Chennai, April 12 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the illegal leak of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader C. Joseph Vijay’s big-budget film ‘Jana Nayagan’, the Cyber Crime Wing of Tamil Nadu Police has arrested six individuals in connection with the case. The arrests were made on Sunday, two days after the highly anticipated film surfaced online, triggering outrage within the film industry and raising serious concerns over digital piracy.According to police sources, the arrested pe…
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Chennai, April 11 (IANS) The Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police on Saturday initiated a detailed investigation into the alleged leak of movie scenes from ‘Jana Nayagan’, the much-anticipated Tamil film, starring actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay. The case was registered following a formal complaint by the film’s production team, raising serious concerns over digital piracy ahead of the movie’s theatrical release. The complaint was filed by R. Udayakumar, Production …
Jaipur, March 14 (IANS) The Rajasthan government late on Friday night abruptly replaced the Police Superintendents of 22 districts. Including these 22 SPs, the Rajasthan government transferred a total of 64 officers belonging to the Indian Police Service (IPS).Among these, 9 officers who were promoted from the rank of Police Superintendent have been appointed as Deputy Inspectors General (DIG).Several officers associated with the Cyber Crime wing, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), and the Anti-N…
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…
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) A leading minority rights group in Pakistan on Thursday expressed grave concern over growing misuse of the country’s blasphemy laws, saying they are increasingly exploited as “tools of fear, control, and profit”. Citing human rights groups, which describe the law as a growing “blasphemy business,” the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM) stated that “fabricated screenshots, doctored images, fake social media accounts, and false witness statements” are used to tr…
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Kolkata Police will set up seven new sections under its cyber crime wing to tackle the rising number of cyber fraud cases in the city. Sources at Lalbazar, the city police headquarters, said on Saturday that the initiative has received the green signal from the state secretariat.Kolkata Police have already launched a dedicated helpline number to address complaints related to cyber fraud.The cyber crime police station of Kolkata Police has also been included among these sev…
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday questioned the rationale behind a notice sent by West Bengal Police to the office of social media platform ‘X’ seeking withdrawal of certain posts on the micro-blogging site involving a Trinamool Congress MP’s conversation.The BJP’s Information Technology Cell chief and the party’s Central Observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, shared the notice issued to the chief compliance officer of ‘X’ from the Cyber Crime Wing of West Bengal Police, on the…
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Syndicates, which have entrapped hundreds of people in blasphemy cases for refusing extortion demands continue to remain active in Pakistan, a recent report has cited. It highlighted that the National Commission for Human Rights in Pakistan has said that more than 450 people, mostly men, have been entrapped over the years, and that 10 of them were Christians with at least five of those arrested dying in custody. “In July, the Islamabad High Court in the national capital …