Two held on charge of cheating retired engineer of over ₹75 lakh in Kochi
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Two held on charge of cheating retired engineer of over ₹75 lakh in Kochi

The Hindu  

Two persons were arrested by the Palarivattom police on charge of cheating a retired engineer to the tune of over ₹75 lakh by promising him huge profits by way of online trading. According to the police, the accused got in touch with the Palarivattom-based retired engineer over WhatsApp introducing themselves as officials of a reputed online trading company in August. The accused were nabbed after District Police Chief Putta Vimaladitya ordered a probe focussing on bank accounts suspected of being involved in online fraud. A team led by Ernakulam Assistant Commissioner of Police P. Rajkumar and comprising Palarivattom inspector Firos A., sub inspector Hari Sankar O.S., and senior civil police officers Suraj, Prashanth, and Aneesh made the arrest.

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Duo held for extorting ₹10L from 71-year-old in “digital arrest” fraud
1 day ago

Duo held for extorting ₹10L from 71-year-old in “digital arrest” fraud

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Two men allegedly extorted ₹10 lakhs from a 71-year-old woman by posing as a cop and lawyer on WhatsApp, and placing her under ‘digital arrest’ for being a part of a money laundering case. The man introduced himself as a police officer and told her that her name had cropped up in a big financial fraud, where her bank …

Kerala: Two arrested in ₹36 lakh ‘digital arrest’ scam in Kochi
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1 day, 22 hours ago

Kerala: Two arrested in ₹36 lakh ‘digital arrest’ scam in Kochi

Hindustan Times  

Two persons, key accused in a ₹36 lakh online scam involving a ‘digital arrest’ were arrested, police said. The arrests were carried out by a team from the Ernakulam Town South Police Station. According to the police, a 'mule account' is a bank account used by criminals for illegal financial transactions, including money laundering. Digital arrest is a cybercrime tactic …

Woman arrested in Hyderabad for digital arrest fraud; linked to 32 cases across India
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1 day, 23 hours ago

Woman arrested in Hyderabad for digital arrest fraud; linked to 32 cases across India

The Hindu  

Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested a 46-year-old woman for her involvement in a large-scale digital arrest fraud. The accused, Krothapalli Rithika, a real estate businesswoman from Kompally, Hyderabad, was linked to 32 similar fraud cases across India, including three in Telangana. Following an investigation, Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested three individuals from Andhra Pradesh - Thota Srinivasa Rao, aged 58, …

Mohali: Dhakoli couple, two others booked in ₹35-lakh cheating case
2 days, 10 hours ago

Mohali: Dhakoli couple, two others booked in ₹35-lakh cheating case

Hindustan Times  

A Dhakoli resident was duped of ₹35.11 lakh by four individuals, including a couple, under the guise of lucrative returns in an import business, police said. A first information report under sections related to cheating and criminal breach of trust was registered at Sector 20 police station. The couple talked him into investing money with them on promises of high …

Driver tries to extort ₹10 lakh from employer, held
2 days, 12 hours ago

Driver tries to extort ₹10 lakh from employer, held

Hindustan Times  

Pune police have arrested a driver for allegedly threatening and extorting a construction businessman. The accused, identified as Amit Dattatraya Thopte, was arrested by the Bibwewadi police while accepting an extortion amount of ₹ 2,09,500 in a sting operation. The accused, identified as Amit Dattatraya Thopte, was arrested by the Bibwewadi police while accepting an extortion amount of ₹2,09,500 in …

Senior citizen duped of ₹24.48 lakh; two held in Pune
3 days, 14 hours ago

Senior citizen duped of ₹24.48 lakh; two held in Pune

Hindustan Times  

A senior citizen living alone was deceived into addiction and his bank account was misused to transfer ₹24.48 lakh to various accounts, said police. The accused, Mohammad Hanif Mohammad Afsar and Iftikhar Rahimkhan Pathan, both brothers-in-law, manipulated the victim and gained access to his mobile banking details. The accused, Mohammad Hanif Mohammad Afsar and Iftikhar Rahimkhan Pathan, both brothers-in-law, manipulated …

New India bank fraud: Police custody for 2 accused till April 1
4 days, 12 hours ago

