Udupi: A man from Ajekar allegedly lost Rs 6.8 lakh to cyberfraudsters after his son downloaded a mParivahan APK file sent through WhatsApp along with a purported traffic violation notice.According to the complaint, he received a WhatsApp message on July 5 from an account named ‘Parivahan’. The message contained a ‘Traffic Violation Notice’ and an…
Bhubaneswar: BJP state vice-president Jatin Mohanty, among others, lodged a complaint on Friday with cyber police against a man for allegedly posting abusive and indecent remarks against CM Mohan Charan Majhi on social media.Mohanty alleged that the accused had been using offensive language and sharing false and misleading content online with an intent to defame…
Three social welfare dept employees caught in bribery trap Chennai: Three employees of the social welfare department attached to the Thiruporur panchayat development office (PDO) in Chengalpet district were caught by officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) while accepting a bribe of ₹1,000 from a woman who approached them seeking welfare assistance…
Belagavi: Cyber criminals have defrauded an 83-year-old doctor of Rs 15 lakh by impersonating Delhi High Court officials and holding her under ‘digital arrest’ (keeping her under continuous video surveillance for ten days.According to cyber police, the victim, Dr Vijaya of Belagavi, received a video call in early April from fraudsters posing as court-related officials….
A person appears on a smartphone video call using a fake caller identity Ajmer: An unidentified caller allegedly showed a question paper on a video call to a NEET aspirant in Ajmer Saturday and demanded Rs 30,000 in exchange for it, prompting the city police to initiate an investigation.Former DAV College Students’ Union president and…
Cuttack: A five-year-old boy, who was allegedly poisoned after being offered sweets and a cold drink at a neighbour’s house, died during treatment at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (SVPPGIP), better known as Sishu Bhawan, nearly three weeks after the incident.The deceased was identified as Dibya Ranjan Mallick. He was undergoing treatment…
Prayagraj: Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA from Raniganj Assembly in Pratapgarh district, Dr RK Verma, was booked under BNS Section 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and Section 67 of the IT Act for making controversial remarks against BJP MP Kangana Ranaut.The FIR was lodged at the cybercrime police station of Pratapgarh…
Surat: The talati of Talav Chora gram panchayat in Chikli taluka of Navsari and his aide were caught for allegedly seeking a bribe of Rs 40,000 to issue a no-objection certificate (NOC). The Surat unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) laid a trap and the Valsad-Dang ACB inspector nabbed two accused individuals.According to details, the…
Dhanbad: A month after the directives of deputy commissioner (DC) Aditya Ranjan, civil surgeon (CS) Dr. Alok Vishwakarma on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the police against a city-based doctor for allegedly obtaining an operating licence for his clinic under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act by furnishing forged documents.Srivastava on Wednesday registered…
Kanpur: A 21-year-old man allegedly killed his elderly uncle in Kanpur Dehat on Saturday night by repeatedly striking him on the neck with a pair of scissors, police said.According to police, the accused, Suraj Singh, who lived with his two uncles in Malikpur village, had an argument with the deceased, Pratap Singh, 65, after which…
