Panaji: The cybercrime cell of Goa police has arrested a 33-year-old Bengaluru-based businessman for allegedly cheating a 45-year-old housewife from Margao of over Rs 33 lakh by luring her with promises of high returns through a fake share trading investment scheme.The cybercrime police station registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by the victim,…
Rs 2.12 lakh mysteriously siphoned off account via fraud, victim alerted by SMS Udupi: A man allegedly lost over Rs 2.1 lakh to cyberfraudsters after unauthorised transactions were carried out from his bank account without his knowledge.According to police, the complainant had made a payment towards his hospital bill using his debit card while undergoing…
Warje police sub-inspector Shankar Patil at the outreach session Pune: The Pune police and city-based LGBTQIA+ groups are trying to bridge a long-standing trust gap as members of the queer community continue to face targeted crimes, particularly through dating apps, with most victims reluctant to approach law enforcement.On June 6, police and NGO Yutak organised…
Pune: A 46-year-old retired techie from Pimple Saudagar on Friday lodged a complaint with the Pimpri Chinchwad Cyber Police, claiming that online fraudsters cheated him of Rs4.43 crore by promising lucrative returns on investments in online share trading.According to the police, the fraud took place between May 7 and June 1 this year. Senior inspector…
Varanasi: The Cyber Crime cell here on Sunday busted a gang of cyber fraudsters and arrested two of its members.DCP (crime) Neetu Kadyan said that following thorough investigation and collection of scientific evidences the cyber crime cell team led by ACP Vidush Saxena arrested Vijay Kumar (28) and Rohit Ranjan (19) from Motihari in Bihar….
Times News NetworkChandigarh: The cyber cell of the UT Police arrested two persons for allegedly providing their bank accounts to online cheaters for commission. The arrested accused allegedly received fraud proceeds in their account and gave money to the fraudsters on commission.The accused are Salman Ansari, 24, a resident of Mullanpur, Mohali and Bheem Saroj,…
Varanasi: Cyber Crime Team of Varanasi police commissionerate on Wednesday arrested two cyber criminals and busted the gang involved in withdrawing money fraudulently from people’s bank accounts . Mobile phones used in the crime, forged fabricated Aadhaar cards and cash were recovered. According to police, Shivdatt Harijan, resident of Ballia, living in Police Lines, had…
Lucknow: Gonda cyber cell police unearthed an interstate cyber fraud racket siphoning crores of rupees through mule bank accounts across nine states and arrested nine accused, while freezing Rs 14.87 crore linked to suspicious transactions.The arrested, including Aman Singh, Kuldeep Verma, Rohit Singh, Suraj Kumar Singh, Mohit Singh, Ranjeet Kumar, Mohammad Arif, Mohammad Sameer and…
Kanpur: A 45-year-old e-rickshaw driver in Kanpur found herself at the centre of a Kafkaesque nightmare after the Income Tax department issued her a staggering Rs 16-crore notice. She claimed her identity was misused — Aadhaar, PAN and photos — to create a ghost bank account that churned through Rs 13 crore in trade and…
The 28-year-old victim received an APK link on WhatsApp from a friend’s mobile number Mangaluru / Udupi: A 28-year-old man lodged a complaint at Surathkal police station after cyberfraudsters allegedly siphoned off Rs 2.2 lakh from his bank accounts through a fake RTO challan APK link sent on WhatsApp.According to the complaint, the victim received…
