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…
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) The Odisha Commissionerate Police has arrested a man from West Bengal in connection with an investment fraud case in which a Bhubaneswar resident was allegedly duped of more than Rs 50 lakh through online trading, a senior official said on Sunday. The accused was identified as Arabinda Paul (46) of Mongra in Hooghly district of West Bengal. Police claimed that Paul, an MBA graduate, is the primary beneficiary of the fraud amount. Police sources claimed the accused also …
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The Cyber Crime branch of Kolkata Police on Saturday busted an international cybercrime racket targeting American citizens, which was operating from the Maheshtala area of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, and arrested eight people in this connection.A large amount of digital data, incriminating documents and several electronic devices were seized.According to police sources, five laptops, 12 mobile phones and two routers were seized from the arrested individuals.Ca…
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) The police arrested a man from South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal for his alleged involvement in a cyber fraud case where a resident was duped of Rs 3.35 crore under the pretext of high-yield stock market investments, the police said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Hasan Molla, was apprehended from the South 24 Parganas district following a detailed investigation by the Cyber Crime branch.The police said that the victim, Ashish Kumar Ghora, 56, a resident of …
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) Cyber Crime Branch of Kolkata Police on Saturday busted a cyber crime racket and arrested four persons from Bihar and one from Maharashtra for various types of cyber crimes. The five were arrested after officers conducted a raid in Maheshtala area near Kolkata.According to the police, on the basis of credible information, a raid was conducted at the jurisdiction of Maheshtala Police Station in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday morning and the subsequent arrests were m…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police in Odisha have arrested five persons in connection with an alleged sextortion case in which a 72-year-old retired State Government employee was defrauded of Rs 88 lakh in Cuttack, informed Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh on Tuesday. Police sources said the victim came into contact with the principal accused, Saroj Kumar Jena, and his associates through Facebook in January 2025. Over time, the accused gradually gained the victim’s trus…
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) ‘C-Mitra’ — the novel initiative launched by the Hyderabad Police to assist victims of cybercrime in registering First Information Reports (FIRs) without having to visit a police station, has facilitated over 100 FIRs in 10 days.Police said the initiative, the first of its kind in the country, has begun yielding significant results. The virtual help desk has reached out to 1,000 victims, resulting in the registration of over 100 First Information Reports (FIRs).Launched…
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested 34 cyber offenders during a special one-day operation across the State.Those arrested include 24 accused involved in repeated Child Sexual Exploitative and Abusive Material (CSEAM) offences and 10 mule account holders involved in multiple cyber frauds within and outside Telangana.A total of 18 teams participated in the operation which was primarily focused on in and around Hyderabad city and other district units.TGCSB direc…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi Police on Tuesday busted a Rs 22.7 lakh cyber scam and arrested two accused from Haryana. A fake stock trading app gang was nabbed in the operation. According to Shahdara District Police, Delhi, on November 13, complainant Amita Garg filed an online complaint regarding a cyber fraud amounting to Rs 22,70,000. In her complaint, she alleged that she was added to a WhatsApp group named “Stan Chart Dialogue Forum L7”.The group had five administrators who regularly …