Jaipur, May 2 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough against organised cyber crime, the Cyber Crime Police Station, Jaipur, has dismantled an interstate fraud syndicate and arrested 17 accused involved in a Rs 5.30 crore financial scam executed through WhatsApp impersonation. The case originated from a complaint lodged on April 24, 2026, via the national cyber helpline (1930) by Dipendra Singh, an accountant at a private company.The complainant reported receiving messages from an unknown WhatsA…
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Kohima, April 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has filed a second supplementary prosecution complaint before the Special Court for PMLA cases in Dimapur, Nagaland, in connection with the HPZ Token cryptocurrency investment scam. The case has its genesis in three FIRs registered by the Cyber Crime Police Station, Kohima, Nagaland; the CID PS, Ulubari, Guwahati; and the CBI, Delhi. Accordingly, an ECIR was registered on April 12, 2022. The Main Prosecution Compl…
Aizawl, April 28 (IANS) Mizoram Police have arrested an 18-year-old youth for circulating a fake office circular on social media that falsely declared a public holiday on April 27 due to heavy rainfall in the state, officials said on Tuesday. According to a senior police official, a complaint was received on April 27 at the Cyber Crime Police Station from the Under Secretary of the General Administration Department of the Government of Mizoram.The complaint alleged that a fabricated office circu…
Noida, April 9 (IANS) Police in UP’s Gautam Buddha Nagar have achieved a major success in its crackdown on cybercrime with the Cyber Crime Police Station team on Thursday busting a fake call centre operating in Sector-16, Noida, and arresting 16 accused, officials said.The gang used to trap foreign nationals through paid online advertisements and defraud them by instilling fear of hacking and data theft.According to the police, the action was carried out based on local intelligence and technical…
Noida, April 7 (IANS) The Cyber Crime Police Station in Noida has busted a major cyber fraud syndicate and arrested four accused for allegedly duping foreign nationals of crores of rupees by posing as technical support agents, officials said on Tuesday.The accused were apprehended from Noida’s Sector-76 following a targeted operation based on technical intelligence and local inputs, police added.According to investigators, the gang ran paid advertisements on the internet and social media platf…
Jaipur, April 4 (IANS) In a swift and commendable response, the Cyber Crime Police Station in Jaipur’s Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan has successfully foiled a case of digital fraud and recovered Rs 99,998 for a victim within 48 hours, officials said on Saturday. Acting under the direction of Sawai Madhopur Superintendent of Police (SP) Jyeshtha Maitreyi, the cyber team demonstrated efficiency and vigilance amid the ongoing ‘Mule Hunter’ campaign against cybercrime.The victim, Babulal Praj…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 (IANS) In a swift response during the ongoing Assembly election process, Kerala Police have acted against the circulation of an AI-generated video that allegedly portrayed Prime Minister and key constitutional authorities, including the Election Commission of India, in a misleading and defamatory manner.The video surfaced on the social media platform X and was flagged through official channels, including inputs from the election machinery.Authorities assessed that th…
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) The Odisha Police have arrested a man from Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore online investment scam in which a businessman from Cuttack was duped of more than Rs 12.33 crore, a senior Crime Branch official said on Wednesday.The 36-year-old accused, identified as Rahul Jaiswal, is a resident of Maniktala Main Road, Kakurgachi, Kolkata, West Bengal. The police further ascertained that the accused Jaiswal is an MBA graduate and is currently self-employed.The seni…
Kohima, March 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Dimapur Sub Zonal Office has provisionally attached 94 bank accounts involving proceeds of crime worth approximately Rs 10.24 crore in connection with the HPZ Token investment scam, officials said on Tuesday.The attachment was carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, as part of the agency’s ongoing investigation into the alleged large-scale cyber-enabled financial fraud.Officials said the…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has arrested a 31-year-old cybercriminal from Bihar for his alleged involvement in an Rs 2.06 crore investment fraud case, informed a senior police official on Friday. The accused was identified as Prins Raj of Ratanapur in Begusarai district of Bihar. The accused fraudster was arrested in connection with a case registered at the Crime Branch Cyber Police Station on March 28, 2025, based on a complaint lodged by a Bhubaneswar-based bus…