Jaipur, May 29 (IANS) In view of the rising cases of “digital arrest” scams and fake notices issued in the name of courts and investigative agencies, the Rajasthan Police Cyber Crime Branch has issued a special public advisory urging citizens to remain alert and verify suspicious notices through the newly launched AI chatbot “Abhay”, police officials said on Friday. Additional Director General of Police (Cyber Crime), V.K. Singh, said the chatbot has been developed by the Central Bureau of Inves…
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Ahmedabad/New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a man from Delhi, Sumit Sharma, was arrested by the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch for allegedly creating multiple fake social media accounts in a woman’s name and uploading AI-generated morphed nude photographs and videos of her and her mother, police said on Thursday. The case was registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station under Sections 78(2) and 356(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 66(C) and 67 of the Information Tech…
Jaipur, May 20 (IANS) The Rajasthan Police Cyber Crime Branch has issued a public advisory warning citizens about the growing threat of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deepfake-based cyber fraud.According to the advisory, cybercriminals are increasingly attempting to misuse AI tools such as Google Gemini, OpenAI ChatGPT and xAI Grok to bypass Aadhaar biometric security systems and commit financial and digital fraud.V.K. Singh, Additional Director General of Police (Cyber Crime), said that fraud…
Ahmedabad, May 11 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly sending a threatening email warning of bomb blasts at the GUJSAIL facility at the city airport and several schools across Ahmedabad, officials said on Monday. According to police, the email was received on March 25 on the official email account of the Director of GUJSAIL.It triggered immediate concern among authorities as it allegedly contained threats of explosions and references to seni…
Ahmedabad, May 8 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has arrested three more alleged individuals in an inter-state cyber fraud racket that police say used artificial intelligence-generated deepfake videos to manipulate Aadhaar authentication systems, illegally change registered mobile numbers and obtain loans in the names of unsuspecting victims by hijacking their digital identities. The latest arrests bring the total number of accused in the case to seven, while one accused, Oli Ullah fr…
Ahmedabad, April 29 (IANS) Two individuals from Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh have been arrested by the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch in connection with an interstate cyber fraud case involving impersonation of senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and other agencies, police said on Wednesday.The complainant was allegedly cheated of around Rs 47.36 lakh in the case, officials added.Officials said the complainant was contacted between Apri…
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Police on Thursday issued a public advisory warning citizens about a surge in cyber fraud attempts being carried out under the pretext of the Central Government’s upcoming digital census initiative. Acting on directives from Additional Director General of Police (Cyber Crime) V.K. Singh, the Cyber Crime Branch cautioned that fraudsters are posing as census officials to extract sensitive personal and financial information from unsuspecting individuals.Acc…
Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) Ahead of the Char Dham Yatra season, the Cyber Crime Branch of Rajasthan Police has issued a comprehensive advisory urging devotees to remain vigilant against rising cases of online fraud, officials said on Monday. Acting under the directives of Additional Director General of Police (Cyber Crime) V.K. Singh, the advisory aims to protect pilgrims from cybercriminals, who are targeting travellers through fake offers of helicopter bookings, hotel reservations, and VIP darsha…
Jaipur, April 3 (IANS) A simple act of kindness, lending your mobile phone to a stranger for an urgent call, could now lead to a serious cyber fraud, Rajasthan police have warned.Acting on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar Sharma, the Cyber Crime Branch of the Rajasthan Police has issued a public advisory, warning citizens about emerging tactics used by cybercriminals to exploit unsuspecting individuals.DIG (Cyber Crime) Shantanu Kumar Singh explained that at bus sta…
Ahmedabad, April 2 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has uncovered a network of bank accounts linked to at least 41 cyber fraud complaints across India, and has arrested six individuals accused of facilitating financial transactions for a wider cryptocurrency scam syndicate. The arrests follow a complaint alleging that a local resident was duped of Rs 57.9 lakh after being lured into a fake cryptocurrency investment scheme promising high returns.Police said a key accused, identified …