Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) In a major relief for citizens whose bank accounts are frozen during investigations into cyber fraud cases, the GRM (Grievance Redressal Mechanism) Module developed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has emerged as an effective and transparent solution.The system has been designed to assist account holders whose bank accounts have been frozen, placed under lien or put on hold due to suspicious transactions identified during cyber crime investigations.V.K. S…
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New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station of Shahdara district on Saturday busted a sophisticated sextortion racket operating through social media platforms and video calls, leading to the arrest of the alleged mastermind from the Mewat region of Rajasthan. According to Delhi Police, the accused targeted unsuspecting individuals through WhatsApp video calls, dating applications, and social media platforms before blackmailing them using obscene videos.A case was registered on May 13 under…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A team of Delhi Police’s Cyber Police Station, North-East District, has successfully cracked a cyber fraud case involving Rs 10,52,938 with the arrest of two accused persons from Jharkhand. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Rakesh Kumar, a 65-year-old resident of the national capital’s Meet Nagar, who stated that on April 25, he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown person regarding the updation of KYC details linked to his bank accounts. Th…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday released a discussion paper that sets out four options for introducing extra layers of safeguards in digital transactions, which include a lagged credit for authorised push payments above Rs 10,000 in order to check mounting frauds which crossed the Rs 22,930 crore mark in 2025.The other three options include additional authentication by a trusted person for high-value digital transactions by senior citizens, only accounts with satisfa…
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 …
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has apprehended six accused in three cases of cyber fraud involving over Rs 16 crore, during an operation conducted in Kerala and Bengaluru. TGCSB director Shikha Goel said on Tuesday that TGCSB organised a coordinated operation as part of its ongoing investigation into cybercrimes and to apprehend the accused individuals involved.Two teams were dispatched to Kerala, and one team to Bengaluru. They successfully apprehended six …