Woman who gave contract to gang to rob ex-fiance’s mobile phone arrested
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman who gave contract to gang to rob ex-fiance’s mobile phone arrested

The Hindu  

The Bellandur police have cracked a mobile phone robbery case and arrested a 29-year-old software engineer who had allegedly paid a gang to rob the phone of her ex-fiance. The accused, Shruthi, according to the police, paid ₹1.15 lakh to Manoj, a handyman, to rob the mobile phone of her ex-fiance Vamshikrishna, 29, a private firm employee, and destroy it as contained her private videos. As the accused had returned the laptop bag and escaped with the phone, the police started suspecting something fishy in the entire incident. The police are now on the lookout for the mobile phone which the accused had thrown into the lake at Bellandur.

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Two bikers snatch Bengaluru judge's mobile phone while walking on the road: Report
2 weeks ago

Two bikers snatch Bengaluru judge's mobile phone while walking on the road: Report

Hindustan Times  

Two men riding a Honda Activa snatched the mobile phone of a Karnataka civil judge in central Bengaluru, reported Deccan Herald. Bengaluru Police recently busted an inter-state mobile robbery gang. According to the report, the incident occurred around 9:40 pm on December 5, when 30-year-old Bengaluru civil court judge Mahantesh Mathad was walking near Crescent Road. A report in The …

Youth involved in APK file fraud held
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Youth involved in APK file fraud held

The Hindu  

The Mangaluru city police have arrested a youth from Delhi allegedly associated with a gang involved in defrauding people by gaining access to their bank accounts by sending android package kit file to their mobile phones using WhatsApp. The arrest was made after a Mangaluru resident complained to the police on fraudulent use of his bank account for purchase of …

Ludhiana: 15 mobile phones seized, 2 snatchers held
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Ludhiana: 15 mobile phones seized, 2 snatchers held

Hindustan Times  

Four days after two bike-borne miscreants robbed a woman of her handbag containing cash, two mobile phones and some documents, the Division number police arrested two persons on Wednesday. The police recovered 15 mobile phones and a bike used in the crime from their possession. Inspector Balwinder Kaur, SHO at the Division number 8 police station, said a woman, Bubly …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, loses Rs 1.7 lakh in digital arrest scam
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Mumbai woman forced to strip, loses Rs 1.7 lakh in digital arrest scam

India Today  

A 26-year-old woman from Mumbai was forced to strip during a video call and extorted Rs 1.7 lakh by fraudsters posing as Delhi Police officials in another case of a digital arrest scam. The victim, a resident of Borivali East, was contacted by the fraudsters on November 19 and accused of involvement in a money laundering case linked to businessman …

Woman cyber fraudster extorts Rs 20k from engg. student
1 month ago

Woman cyber fraudster extorts Rs 20k from engg. student

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A 22-year-old engineering student fell prey to a cyber extortion gang and lost Rs 20,000, trapped through social media and blackmailed. On November 21, late at night, he received messages from a woman who made a WhatsApp video call showing nude videos of a girl and instigated him. The fraudsters recorded the victim's nude videos using another mobile, threatened …

Ludhiana: Woman among 4 addicts held for snatchings
1 month ago

Ludhiana: Woman among 4 addicts held for snatchings

Hindustan Times  

A couple, along with two accomplices, has been arrested by the Moti Nagar police for committing multiple snatching incidents to fund their drug addiction. They targeted commuters and sold stolen mobile phones and other valuables, the police said. The arrested persons have been identified as Vishal Kumar Sinha and his wife Mamta Devi, residents of New Vijay Nagar, Tajpur Road, …

Cops nab 5 snatchers, recovers 6 stolen mobile phones
1 month, 1 week ago

Cops nab 5 snatchers, recovers 6 stolen mobile phones

Hindustan Times  

Mohali police have arrested five snatchers and recovered six stolen mobile phones and a scooter, used to commit the crime, from their possession. Assistant superintendent of police Jayant Puri on Tuesday said: “The accused used to target women or cyclists talking over phone. The scooter has already been seized by the police.” “Amit, Gulshan and Gupta used to snatch the …

