Ahmedabad/Bikaner, May 5 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has arrested a man from Bikaner in Rajasthan and booked two others for allegedly running an Instagram-based extortion network, officials said. In their fraud scheme, they posed as relationship advisers and spiritual healers, luring women with promises of resolving love and marital issues through rituals before allegedly blackmailing them using explicit material.Police said on Monday that the accused, Rajnish Bhargava, was taken int…
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Jaipur, May 2 (IANS) Vishal Bansal, Additional Director General of Police, Special Operations Group (SOG), on Saturday said that sustained action against impersonation in competitive examinations has led to the detection of three major cases involving dummy candidates across the state. Investigations revealed that several academically weak candidates arranged for more qualified individuals to appear in their place in exchange for large sums of money.The first case relates to the 2022 Lect…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) “Innovation, Technology or Artificial Intelligence cannot replace a human being. AI poses many challenges, and we have become exceedingly technologically advanced, but it cannot replace a person,” said Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble Minister of State for Law & Justice (IC), Government of India at the Launch of the book, Technology Law: Regulations, Cyber Policy, and the Digital Landscape authored by Rodney D. Ryder & Nikhil Naren. “People have been suspicio…
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Actor and businessman Raj Kundra, who is also the husband of actress Shilpa Shetty, has spoken up on 4 years of the legal procedure with regards to a pornography. On Wednesday, Raj took to his X, formerly Twitter, and claimed that he has been subjected to a prolonged legal process, and is looking for relief if the court finds him innocent.He wrote, “Four long years in the lower court in the ongoing pornography case. Today, my advocate Prashant Patil concluded our argume…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Election Commission has asked the police to take action following the circulation of an offensive meme video ahead of the second phase of voting in West Bengal, officials said on Monday.According to Commission officials, the meme video targets Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Although no formal complaint has been lodged so far, the Commission directed the police to initiate action as soon as the matter came to its notice.Officials indicated that a case may be register…
Bengaluru, April 27 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a man accused of filming obscene videos of women on Namma Metro trains and uploading them on social media, strongly reprimanding him for his actions. Rapping the accused, the court questioned him about what kind of person he is to have committed such an act.The accused, identified as Digant B.K., had approached the High Court seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him. The c…
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) A female social media influencer has been accused of blackmailing a city-based clinic owner for Rs 1.5 crore after allegedly befriending him under the pretext of promoting his clinic, police said on Thursday.According to police, the complaint was filed by 31-year-old Karthik Putha, owner of HK Permanent Make-Up Clinic, at the Jayanagar Police Station in Bengaluru.In his complaint, he stated that he came into contact with influencer Sadhana Shetty in connection with pro…
Hyderabad, April 20 (IANS) Telugu film actress and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Karate Kalyani has requested Hyderabad police to register a First Information Report against actor Prakash Raj for alleged derogatory, malicious, and provocative remarks on Lord Shri Ram and the Ramayana. The actress, whose real name is Kalyani Padala, lodged a complaint with the Station House Officer, Punjagutta Police Station.She also sought action against Prakash Raj for what she described as deliberately b…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday cautioned candidates and political parties against the misuse of AI-generated or manipulated content, highlighting that 11,000 illegal social media posts have been removed since March 15.“All stakeholders shall ensure responsible and ethical use of social media and digital platforms, in compliance with extant legal provisions including the Information Techn…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken cognisance of the alleged sexual exploitation of more than180 minor girls in Maharashtra’s Amravati and raised concerns over the adequacy of legal provisions invoked, seeking clarity on why more stringent sections have not been applied at this stage, officials said on Saturday. The development follows the arrest of a man on April 15 in connection with the case.The accused, identified as Mohammad Ayaz alias Tanveer from …