Jaipur, May 29 (IANS) In view of the rising cases of “digital arrest” scams and fake notices issued in the name of courts and investigative agencies, the Rajasthan Police Cyber Crime Branch has issued a special public advisory urging citizens to remain alert and verify suspicious notices through the newly launched AI chatbot “Abhay”, police officials said on Friday. Additional Director General of Police (Cyber Crime), V.K. Singh, said the chatbot has been developed by the Central Bureau of Inves…
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New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station of Delhi Police has busted an organised pan-India cyber fraud racket in which two accused allegedly cheated emotionally vulnerable people by posing as spiritual healers through fake female social media accounts, officials said on Friday.The accused, identified as Ganesh and Mandeep Singh, both aged 21 and residents of Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, were arrested from a rented flat in Kharar in Mohali district of Punjab.According to the police, the …
Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against a sophisticated “digital arrest” cyber fraud racket, the Jodhpur Police Commissionerate has arrested another co-accused involved in a Rs 1.85 crore scam in which fraudsters allegedly impersonated officials of an investigative agency and psychologically pressured a woman into transferring huge sums of money.Police tracked the accused across nearly 500 kilometres before apprehending him in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, officials sa…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station of Shahdara district on Saturday busted a sophisticated sextortion racket operating through social media platforms and video calls, leading to the arrest of the alleged mastermind from the Mewat region of Rajasthan. According to Delhi Police, the accused targeted unsuspecting individuals through WhatsApp video calls, dating applications, and social media platforms before blackmailing them using obscene videos.A case was registered on May 13 under…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested an accused involved in an organised online shopping fraud racket that allegedly cheated people through fake Facebook advertisements offering branded suits and sarees at discounted prices. The accused was apprehended by the Cyber Police Station of Shahdara district following an investigation into a cyber fraud complaint lodged by a Delhi resident.According to police, the woman complainant filed a complaint on April 18, alleging that she …
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ordered HDFC Bank to immediately defreeze the bank account of a Delhi resident, holding that the continued freezing of the account without any FIR, accusation, or judicial order was “wholly arbitrary and unsustainable in law”. A single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in an order passed on May 4, allowed the plea filed by Tushar Verma, whose savings account with HDFC Bank was frozen following a complaint received from the Cyb…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A team of Delhi Police’s Cyber Police Station, North-East District, has successfully cracked a cyber fraud case involving Rs 10,52,938 with the arrest of two accused persons from Jharkhand. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Rakesh Kumar, a 65-year-old resident of the national capital’s Meet Nagar, who stated that on April 25, he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown person regarding the updation of KYC details linked to his bank accounts. Th…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested five individuals and busted an interstate cyber fraud syndicate involved in online investment and task-based scams, officials said. The accused were apprehended from Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand following a coordinated operation by the Cyber Police Station of East District. According to police, the racket was engaged in duping unsuspecting victims across the country through fraudulent online investment platforms, promising lucrativ…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station of East District, Delhi, has solved a cyber fraud case involving the cheating of Rs 2,00,000 on the pretext of selling a second-hand car, officials said on Saturday. One accused has been arrested in connection with the case. According to the police, the accused impersonated an employee of a reputed online car-selling platform to gain the victim’s trust. He allegedly induced the complainant to transfer money as booking and processing charge…
Patna, May 1 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, the Cyber Police Station in Muzaffarpur has dismantled an organised gang involved in defrauding victims through the so-called “digital arrest” scam.The action was initiated following a written complaint by a senior citizen who was cheated of Rs 17 lakh through intimidation and psychological pressure.The victim, Bhola Prasad Mahto (73), a resident of Mushahari, reported that from April 5, 2026, he received multiple video calls fr…