Two Arrested in Phone Snatching Incident in Chandigarh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two Arrested in Phone Snatching Incident in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

Two suspects have been arrested in a phone snatching case in Chandigarh. The incident occurred on Thursday night near Nanda Farm in Khudda Jassu village. The two suspects, Vikram Masih alias Raja and Ankit, were apprehended by police following an investigation. The stolen phone has been recovered, and the victims have identified the perpetrators. A formal complaint has been filed, …

Police to Collect Evidence from Mobile Phone Thieves in Kerala Concert
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Police to Collect Evidence from Mobile Phone Thieves in Kerala Concert

The Hindu  

Four individuals were arrested in connection with the alleged theft of mobile phones at a concert in Bolgatty, Kerala. The police will take their custody for evidence collection on Saturday (October 26). The four accused are history-sheeters and are believed to be involved in similar mass mobile phone thefts in the past. The investigation is ongoing, and more details are …

Police Seek Custody of Two Accused in Mumbai Mobile Phone Theft Case
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Police Seek Custody of Two Accused in Mumbai Mobile Phone Theft Case

The Hindu  

Two Uttar Pradesh natives arrested in Mumbai in Kochi mobile phone theft case were remanded in judicial custody on Thursday. The investigation team will submit an application for their custody on Friday, and their interrogation is required to get further leads about the gang involved in the theft and to recover the mobile phones.

20-year-old woman takes ₹10 lakh pre-approved loan to pay online fraudsters, loses ₹3 lakh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

20-year-old woman takes ₹10 lakh pre-approved loan to pay online fraudsters, loses ₹3 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly held hostage virtually by cyber frauds and duped of ₹3 lakh in Noida’s Sector 49 on Wednesday, police said on Friday, adding that the gang threatened the woman so much that the terrified woman took a pre-approved loan of ₹10 lakh to pay the gang. “She was told to get in touch with Maharashtra police,” …

3 held for extorting ₹80 lakh from Chandigarh woman by threatening arrest
5 months ago

3 held for extorting ₹80 lakh from Chandigarh woman by threatening arrest

Hindustan Times  

The cyber crime police arrested three persons, allegedly involved in a digital arrest scam, from Rajasthan on Monday. He instructed her to deposit ₹80 lakh in a secret surveillance account, assuring her that the amount would be refunded if she was found innocent. Complying with these instructions, on July 2, 2024, she received a bank account number via WhatsApp and, …

Two held for assaulting, kidnapping man in Chandigarh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Two held for assaulting, kidnapping man in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

Two Mohali youths were arrested for assaulting and kidnapping a construction firm’s supervisor for ransom from an under-construction site in Sector 53 on Friday. Police recovered a stolen mobile phone, a Hero Splendor motorcycle and ₹ 15,000 in cash from the accused. The victim, Robin Singh, alleged that he, along with a JCB driver, was working near a park in …

Two held for defrauding resident of ₹48.5L
6 months ago

Two held for defrauding resident of ₹48.5L

Hindustan Times  

Noida HT Image Two persons were arrested for allegedly defrauding a person of ₹48.5 lakh in the guise of share trading through fraudulent apps and shell companies from Sector 44 on Wednesday, police. “The arrested accused, to open the accounts of RK Traders and other shell companies, rented a shop in the name of a fake firm by preparing a …

Mumbai court sends homeless man to 5 yrs in prison for stealing mobile phone in 2019
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai court sends homeless man to 5 yrs in prison for stealing mobile phone in 2019

India Today  

A court in Mumbai has sentenced a 30-year-old man who lived on a footpath near Gunfa Police Chowki, Jogeshwari, to over five years in prison for stealing a phone in 2019. According to the prosecution, the complainant, Manjur Shaikh, a resident of Santacruz, was travelling by the Mumbai local train towards Ram Mandir Road on February 21, 2019. Kevat, along …

Karaikal police arrest bank employee for cheating a woman
9 months ago

Karaikal police arrest bank employee for cheating a woman

The Hindu  

An employee of a private bank was arrested on Friday for an alleged cyber crime fraud in which a 56-year-old woman was tricked and lost ₹15.75 lakh. On investigation, the police found that Ms. Rajarajeswari had frequently given her mobile phone to Dakshinamurthy, an employee of another bank and a tenant in her house, and asked him to check the …

