Jaipur, June 15 (IANS) Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar Sharma on Monday directed police officers across the state to intensify action against organised crime, drug trafficking, cyber fraud and habitual offenders, while emphasising strict measures against those filing false criminal cases.Chairing a statewide crime review meeting through video conferencing from the Police Headquarters, Sharma said a strong law-and-order environment is the foundation of a developed Rajastha…
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Aizawl, June 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma that the Central government would provide rice worth Rs 10 crore to the state government for the relief and support of refugees currently sheltered in the Northeastern state, officials said on Saturday. A senior official of the Mizoram Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that during a meeting with the Union Home Minister on Friday evening in New Delhi, Lalduhoma informed Shah that nearly 40,000 ref…
Bhopal, June 12 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening the state’s policing and investigation framework, including a new investigation allowance for police personnel and enhanced cybercrime response mechanisms.Reviewing the Home Department, Chief Minister Yadav said the government was committed to equipping the police force with modern resources to deal with emerging challenges.“In these changing times, necessary resourc…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian on Tuesday called for stronger legal and institutional measures to tackle digital arrest scams, highlighting their growing threat to the rights, dignity and security of citizens. Speaking at an Open House Discussion on ‘Safeguarding Human Rights against Digital Arrest Scams’ organised by the NHRC in hybrid mode, Justice Ramasubramanian said cyber-enabled frauds have emerged as a serious challe…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Cyber wing of Delhi Police in Central Delhi busted a cyber fraud mule account syndicate on Monday, unraveling a network of nearly 30 bank accounts allegedly used to route proceeds of cybercrime. Two key operatives involved in arranging and supplying mule bank accounts have been arrested from Jaipur, Rajasthan, police said. The arrests were made during investigation of cyber financial fraud case, involving unauthorised access to victim’s mobile phone and the fraudul…
Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against 29 social media accounts in connection with the circulation of fake bikini videos and photographs of actress Rukmini Vasanth, who had gained national attention for her role in the film ‘Kantara Chapter-2’.The police have initiated stringent action against a total of 29 social media accounts. These include 9 Instagram accounts, 14 ‘X’ accounts, and 6 Facebook pages.Cybercrime police have registered a case a…
Gandhinagar, June 2 (IANS) Gujarat Police will launch “Operation Mule Hunt 2.0” across all districts from Tuesday, intensifying its crackdown on mule bank accounts used by cybercriminals to receive, transfer, and launder money obtained through online frauds. The decision was taken at a statewide review meeting, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, via video conference on Monday night.Senior police officers, including Director General of Police K.L.N. Rao, attended the meeting, wh…
Ranchi, May 29 (IANS) Ranchi police have busted a cybercrime racket in the Gonda police station area and arrested five people in this connection, officials said on Friday. A large number of bank passbooks, debit cards, cheque books, mobile phones, and Aadhaar cards were recovered from the accused’s possession, officials added.A case (No. 68/26) has been registered at the Gonda police station, and further investigation is underway.Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ranjan said that on the nig…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Quad members on Tuesday condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and called for decisive and sustained efforts to combat it. During the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, the member states — India, the US, Japan and Australia, stated that Quad remains concerned about the proliferation of online scam centres in Southeast Asia and surrounding regions which are connected to the spread of other transnational crime, including traffick…
Gandhinagar, May 23 (IANS) A major coordinated cybercrime investigation in Gujarat has led to the arrest of 13 accused allegedly linked to a cyber fraud network involving transactions worth over Rs 631.86 crore through mule bank accounts, shell companies and multi-state operations, officials said on Saturday.The action was carried out under ‘Operation Mule Hunt 2.0’ by the Cyber Centre of Excellence following directives from senior police officials amid a rise in cybercrime cases across the …