New India bank fraud: Police custody for 2 accused till April 1

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: An additional chief judicial magistrate court on Friday extended the police remand of two persons arrested in connection with the alleged embezzlement of ₹122 crore from the cash reserves of New India Cooperative Bank. This was after police told the court that one of the accused – Javed Azam, younger brother of BJP’s former Maharashtra secretary Hyder Azam – …

Four arrested in Kochi on charge of cheating goldsmiths of ₹68 lakh
4 days, 23 hours ago

Four arrested in Kochi on charge of cheating goldsmiths of ₹68 lakh

The Hindu  

The Palarivattom police arrested four persons on charge of cheating goldsmiths of ₹68 lakh by offering them sand reportedly containing gold dust. The accused reportedly lured the victims by convincing them that they had sand containing gold dust collected from a jewellery outlet. After obtaining gold dust from processing the sample sand, the victims allegedly paid the accused ₹50 lakh …

Two men from Delhi arrested for conning Hyderabad businessman of ₹9.5 lakh
6 days, 23 hours ago

Two men from Delhi arrested for conning Hyderabad businessman of ₹9.5 lakh

The Hindu  

Two men from Delhi were arrested by the cybercrime wing of Hyderabad police for defrauding a Hyderabad–based businessman of ₹9.5 lakh in a business and investment scam. Investigation revealed that the fraudsters primarily operated by reaching out to victims through social media platforms and direct calls, pretending to offer guidance on business expansion, trading, and securing international orders. They convinced …

Man who duped investors in Raigad arrested in Kochi after 6 years on the run
1 week ago

Man who duped investors in Raigad arrested in Kochi after 6 years on the run

Hindustan Times  

NAVI MUMBAI: A man who allegedly duped investors from Raigad district of ₹1.78 crore in 201, and had been on the run since, was arrested from Kochi International Airport on Monday. The arrest was made after the Local Crime Branch of the Raigad Police issued a Look Out Circular against the accused. Police said he began a financial enterprise called …

Two members of attention diversion gang arrested
1 week, 1 day ago

Two members of attention diversion gang arrested

The Hindu  

The Gubbi police on Monday arrested two members of the Ojikuppam gang involved in five attention diversion cases in and around the district. Based on the victim’s complaint, the Gubbi police kept a watch on the accused and later nabbed the duo. The police also recovered cash and gold valuables worth ₹16 lakh from them. The police said that the …

Businessman from Madurai cheated of ₹48 lakh in Rajapalayam
1 week, 5 days ago

Businessman from Madurai cheated of ₹48 lakh in Rajapalayam

The Hindu  

Virudhunagar district police have arrested two persons from Madurai on charges of having cheated a businessman from Madurai, K. Muthukumar, of ₹48 lakh on the pretext of selling him gold, on March 15. The police said that Muthukumar, who was in gold business, had got introduced to one T. Martin of Seithur through a friend from The Nilgiris. He introduced …

Two held for swindling money from accident victim
1 week, 5 days ago

Two held for swindling money from accident victim

The Hindu  

The police on Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly swindling money from a scooter accident victim at Marutharoad near here. Suresh, 62, from Neelikkad, Puthussery, and Najmudheen, 47, from Changaramkulam were arrested for swindling money out of Anand, a scientific assistant in the police department. Anand grew suspicious when Suresh reached his house on the next day morning asking for …

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held
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1 week, 6 days 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 …

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

Delhi native arrested in courier scam gets six years imprisonment in 55 days
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Bank manager among four arrested for cheating customer of ₹50 lakh
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Bank manager among four arrested for cheating customer of ₹50 lakh

The Hindu  

The Girinagar police on Saturday arrested a deputy manager of a private bank for allegedly cheating a senior citizen of ₹50 lakh. The accused have been identified as Meghana P.V., 31, a deputy manager of the private bank’s Girinagar branch, apart from Shivaprasad, Anwar Ghouse and Varadaraj, all between 30 to 35 years. During the investigation, the police found that …

New India Co-operative Bank fraud case: Mumbai Economic Offences Wing arrests two more accused persons
2 weeks, 2 days ago