Suspected mobile thief beaten to death; 2 held
9 months ago

Suspected mobile thief beaten to death; 2 held

Hindustan Times  

Pune: A group of people mercilessly beat to death a 45-year-old man in Chikhali on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone on Wednesday. Group of people mercilessly beat to death a 45-year-old man in Chikhali on suspicion of stealing mobile phone on Wednesday. According to the police, mobile phone of Pawar’s sister was stolen by an unidentified person on Wednesday …

Delhi man trapped in sextortion, looted for Rs 12.8 lakh rupees
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi man trapped in sextortion, looted for Rs 12.8 lakh rupees

Op India  

On Thursday, two individuals in Delhi were arrested for extorting Rs 12.8 lakh from an elderly man by threatening to share obscene screenshots of his video call with a woman on the internet. According to police, by the time the man could understand anything, she had taken a screenshot of the call with the victim’s face. “The accused threatened him …

Gang of four held for robbing 1000 mobile phones
1 year, 1 month ago

Gang of four held for robbing 1000 mobile phones

The Hindu  

The Bannerghatta police have busted an inter state mobile robbery gang and recovered 1037 mobile phones which they had stolen from people in crowded places. The gang was busted on October 21 when based on a tip-off a team of police led by Inspector Krishnakumar caught Mohammed Pasha and Mohammed Umar while they were trying to sell 100 stolen mobile …

Seven held for robbery of ₹30 lakh from man in Chennai
1 year, 2 months ago

Seven held for robbery of ₹30 lakh from man in Chennai

The Hindu  

The Chennai police on Saturday, arrested seven suspects who stole ₹30 lakh from the staff member of a private firm, at knife-point in Egmore, a week ago. Last week, Sakthivel had collected ₹30 lakh from Broadway and was on his way to his office on his two-wheeler. Police arrested seven suspects who have been identified as P. Pradeep Kumar alias …

Chandigarh: Female constable falls prey to cyber criminals, loses ₹43 lakh
1 year, 2 months ago

Chandigarh: Female constable falls prey to cyber criminals, loses ₹43 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Threatening a female constable of character assassination by morphing her pictures after gaining access of her mobile phone, cyber criminals coerced her into paying ₹43.8 lakh. Cyber police have launched a manhunt for the criminals, who targeted the 35-year-old constable by sending a link to her mobile phone. In September last year, Chandigarh Police’s cyber crime branch had busted an …

Woman’s phone snatched after being assaulted in Gurugram
1 year, 2 months ago

Woman’s phone snatched after being assaulted in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

Two unidentified suspects allegedly snatched a mobile phone from a doctor after assaulting her outside her residence in Sector 43 on Saturday night, police said on Monday. Police said that the victim, Titiksha Sahai, 33, was standing outside her house and headed for a walk with a colleague when the incident took place at around 10.40pm on Saturday. Inspector Sandeep …

BPO employee steals KYC data from colleague’s phone, takes loan
1 year, 3 months ago

BPO employee steals KYC data from colleague’s phone, takes loan

The Hindu  

An employee of a Business Process Outsourcing company allegedly stole the Know Your Customer data of a 32-year-old woman colleague to borrow a personal loan from a private bank. The accused, Lokeshwar Sugumaran, had the job of taking care of the mobile phones that the employees deposited in the locker before they entered the workspace. According to the FIR, Sugumaran, …

Domestic help makes extortion call to employer's son after getting fired in Gurugram, held
1 year, 4 months ago

Domestic help makes extortion call to employer's son after getting fired in Gurugram, held

Hindustan Times  

A domestic help has been arrested for allegedly demanding extortion of ₹1 lakh by placing calls to his former employer's son and daughter-in-law after being fired from the job, the Gurugram Police said Tuesday. Police said a mobile phone has been recovered from his possession which was used for placing threat calls. A Sector 53-resident had filed a complaint against …

