New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) In a massive crackdown against organised cyber crime syndicates, Cyber West Police Station of the West District Police emerged as one of Delhi Police’s most effective cyber crime units during April, successfully dismantling several inter-state fraud networks and bringing 89 cyber offenders to justice. The extensive operations, carried out across multiple states, led to the exposure of a cyber fraud network involving nearly Rs 40 crore, while Rs 51.95 lakh was successfu…
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Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) In a major relief for citizens whose bank accounts are frozen during investigations into cyber fraud cases, the GRM (Grievance Redressal Mechanism) Module developed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has emerged as an effective and transparent solution.The system has been designed to assist account holders whose bank accounts have been frozen, placed under lien or put on hold due to suspicious transactions identified during cyber crime investigations.V.K. S…
Gandhinagar, May 5 (IANS) An interstate cyber crime racket involving fraud of over Rs 53 crore and linked to 132 complaints across the country has been busted, with 10 accused arrested from Anand and Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s Cyber Centre of Excellence (CID Crime) said on Tuesday.Acting on instructions to intensify action against rising cyber offences from DGP K.L.N. Rao, a team was constituted under the supervision of Superintendents of Police Dr Rajdeepsinh Zala, Sanjay Keshwala and Vivek Bheda.O…
Ahmedabad/Bikaner, May 5 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has arrested a man from Bikaner in Rajasthan and booked two others for allegedly running an Instagram-based extortion network, officials said. In their fraud scheme, they posed as relationship advisers and spiritual healers, luring women with promises of resolving love and marital issues through rituals before allegedly blackmailing them using explicit material.Police said on Monday that the accused, Rajnish Bhargava, was taken int…
Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police have arrested an individual from Uttar Pradesh for his alleged involvement in an online investment fraud amounting to Rs 71.74 lakh, a senior official said on Wednesday. The accused, Harshit Kant Pandey (26), is a resident of Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. Pandey was arrested in connection with a case (309/24) registered based on a complaint filed by Sujata Sahoo on behalf of her sister Deepika Sahoo, of Nandankanan area in Bhubaneswar.Dee…
Amaravati, April 9 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government will prepare a comprehensive regulatory framework to restrict access to social media for children aged below 13 years and to design an age-appropriate digital environment for teenagers. State Minister for Education, IT and Electronics, Nara Lokesh on Thursday called for the drafting of a legislation that balances digital access with child safety, creativity, and mental well-being.Chairing a high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting with s…
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has arrested five cyber criminals closely associated with a cyber fraud syndicate operating from Cambodia, defrauding Indian citizens of crores of rupees, a senior official said on Wednesday.The arrested accused are from Hyderabad, Warangal, and Uttar Pradesh.According to TGCSB Director Shikha Goel, Syed Ashraf Ali was intercepted at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, on Tuesday when he was trying to carry 198 SIM …
Jaipur, March 25 (IANS) Acting under the directives of Rajasthan Director General of Police, Rajiv Kumar Sharma, a serious warning has been issued in the state regarding the security of digital data, officials said on Wednesday. Based on observations by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), it has emerged that cybercriminals are now specifically targeting institutions that use Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices.These include chartered accountancy firms, consulting agencies, hospi…
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) Two bank employees, software engineers, seven students and 15 women among 208 accused were arrested by Telangana State Cyber Security Bureau’s (TGCSB) state-wide operation against mule accounts facilitating pan-India cyber frauds, a senior official said on Tuesday.The ‘Operation Crackdown 1.0’ launched on February 25 resulted in registration of 1549 FIRs, identification of 626 suspects and arrest of 208 accused persons.The arrested include two lecturers and a gov…
Jaipur, Feb 12 (IANS) Rajasthan Police have issued a public advisory warning citizens about a phishing scam in which cyber fraudsters are posing as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and offering fake FASTag annual passes. Director General of Police (Cyber Crime) Sanjay Agarwal said criminals are using advanced techniques, including paid Google advertisements and search engine optimisation (SEO), to make fraudulent websites appear at the top of search results.“Many users assume th…