New India Co-operative Bank fraud case: Mumbai Economic Offences Wing arrests two more accused persons

The Hindu  

Two more arrests were made in the New India Co-operative Bank case by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police on Saturday and Sunday, officials of the EOW said. He had been absconding since the first accused Hitesh Mehta and his associate were arrested, officials said. “It is alleged that Arunachalam Ullahanathan Maruthuvar received approximately ₹30 crore from the misappropriated …

New India Bank case: Accused civil contractor held from Vadodara; in police custody till March 19
2 weeks, 4 days 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, …

Man from West Bengal arrested in Hyderabad for ₹91 lakh construction scam
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Man from West Bengal arrested in Hyderabad for ₹91 lakh construction scam

The Hindu  

A notorious offender involved in a ₹91 lakh cheating case, who is also an absconder in a murder trial, has been arrested by the Narayanguda Police in Hyderabad. Acccording to the police, Palash Paul from West Bengal, was involved in multiple cheating cases across the city, defrauding victims of nearly ₹91 lakh by posing as an interior and exterior designer …

Delhi Police arrests four men for ₹44.50 lakh 'digital arrest' fraud
3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Couple arrested for extorting money from senior citizen in Ghaziabad
4 weeks ago

Couple arrested for extorting money from senior citizen in Ghaziabad

Hindustan Times  

A couple was arrested in Ghaziabad on Tuesday for cheating a senior citizen of ₹11 lakh on various pretexts over the past year, police said. Sometime later, Priti called me saying that Neha’s in-laws have implicated Neha in her husband’s suicide case and police were demanding ₹1 lakh. “On February 15, I got a call from a man posing as …

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

Cyberabad cybercrime police arrest three for Rs 1.38 crore digital arrest fraud
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Couple held for cheating people of ₹6.46 crore in money doubling scheme
1 month, 1 week ago

Couple held for cheating people of ₹6.46 crore in money doubling scheme

The Hindu  

The Central Crime Branch of the Avadi City Police has arrested a couple for allegedly cheating 18 persons to the tune of ₹6.46 crore on the pretext of investing in a money doubling scheme. According to the complainants, M. Kalaivanan, 34, of Kolathur and others, the couple met them between 2021-24 and promised to double the money that they invest …

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

Online frauds pocket ₹54 lakh from two in Kalaburagi
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Four of inter-State gang cheating people of offering online jobs arrested by Madurai district police
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Four of inter-State gang cheating people of offering online jobs arrested by Madurai district police

The Hindu  

Four members of an inter-State gang, operating from Kerala and Karnataka, that cheated people of offering part-time online jobs were arrested by Madurai district police. Arvind said that cyber crime police had frozen various bank accounts of the accused with deposits of ₹76.52 lakh. They were arrested acting upon a complaint from a man from Silaiman near Madurai that he …

Half-price scam: Anandhu Krishnan holds 21 accounts, Rs 548 cr credited to firm
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Half-price scam: Anandhu Krishnan holds 21 accounts, Rs 548 cr credited to firm

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Anandhu Krishnan, the prime accused in the half-price scam, holds 21 bank accounts through which Rs 143.5 crore was received in multiple transactions, the crime branch probe into the case has revealed. The investigation also found that Rs 548 crore was credited to 11 accounts linked to Anandhu’s firm Social Bee Ventures in Kochi. Considering these findings and the …

Two arrested by Cyberabad EOW in ₹850 crore ponzi scheme case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Two arrested by Cyberabad EOW in ₹850 crore ponzi scheme case

The Hindu  

Two individuals have been arrested by the Economic Offences Wing of Cyberabad Police in connection with an ₹850 crore ponzi scheme linked to the Falcon Invoice Discounting Platform. Ltd. and Business Head of Falcon Invoice Discounting Platform, and Kavya Nalluri, Director of Capital Protection Force Pvt Ltd and Falcon Capital Ventures Pvt Ltd. “Investigations have revealed that the primary accused, …

U.P.: Another accused in ₹ 120 cr AKTU fraud held
1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.P.: Another accused in ₹ 120 cr AKTU fraud held