Chennai woman who resisted phone snatchers dies
1 year, 5 months ago

Chennai woman who resisted phone snatchers dies

The Hindu  

A 22-year-old woman, who was injured when she fell on the platform of a MRTS station while trying to stop two men from snatching her phone on July 2, died on Saturday. We analysed call record details and traced the mobile phone with the help of the Cyber Crime Police. That is when we cracked the case.” The police found …

Robbery case solved within 24 hrs, 5 held
1 year, 5 months ago

Robbery case solved within 24 hrs, 5 held

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Dundigal police arrested five persons including three who had waylaid a car and stolen ₹40 lakh belonging to an auto garage owner, within 24 hours of receiving a complaint. Police recovered ₹38.92 lakhs following the arrest of Sairam, Raju and Shivaram, who had snatched the bag, and Mallesh, driver, and Anil Kumar, a former employee of the complainant …

Elderly Man Duped Rs 7 Lakhs Cybercriminals One Poses Delhi Police Commissioner Sextortion Case
1 year, 7 months ago

Elderly Man Duped Rs 7 Lakhs Cybercriminals One Poses Delhi Police Commissioner Sextortion Case

ABP News  

A 75-year-old resident of Vasant Kunj fell victim to a sextortion scam and was cheated out of Rs 7.34 lakhs by cyber criminals. According to Joshi's complaint filed with the Delhi Police on January 15, he received a message from a woman named Anjali Sharma, who initiated a video call during which a woman appeared nude. Two days later, on …

Liking YouTube videos scam: Noida woman duped of ₹13.32 lakh
1 year, 7 months ago

Liking YouTube videos scam: Noida woman duped of ₹13.32 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A 42-year-old woman was duped of over ₹13.32 lakh by cyber fraudsters under the guise of earning easy money from home, said police officers associated with the case on Wednesday. According to Reeta Yadav, in-charge of the Cyber Crime Police Station in Sector 36, Noida, a first information report has been registered based on the complaint under relevant sections of …

Ludhiana: 30 pose as health department staffers; rob ₹5 lakh
1 year, 7 months ago

Ludhiana: 30 pose as health department staffers; rob ₹5 lakh

Hindustan Times  

At least 30 people, including women, impersonating as staffers of health department robbed ₹5 lakh and gold jewellery, besides other items from a house in Satjot Nagar at Dhandhra Road after overpowering a female occupant of the residence. The miscreants also took away five laptops, five LCDs, 300 gm gold jewelry from the house in Ludhiana on Thursday. The miscreants …

Two held from K’taka for extorting over ₹3 lakh from SoBo resident
1 year, 8 months ago

Two held from K’taka for extorting over ₹3 lakh from SoBo resident

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Two people were arrested from Karnataka on Saturday for allegedly extorting more than ₹3 lakh from a south Mumbai resident after threatening the victim to upload his nude pictures on social media. “A police team investigated the case and after scrutinising the call data records and based on technical evidence managed to arrest the accused from Karnataka. During the …

Chandigarh: Phone snatcher to cool heels in jail for six years
1 year, 8 months ago

Chandigarh: Phone snatcher to cool heels in jail for six years

Hindustan Times  

A 25-year-old man who snatched a cyclist’s mobile phone near the Sector 32/33 roundabout in December 2021 has been sentenced to six years in jail by a local court. UT police nab three snatchers Chandigarh Police on Monday nabbed three men who had snatched a woman’s mobile phone near Sector 37 on the intervening night between April 7 and 8. …

Arrested data thief is only part of a big chain: DCP
1 year, 8 months ago

Arrested data thief is only part of a big chain: DCP

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Cyberabad police arrested a person involved in committing major data theft, procuring and selling personal and confidential data of 66.9 crore persons drawn from various categories spread over 24 states, including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The accused Vinay Bhardwaj was found possessing data of students of nationwide coaching centres, 1.84 lakh cab users from eight metros and of 4.5 …

Two men arrested for snatching mobile from woman, son in Delhi
1 year, 11 months ago

