Latest Cyber Crime Branch News & Updates

Ahmedabad, March 5 (IANS) The Ahmedabad police have arrested an illegal immigrant residing in West Bengal for his alleged role in a network that sent bomb threat emails to schools, courts, airports and government institutions across several states, including several incidents, reported in Gujarat over the past year. The accused, identified as Sourav Biswas (30), whose real name is Michael Biswas, was detained from the Gopalnagar village of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal in a joint ope…

Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) Several courts in West Bengal on Wednesday received bomb threat again, just a day after getting similar warnings through email.The mails were sent to judges of various district courts.According to the police, the bomb scare first spread to the Asansol District and Sessions Court. The threat mail was sent to the West Burdwan District Judge.According to sources, the mail read, “A bomb has been placed in the court. It will explode after some time.”Asansol-Durgapur Deputy Comm…

Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) A bomb threat was sent to seven courts in West Bengal, including the Calcutta High Court, through e-mails, causing panic among judges and lawyers on Tuesday, police said. Following the bomb threat, the state administration hastily called a high-level meeting in State Secretariat. West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty, in a press conference, said: “The security in the courts is the responsibility of the state government. There is no reason to panic.”The State Chie…