Hindustan Times  

Cybercrime police here on Thursday arrested another accused in last year’s ₹120 crore fraud at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University here. In June 2024, a gang of cyber frauds procured an offer letter required for transfer of above ₹ 100 crore from a public sector’s branch manager and got a bank account opened while impersonating as authorised signatory of …

Noida family kept under ‘digital arrest’ for 5 days, loses over ₹1 crore in scam
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Noida family kept under ‘digital arrest’ for 5 days, loses over ₹1 crore in scam

Hindustan Times  

A family in Uttar Pradesh's Noida lost over ₹1 crore after being held under ‘digital arrest’ for five days by unidentified persons posing as government officials, news agency PTI reported, citing police on Monday. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Explaining the scam, police said, “'Digital arrest' is a new cyber fraud, where the accused pose as law enforcement agency officials, like …

Noida family kept under ‘digital arrest’ for 5 days, loses over ₹1 crore in scam
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Noida family kept under ‘digital arrest’ for 5 days, loses over ₹1 crore in scam

Hindustan Times  

A family in Uttar Pradesh's Noida lost over ₹1 crore after being held under ‘digital arrest’ for five days by unidentified persons posing as government officials, news agency PTI reported, citing police on Monday. Explaining the scam, police said, “'Digital arrest' is a new cyber fraud, where the accused pose as law enforcement agency officials, like CBI or customs officials, …

Fraudster held for ‘digitally arresting’ IIT-Delhi student, cheating him of ₹4.3 lakh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fraudster held for ‘digitally arresting’ IIT-Delhi student, cheating him of ₹4.3 lakh

The Hindu  

The Delhi police arrested a cyber fraudster for placing an IIT-Delhi student under digital arrest and duping him of ₹4.3 lakh, an officer said on Thursday. DCP Surendra Choudhary said that in his complaint, the fourth-year engineering student mentioned that on November 16, he received a call from an individual claiming to be from a courier service. When the student …

Man duped of ₹41 lakh twice in 2 months by cyber frauds
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Man duped of ₹41 lakh twice in 2 months by cyber frauds

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 55-year-old man was duped of ₹41.67 lakh by cyber criminals who entrapped him twice in investment fraud within two months, police said on Tuesday. The man transacted ₹ 15.49 lakh in four different bank accounts in Odisha and Maharashtra through first App. While impersonating investment officials of two different firms, the suspects approached the victim, a retired army …

Two from Coimbatore duped of over ₹71 lakh by cyber fraudsters
2 months ago

Two from Coimbatore duped of over ₹71 lakh by cyber fraudsters

The Hindu  

Two persons from Coimbatore were cheated of a total of ₹71,29,000 after they fell into the traps of cyber fraudsters. The septuagenarian received a call from an unknown person, who impersonated a CBI officer and told him that a First Information Report has been registered against him at the Andheri police station in Maharashtra, for having been involved in money …

Man accused of handing over bank account to online racket arrested
2 months ago

Man accused of handing over bank account to online racket arrested

The Hindu  

A man accused of abetting a racket involved in online cheating by allegedly providing his bank account credentials, which was used to defraud a person of ₹47 lakhs through a job scam, was arrested by the Muvattupuzha police. According to the police, the arrested had handed over his bank account to the racket, which used it to carry out transactions …

Two held by Delhi police’s airport unit for visa fraud
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2 months ago

Two held by Delhi police’s airport unit for visa fraud

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police’s unit at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday said it had arrested two men — a travel agent and a businessman running a printing press — for arranging fake visas for two people to travel to Poland earlier this month. The travel agent took ₹10 lakh from the two to arrange their travel to Poland, and …

Hyderabad: 5 Arrested in Rs 2.06 Cr Stock Trading Fraud
2 months ago

Hyderabad: 5 Arrested in Rs 2.06 Cr Stock Trading Fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The City Cybercrime Unit on Wednesday arrested a gang of five people, including a sales manager of a private bank, for allegedly helping cyber fraud and operate mule accounts involving in a Rs 2.06 crore stock trading scam. The arrested accused were identified as Reddy Praveen, a native of West Godavari district, Kata Srinivasa Rao sales manager at Kotak …

NEET case: Patna court issues arrest warrant against Mukhiya, mastermind of question paper leak cases
2 months ago

