New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) on Friday cautioned investors against a Telegram channel allegedly misusing its brand name to offer market tips and urged them to stay away from illegal commodity trading platforms.In an advisory, the exchange said it had come to its notice that an entity operating through the Telegram channel “YOGITA TRADER SEBI REGISTERED” and the link “https://t.me/lootdealsoffersbest” was providing market tips while falsely using the MCX b…
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Jabalpur/Bhopal, July 15 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Directors General of Police of Assam, West Bengal and Jharkhand to appear in person on July 21 while hearing a petition related to a Rs 6.24 lakh cyber fraud, saying prompt coordination is essential for effective investigation of such offences. A bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi on Tuesday also ordered that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Department of Telecommunication…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station of North-East District, Delhi, has busted a mule bank account racket and arrested four persons in connection with a fraud case involving cheating of Rs 2.47 lakh on the pretext of a courier delivery company.The arrested accused have been identified as Md. Arbaz Daniyal alias Labbu (20), Jimmy Bathla (41), Abdul Wadood (27), and Aniket Verma (25). Police said the accused were allegedly involved in operating and supplying mule bank accounts used t…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has launched a major operation in connection with alleged links to Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti, with raids underway in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.Multiple ATS teams are conducting simultaneous operations across different cities in Maharashtra and have taken some suspected individuals into custody for questioning.According to the Maharashtra ATS, Shahzad Bhatti, along with his associates, was allegedly using social media pl…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) The Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX) on Monday cautioned investors against fraudulent entities misusing its brand name to lure people into illegal trading platforms through social media, websites, mobile applications and messaging services.In a public advisory, the country’s leading commodity derivatives exchange said it has been informed that certain unscrupulous individuals and entities operating in and around Jaipur, Rajasthan, are impersonating MCX and u…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The government is considering introducing uniform standards for messaging platforms operating in India following the controversy over WhatsApp’s proposed username feature, according to multiple reports.Reports suggested that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is exploring a common regulatory framework that would apply across messaging platforms, instead of taking platform-specific decisions.The move comes after the government opposed WhatsApp…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Messaging platform Telegram has submitted its reply to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) notice on its ‘username’ feature, following a similar response from WhatsApp, according to sources.The government is currently examining the submissions made by both messaging platforms, according to them.The ‘username’ feature allows users to communicate without sharing their mobile phone numbers, a functionality that has drawn the Centre’s attention …
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Meta-owned WhatsApp has reportedly submitted its response to the Centre’s notice regarding its proposed ‘username’ feature, and the government is currently examining the reply.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had issued a notice to WhatsApp last week, expressing concerns that the proposed feature could potentially increase incidents of online fraud, phishing, digital-arrest scams and impersonation attacks.The government had also directed th…
Amreli/Surat, July 9 (IANS) The Surat City Cyber Crime Cell on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old software engineer in connection with an alleged online investment fraud in which a complainant was cheated of over Rs 72.73 lakh after being lured with promises of high returns from cryptocurrency trading.Police said the accused, identified as Divyesh Patel, was traced and arrested following a technical investigation into the case.He is employed at a software company, holds a B.Tech degree in Electrica…
Vijayawada, July 8 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raids are underway in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada in connection with a terror links case, officials said on Wednesday. The NIA officials began searches in the Vinchipeta area. The case, which was recently transferred to the NIA, pertains to alleged terror links, according to the investigators. Earlier in April, Mohammad Rahamatullah Sharif, 23, Md. Danish, 27, and Mirza Sohail Baig, 23, all residents of Vijayawada; Sayeeda Begum, …