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…
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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 …
Agartala, May 21 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister, Manik Saha on Thursday urged the police force to deal effectively with cybercrime and crimes against women and children while stressing the need for a technology-driven and people-friendly policing system in the state.Addressing the passing-out parade of the newly-recruited 91st and 92nd batches of recruit constables (men and women) at the KTD Singh Police Training Academy in Narsingarh, on the outskirts of Agartala, the Chief Minister said that po…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Actor Ronit Bose Roy is the latest celebrity to become a victim of cybercrime.On Thursday, the ‘Udaan’ actor informed that someone has been reaching out to people, especially girls, using his name and has been asking them for money.He even shared the number and mail ID used by the accused, warning him that he will be facing the consequences of his actions very soon.Ronit further urged the netizens to kindly inform him in case they are approached by anyone like this on his b…
Jammu, May 21 (IANS) Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Rajouri-Poonch range in Jammu and Kashmir, Sandeep Wazir, on Thursday, chaired a high-level meeting to review security, cybercrime and modern policing.Police said a comprehensive DGP/IGP Conference was organised at the District Police Office, Poonch, under the chairmanship of Sandeep Wazir.The conference was attended by Shafket Hussain, SSP Poonch; Additional SP (ops) Poonch; all supervisory officers, Station House Officers and other…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime, the Mumbai Cyber Police, in coordination with the 1930 Cyber Helpline and the Crime Branch, successfully froze and secured more than Rs 101.39 crore lost to online fraud between January and May. Officials said the achievement is especially significant as cybercriminals continue to target citizens using increasingly sophisticated and innovative methods. However, prompt reporting by victims and swift technical coordinat…
Srinagar, May 10 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that joining the Union Territory’s police service is not merely a career choice, but becoming part of a legacy written in blood.The Lt Governor handed over appointment letters to newly recruited constables of the Jammu and Kashmir Police during a presentation ceremony at the Armed Police Complex in Zewan.Around 4,000 recruits were selected through a transparent, merit-based process conducted by the Jammu and Kas…