NEET case: Patna court issues arrest warrant against Mukhiya, mastermind of question paper leak cases

Hindustan Times  

A month after lifting the stay on the arrest of Sanjeev Singh alias Lutan Mukhiya, the Patna court on Monday issued an arrest warrant against him, the alleged mastermind behind multiple question paper leak cases, including that of NEET. Mukhiya is accused of orchestrating the leaks of several important examinations, including the Bihar Public Service Commission teacher recruitment exam, constable …

Assistant engineer from Medak, ward officer from Khammam in ACB net
2 months ago

Assistant engineer from Medak, ward officer from Khammam in ACB net

The Hindu  

Two officials from two districts were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday for demanding and accepting bribes in separate cases. Krishna, assistant engineer from Kallakal Circle, Manoharabad mandal of Medak, was caught accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 from a complainant. According to the ACB, the accused officer initially demanded ₹30,000, of which he had already accepted ₹10,000 prior to …

Kochi City police nab man accused of online fraud from UP
2 months, 1 week ago

Kochi City police nab man accused of online fraud from UP

The Hindu  

A man accused of swindling ₹10 lakh from the account of a Mattancherry-based businessman through an online scam was arrested by the Kochi City police from Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. The accused allegedly wiped clean the victim’s account by transferring ₹10 lakh through 39 transactions to 41 different bank accounts between 10 p.m. on October 31 and 8 a.m. …

Embezzlement of government funds: SIT freezes ₹47.96 crore; seizes 1.83 crore cash in Jharkhand
2 months, 1 week ago

Embezzlement of government funds: SIT freezes ₹47.96 crore; seizes 1.83 crore cash in Jharkhand

The Hindu  

“The Special Investigation Team has frozen around ₹47.96 crore in various accounts, recovered ₹1.83 crore in cash and seized jewellery worth ₹16.70 lakh in connection with government funds embezzlement cases,” a police statement said on Saturday. “The SIT, led by Anti-Terrorist Squad Superintendent of Police Rishabh Jha, is investigating the fraudulent withdrawal cases involving around ₹109 crore from accounts linked …

Two men arrested for cyber fraud in Chennai
2 months, 1 week ago

Two men arrested for cyber fraud in Chennai

The Hindu  

The Cybercrime Wing of the Avadi City Police has arrested two men who were allegedly part of an online cybercrime network that swindled over ₹38 lakh from a college lecturer a few months ago. In July last year, the victim, Mary Janet Daisy of Velappanchavadi, received a call from a person claiming they were from the Mumbai cybercrime police. On …

Puducherry cybercrime cops crack network extorting money from loan app users
2 months, 1 week ago

Puducherry cybercrime cops crack network extorting money from loan app users

New Indian Express  

PUDUCHERRY: Puducherry Cyber Crime police have uncovered a major cyber fraud network that has allegedly extorted hundreds of crores of rupees from victims across India through instant loan applications, and arrested a Kerala man, who had Rs 10.65 crore credited to his bank accounts. The probe began in 2023 when Andrews, a resident of Puducherry, registered a complaint alleging he …

Kerala man held for cheating Vitla beedi businessman of ₹30 lakh by posing as ED officials
2 months, 1 week ago

Kerala man held for cheating Vitla beedi businessman of ₹30 lakh by posing as ED officials

The Hindu  

Dakshina Kannada police have arrested a person from Kollam district in Kerala in a case where six persons cheated a businessman of ₹30 lakh in Vitla, by posing as Enforcement Directorate officials. Six persons had taken away the money from the residence of M. Sulaiman, an agriculturist and a beedi entrepreneur, at Kolnad, under Vitla police station limits on January …

Three from Tiruppur arrested for arranging bank accounts for cyber fraud
2 months, 1 week ago

Three from Tiruppur arrested for arranging bank accounts for cyber fraud

The Hindu  

Cybercrime police in Coimbatore city on Thursday arrested three persons on charges of arranging bank accounts, which were used in a cyber fraud case. The police said that an elderly man from Peelamedu received a WhatsApp call from a person claiming to be an officer from the Central Bureau of Investigation and was told that a man named Naresh Goyal …

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