Two men arrested for snatching mobile from woman, son in Delhi

India Today  

Two bike-borne men snatched the mobile phone from a woman who was waiting for an autorickshaw with her son in Delhi’s Seemapuri area. The complainant, Reema Sharma, said that she was waiting for an autorickshaw with her son near Delhi’s Chintamani Chowk around 10:50 PM when suddenly the two came on a bike and snatched away the mobile phone from …

High-end bikes used for snatching mobile phones in Delhi, 3 held
1 year, 11 months ago

High-end bikes used for snatching mobile phones in Delhi, 3 held

India Today  

Three people were arrested after it was revealed that they were part of a gang that snatched mobile phones and sped away on high-end bikes. Vijay filed a complaint, and the police found that the bike belonged to one Pankaj Agarwal, who lent it to Varun. During interrogation, Varun confessed to snatching mobile phones at the behest of Pankaj Agarwal. …

60-year-old woman assaulted, robbed by security guard, wife
2 years, 5 months ago

60-year-old woman assaulted, robbed by security guard, wife

The Hindu  

The Jeevan Bhima Nagar police are on the lookout for a gang of four, including a security guard, his wife, and two of their associates, who allegedly robbed an elderly woman of the house where he was working and made away with valuables worth over ₹10 lakh on Wednesday. It was around 2.30 p.m. when the accused Pratap, who had …

Delhi: 2 arrested for stealing mobile phones, misusing data for illegal transactions
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: 2 arrested for stealing mobile phones, misusing data for illegal transactions

India Today  

Delhi Police has arrested two men for allegedly stealing mobile phones and carrying out illegal transactions from the bank accounts of the victims using payment apps installed on their phones. The matter first came to light when a victim identified as Sandeep Verma approached police, alleging that a fraudulent transaction was carried out from his Paytm wallet. Subsequently, a raid …

Delhi: BJP leader Vijay Goel's mobile phone recovered, man arrested
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi: BJP leader Vijay Goel's mobile phone recovered, man arrested

India TV News  

Highlights The incident had taken place on Monday evening near the Jama Masjid metro station The arrested man has been identified as Saajan, a resident of Daryaganj Saajan was arrested by the police from Daryaganj area The Delhi Police on Tuesday said that the mobile phone of BJP leader and former MP Vijay Goel was recovered. Police also arrested a …

Gang which carried out cyber frauds worth ₹20 crore busted, 8 arrested
3 years, 6 months ago

Gang which carried out cyber frauds worth ₹20 crore busted, 8 arrested

Hindustan Times  

Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat claim they have busted an inter-state gang and arrested eight persons from three states-Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand-for alleged cyber frauds involving around ₹20 crore. Representative Image “The incidents of frauds were spread across 18 states and involved purchase of expensive mobile phones from online shopping websites, as well as fraudulent withdrawal of money …

Delhi Police busts gang of criminals, arrests three for robbing man of cellphone
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Police busts gang of criminals, arrests three for robbing man of cellphone

India Today  

Police have busted a gang of criminals and arrested three of its members - Mohsin, Mohd Faiz and Mohd Taif - for robbing a resident of Delhi’s Vishwas Nagar. The 26-year-old victim had filed a complaint, saying the accused snatched away his cellphone while he was waiting for some conveyance near a bus stand in Lal Quila metro station around …

Thief Returns Phone Worth Rs 45,000 to Owner as He Failed to Operate It
4 years, 3 months ago

Thief Returns Phone Worth Rs 45,000 to Owner as He Failed to Operate It

News 18  

Wonders will never cease found out a man who lost his smartphone in a shop and was returned it a few days later by the person who stole it as he could not operate the device. Police said on Monday that the man left his mobile phone worth Rs 45,000 by mistake at a sweet shop at Jamalpur in East …

Man Held for Robbing Estranged Wife's Mobile Phone 'to Teach Her a Lesson'
4 years, 4 months ago

Man Held for Robbing Estranged Wife's Mobile Phone 'to Teach Her a Lesson'

News 18  

The police have arrested a 38-year-old man who robbed the mobile phone of his wife to teach her a lesson after she left him, officials said on Friday. On Thursday, a woman named Nisha, also a resident of Badarpur, filed a complaint that a man with knife in his hand had entered her house forcibly and robbed her mobile phone. …

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