New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station of South District, Delhi Police, has successfully busted an organised interstate cyber fraud syndicate involved in operating fake online helicopter booking websites and cheating unsuspecting travellers. Three accused persons have been arrested in the case, and significant digital evidence, along with electronic devices, has been recovered.A complaint was received from a victim who was cheated of Rs 20,328 on the pretext of booking travel service…
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New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Under the special anti-cyber fraud initiative ‘Operation Cy Hawk’, Delhi Police have busted an organised e-commerce fraud syndicate involved in cheating vendors by manipulating online delivery and logistics systems. Four accused persons, including three insiders and one receiver of stolen property, have been arrested, and artificial jewellery worth approximately Rs 6.5 lakh has been recovered, said police.A police media statement said that a complaint was received from …
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Delhi Police have busted a fraudulent placement agency racket operating under the guise of providing domestic helpers and arrested two accused involved in cheating unsuspecting customers. The accused allegedly duped a complainant of Rs 33,000 on the pretext of providing a housemaid and are suspected of using the same maid to defraud multiple victims across the city.According to police, a complaint was received from Shalini Mehta, who reported that she had contacted Kuma…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi Police on a bail plea filed by former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 riots.A division bench of Justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Madhu Jain also sought a reply to his request for condonation of the 67‑day delay in filing an appeal against the order of a Karkardooma court dismissing his bail plea in the case registered under the Unlawful A…
Jaipur, June 10 (IANS) Six years after Rajasthan’s dramatic 2020 political crisis shook the Congress government due to Gehlot-Pilot rift, the controversial phone-tapping case has returned to the political spotlight as former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s ex-Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Lokesh Sharma, has demanded that investigating agencies summon and question the former CM.He claimed that he had already submitted substantial evidence linking Gehlot to the alleged surveillance operation.Sharma…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) As part of the ongoing money laundering investigation involving Jaypee Infratech, the ED attached immovable assets worth Rs 100 crore belonging to two companies, an official said on Tuesday. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Delhi Zonal Office, provisionally attached immovable assets belonging to JC World Hospitality and Investors Clinic Infratech, valued at Rs 40 crore and Rs 60 crore, respectively, according to an official statement.The attachment was done under the…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has been urged to take suo motu cognisance of the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy, judicial oversight of the investigation, fixation of accountability of officials and private parties, and systemic reforms to strengthen public safety mechanisms in the national capital.A letter plea, addressed to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, sought directions for an independent, transparent and time-bound probe into the circumstances leading to the devastatin…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station of Delhi Police’s Shahdara district has successfully solved a cyber fraud case involving the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 5.67 lakh from a bank account, with three accused persons, including the alleged mastermind, being arrested for their involvement in the crime. The investigation revealed the use of mule bank accounts to route and conceal the stolen funds.According to police, the case came to light on May 14, when Vinod Hira, a resident of Dils…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Kerala CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member John Brittas has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the way the Delhi Police allegedly intimidated a young postgraduate student in Delhi on June 5.The journalist-turned-lawmaker highlighted the issue that was raised as a complaint by his senior party colleague and former MP Brinda Karat to the Delhi Police Commissioner regarding the alleged treatment meted out to Aahana Singh Kaith, daughter of Daleep Singh Kaith.According to …
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Senior advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha, appointed as amicus curiae by the Supreme Court in the ongoing proceedings concerning illegal constructions and land-use violations across the country, has brought to the notice of the apex court the recent collapse of an illegally constructed five-storeyed building in Delhi’s Saket area, which left six persons dead and 14 injured. In a status report filed before the top court, the amicus curiae said that the tragedy was a consequence of…