Pune: Criminals are silently mastering the art of using AI in their trade to have a digital edge over the sophisticated cyber police force.A mobile messaging app that leaves no digital footprint has made inroads into the underworld. Extortionists are thriving on a subscription-based call application. It routes normal calls through various servers.Pune police recently…
The arrested guru’s bungalow at Ubalenagar in Pune PUNE: A self-styled guru and his seven associates, including six women, were arrested from a bungalow at Ubalenagar in Wagholi around 2am on Wednesday for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman and cheating her on the pretext of resolving her health and family problems.Pune commissioner of police (CP)…
Pune: In a joint operation, the Hadapsar and Mundhwa police raided four locations in Hadapsar, Phursungi and Bhekrainagar and busted an online gaming fraud racket being run through call centres. Two key accused were arrested, while a case was registered against 10 others, including the alleged kingpin operating from Dubai.The arrested accused were identified as…
Pune police busted a late-night rave party at a luxury bungalow in Tulapur, detaining 78 individuals, including organizers and pub owners. PUNE: A high-profile party that went beyond the stipulated 11.30pm deadline under the banner of Project X at a luxury bungalow in Tulapur area some 30km from Pune was busted by the crime branch…
Sachin Ghaywal (48) of Kothrud was arrested in a MCOCA case Pune: The Pune city crime branch on Wednesday night arrested Sachin Ghaywal (48) of Kothrud in a MCOCA case after a nine-month hunt at a village near Sikar in Rajasthan. Sachin is the brother of notorious city gangster Nilesh Ghaywal.Police were looking for Sachin…
Pune: In a statewide shuffle on Friday, joint commissioner of police Ranjan Kumar Sharma has been transferred as special inspector general of police, Kolhapur region. He was replaced by Sanjay Darade, the special IG of Konkan region.Tejaswi Satpute, who is heading the SIT to investigate allegations of rape against astrologer Ashok Kharat, has been promoted…
