Bengaluru, May 24 (IANS) The Karnataka State Cyber Command on Sunday unearthed a massive “digital arrest” cyber fraud case in which a 74-year-old Bengaluru woman was allegedly cheated of Rs 24 crore by fraudsters posing as officials of central investigation agencies.The arrested accused were identified as N. Shivanam from Erode in Tamil Nadu, Akkach Mallik from Mumbai in Maharashtra, Palak Bhai Patel and Amit Narendra Patel from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Om Prakash Rajut from New Delhi, and Gaur…
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Bengaluru, May 21 (IANS) The Karnataka State Cyber Command has busted fake call centres operating in Bengaluru in the name of “Quick Book”, a prominent US-based accounting company, and arrested two persons for allegedly cheating several American citizens.According to a press note issued on Wednesday by the Karnataka State Cyber Command, the raids were conducted as part of a special drive against cyber fraud across the state. The press note was issued by Director General of Police, Cyber Comm…
Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS) Cyber Crime Police Station, Central Division, Bengaluru, attached to the Karnataka State Cyber Command, conducted a raid in the city and arrested two persons on charges of running a fake call centre and luring people by claiming they would provide profits through stock market investments. The accused allegedly cheated people by operating the call centre and inducing them to transfer money online, according to a police statement issued on Tuesday.The arrested person…
Bengaluru, Feb 20 (IANS) The Karnataka State Cyber Command has launched a statewide special drive against mule bank accounts and arrested 68 key accused and suspects between December 2025 and February 2026, according to an official statement issued by Cyber Command Director General of Police Pronab Mohanty.Mule accounts are bank accounts used by cybercriminals to illegally transfer, receive, or conceal proceeds of crime, often with the involvement of intermediaries known as mule account holders …