New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) In a major crackdown on organised 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 well-structured cyber fraud network involving mule bank accounts, foreign handlers, cryptocurrency transactions, and advanced digital tools used to evade law enforcement agencies.In the first case, a key facilitat…
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Jaipur, April 9 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Dholpur Police have arrested Amit Gautam, the alleged mastermind behind a massive multi-crore fraud, who had been absconding for 6 years and was carrying a bounty of Rs 43,000. The accused is believed to have duped over 200 individuals of approximately Rs 12.69 crore. The Enforcement Directorate had also been actively searching for him.Amit Gautam, son of Subhash Gautam and a resident of Shastri Nagar, Dholpur, had been evading arrest af…
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) A youth from Maharashtra’s Jalna district has been arrested for allegedly creating and circulating an objectionable video on social media that defamed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and spread misleading information regarding a plane crash involving former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. The Cyber Cell of the Western Regional Division Police identified the accused as Uddhav Bhagwan Kapse. Following his arrest, he was brought to Mumbai for further legal proceedings. A local court…
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh), March 31 (IANS) In a major success for the district police, the Cyber Cell team in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur has recovered 240 lost mobile phones and returned them to their rightful owners, officials said on Tuesday.According to the police, the total value of the recovered mobile phones is estimated to be around Rs 45 lakh. The operation was carried out by the Cyber Crime Police Station along with cyber cell teams from various police stations across the district, using t…
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 69-year-old retired senior officer from the DN Nagar area of Andheri in Mumbai was subjected to ‘digital arrest’ for 25 days and defrauded of Rs 1.57 crore by cybercriminals posing as police and court officials. The accused even staged a mock court hearing via video call, invoking the name of a former Supreme Court judge to intimidate the victim. According to Mumbai Police, acting swiftly on the victim’s complaint, the Cyber Cell arr…
Jaipur, March 25 (IANS) Panic gripped the Sri Ganganagar Court campus following a threat to blow up the premises. An anonymous letter, sent via mail from a fictitious address in Kolkata, contained a warning that the court would be bombed, officials said.On Wednesday morning, a bomb disposal squad from Bikaner arrived at the court, and security across the entire complex was significantly tightened.A police contingent, including the Superintendent of Police (SP), also rushed to the scene. The dog …
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) A shocking case of cyber fraud has emerged from Mumbai’s Sion area, where a 22-year-old woman was allegedly duped of Rs 15.93 lakh by fraudsters posing as spiritual healers claiming to use’ jinns’ (supernatural spirits) and tantric powers. The scam, which began on social media, continued systematically for nearly two and a half years. According to officials, the Mumbai Cyber Cell has registered a case and launched a detailed investigation into the matter. Police said th…
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) The Maharashtra government, on Friday, told the State Legislative Council that in the year 2025, 166 tiger deaths were recorded in the country, of which 41 occurred in the state. Independent MLC Satyajeet Tambe along with others had raised questions on the death of tigers in Maharashtra in the year 2025 and steps taken by the state government to curb the deaths.State Forest Minister Ganesh Naik in a written reply said that of the 166 tiger deaths in the country, 41 occurr…
Amritsar, March 13 (IANS) In a major success for the Amritsar Rural Police, around 300 lost and stolen mobile phones worth nearly Rs 1.5 crore were returned to their rightful owners during a special distribution ceremony organised by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Suhel Mir Khan.The event marked the second such mobile distribution ceremony conducted by the Amritsar Rural Police.Speaking to IANS, SSP Suhel Mir Khan said that a similar campaign was organised earlier in January, when around…
Jaipur, March 5 (IANS) In view of the rising incidents of cybercrime in the state, the Cyber Crime Wing of Rajasthan Police has issued a special public advisory warning people about fraudsters posing as officials of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and other investigative agencies.Additional Director General of Police (Cyber Crime) V.K. Singh said cybercriminals are targeting citizens by impersonating officials and threatening them with legal action to extort money.Superintendent…