 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud. Under immense pressure, the victim was tricked into transferring ₹1,38,60,000 across multiple bank accounts controlled by the fraudsters,” explained the police. The Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police initiated a thorough investigation, which revealed that the stolen …

Crime Branch gets four-day custody of accused in alleged CSR funds scam
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Crime Branch gets four-day custody of accused in alleged CSR funds scam

The Hindu  

The Crime Branch probing the alleged corporate social responsibility funds scam on Monday received the custody of the key accused, Ananthu Krishnan, for four days till Thursday. “The fact is that neither has he made even a single formal application for CSR funds nor has he received a single penny as CSR. So, on collecting investments for delivering 48,000 two-wheelers, …

Bitcoin India Wallet and Exchange owner held for duping man of ₹8.5 lakh
1 month ago

Bitcoin India Wallet and Exchange owner held for duping man of ₹8.5 lakh

The Hindu  

The cybercrime unit of Hyderabad police on Saturday arrested a fraudster who duped a person of ₹8.5 lakh in a cryptocurrency fraud through his digital trading platform. Ltd., under the guise of a legitimate trading platform through Bitcoin India Wallet and Exchange application and website. The case came to light when a 35-year-old resident of Jubilee Hills lodged a complaint …

Assistant professor at engineering college in Chennai held in ‘digital arrest’ scam
1 month ago

Assistant professor at engineering college in Chennai held in ‘digital arrest’ scam

The Hindu  

An assistant professor of an engineering college in Chennai has been arrested by the Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu police for his alleged involvement in a ‘digital arrest’ scam. Additional Director General of Police Sandeep Mittal said investigations revealed that the accused Parasuraman “was involved in suspicious account operations and illicit activities for a period of two years.” …

Pensioner Falls Victim to 'Digital Arrest' Scam, Loses Rs 28.68 Lakh
1 month ago

Pensioner Falls Victim to 'Digital Arrest' Scam, Loses Rs 28.68 Lakh

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Cyberabad cybercrime police on Friday busted a gang that had placed a 60-year-old government pensioner under ‘digital arrest’ and defrauded her of `28.68 lakh. The arrested accused have been identified as Hamza, Mustafa C.T., Hensily Joseph, V.P.Manikandan, Ashif Ali Peringadakkad, all residents of Kerala. The victim received a phone call from the number during the caller falsely informed the …

Two arrested for fake ED ₹20-cr extortion raid at South Delhi farmhouse
1 month ago

Two arrested for fake ED ₹20-cr extortion raid at South Delhi farmhouse

Hindustan Times  

Two men have been arrested in connection with the attempted extortion case of ₹20 crore where seven men allegedly posing as Enforcement Directorate officers, barged into a businessman’s house in DLF Farms, Chhatarpur and threatened to arrest him. The alleged incident happened on October 21 last year, when the accused reached the 56-year-old businessman’s house at 11.15pm. The alleged incident …

Seven arrested for two separate ‘digital arrest’ scams worth ₹1.66 crore
1 month ago

Seven arrested for two separate ‘digital arrest’ scams worth ₹1.66 crore

The Hindu  

The cybercrime wing of the Cyberabad police on Friday arrested seven persons in two separate cases of ‘digital arrest’. In the first case, two persons involved in a ‘digital arrest’ fraud in which an 82-year-old retired engineer was duped of ₹1.38 crore, were arrested. The call was then transferred to a ‘cybercrime officer’ from Mumbai who coerced the victim to …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Allegedly Involved In Staging Fake Court Hearing
1 month ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Allegedly Involved In Staging Fake Court Hearing

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man allegedly involved in case of posing as officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation and staging a fake virtual courtroom, with one of them impersonating former CJI DY Chandrachud. In September last year, Textile baron and Chairman of the Vardhman Group, SP Oswal had filed a …

₹62.46 lakh refunded to cyber fraud victims through court orders in Hyderabad
1 month ago

₹62.46 lakh refunded to cyber fraud victims through court orders in Hyderabad

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police facilitated the refund of ₹62,46,900 to victims of online fraud in 16 cases, following court directives. The modus operandi in these scams ranged from false investment promises to impersonation tactics designed to deceive victims into transferring money. “Of the 16 cases, eight were related to stock trading and investment scams, where victims were lured with …

Retired employee loses ₹10 lakh in first case of digital arrest in Yadgir
1 month ago

Retired employee loses ₹10 lakh in first case of digital arrest in Yadgir

The Hindu  

A case related to digital arrest has come to light in Yadgir district wherein a retired woman employee has been duped of ₹10 lakh by fraudsters. “The caller, who spoke in Hindi, said that a case related to money laundering was registered against the complainant and another accused Naresh Goel and sought details of the complainant’s bank accounts, PAN and …

Two Taiwanese sent in eight-day police custody in online fraud case
1 month ago

Two Taiwanese sent in eight-day police custody in online fraud case

The Hindu  

The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Cherthala, on Wednesday sent two Taiwanese men in police custody for eight days in connection with an online fraud that led to a doctor couple from Cherthala in Alappuzha losing ₹7.65 crore last year. Five held Last year, investigators arrested five people, including Bhagawan Das from Karnataka and Nirmal Jain from Rajasthan and three …

CSR funds scam: nearly 1,000 cases may eventually be transferred to SIT
1 month ago

CSR funds scam: nearly 1,000 cases may eventually be transferred to SIT

The Hindu  

Nearly 1,000 cases may eventually get transferred to the Crime Branch Special Investigation Team probing the alleged corporate social responsibility funds scam considering that already more than 900 cases have been registered by the police in this connection across the State. At the time of handing over the probe to the Crime Branch last week, 34 cases accounting for nearly …

Online frauds pocket ₹54 lakh from two in Kalaburagi
1 month ago

Online frauds pocket ₹54 lakh from two in Kalaburagi

The Hindu  

Despite several awareness drives by the cyber police, people continue to fall prey to online frauds. In the latest of such crimes, two people from Kalaburagi were cheated of ₹54 lakh in as many incidents by fraudsters and two cases have been registered at the Cyber, Economic Offences and Narcotics Police here. In one of the cases, a resident of …

Nerul professor falls victim to ₹1.81 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud
1 month ago

Nerul professor falls victim to ₹1.81 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud

Hindustan Times  

NAVI MUMBAI: A 58-year-old professor from a reputed medical college in Nerul fell victim to a ‘digital arrest’ fraud, losing ₹1.81 crore over a period of 15 days. Nerul professor falls victim to ₹ 1.81 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud According to the cyber police, the fraud took place between 3pm of January 14 and 10am of February 15. As per …

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