Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The Cyber Crime branch of Kolkata Police on Saturday busted an international cybercrime racket targeting American citizens, which was operating from the Maheshtala area of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, and arrested eight people in this connection.A large amount of digital data, incriminating documents and several electronic devices were seized.According to police sources, five laptops, 12 mobile phones and two routers were seized from the arrested individuals.Ca…
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Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has registered a complaint against 120 online entities for allegedly soliciting prostitution, circulating obscene material, and cheating the public through social media platforms and websites, officials said on Sunday.In an official note, the Crime Branch said the action was taken following continuous digital surveillance and social media monitoring aimed at tackling online prostitution and the digital exploitation of women.The entities booked i…
Varanasi, Jan 31 (IANS) A case has come to light involving a fake Facebook account being operated in the name of Lok Sabha MP and Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari. Following the revelation, Delhi Police’s Cyber Cell immediately initiated action. An FIR has been registered against an unknown person, and investigations are underway.Speaking to media persons, Tiwari said, “My account has not been hacked, but a fake ID has been created in my name. Although all my official IDs are verified, I want to cl…
Bhopal/Indore, Jan 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Indore Sub-Zonal Office has filed a charge sheet against Kamal Rathore and five other accused persons before the Special Judge under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. The case centres on a major fraud involving the misappropriation of government funds amounting to Rs 20.47 crore from the Block Education Office in Katthiwada of Alirajpur district, ED said in a statement on Thursday.The fraudulent acti…
Hyderabad, Jan 29 (IANS) In a significant development in the phone tapping case in Telangana, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has summoned Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.The SIT has issued notice to K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), directing him to make himself available for questioning at 3 p.m. on Friday (January 30).The SIT officials served the notice at KCR’s resident at Nandinagar in Banjara Hills on Thursday.Considering KCR’s age, …
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is set to pronounce on Thursday its verdict in the defamation suit filed by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd and OTT platform Netflix over his alleged defamatory portrayal in the web series ‘The Ba**ds of Bollywood’*. As per the causelist published on the official website, a single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kaurav will deli…
Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Security agencies were placed on high alert after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad received a bomb threat email on Wednesday, prompting immediate action by airport authorities and the police.The threat led to the registration of a formal complaint at the airport police station and the tightening of security across the entire airport precinct, officials said.According to information available, the threat email was sent from an unidentifi…
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Former MP of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Joginipally Santosh Rao on Tuesday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the phone tapping case.Santosh Rao, a former member of Rajya Sabha, reached the office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police at 3 p.m. as directed by the Investigation Officer.Santosh Rao, who is the nephew of BRS President and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), visited KCR’s house at Nandi Nagar in Hyderabad bef…
Ujjain, Jan 24 (IANS) Tarana town in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district, the home turf of Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, was gripped by communal violence over the past two days, triggered by an alleged attack on a local Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Sohal Thakur. The unrest has left vehicles torched, properties damaged, and heightened tensions, prompting a strong police response and appeals for calm even on Friday night.Ujjain Superintendent of Police Pradeep Sharma appealed to the public no…
Gandhinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi has said that a recent judgment by an Amreli court sentencing a Nigerian woman to seven years’ imprisonment in a cyber fraud case was a clear warning to cybercrime offenders. He asserted on Friday that no cyber criminal could evade the police, regardless of the sophistication of the crime.Reacting to the court judgment, Deputy CM Sanghavi said, “The safety of citizens was the state government’s foremost priority and that the…