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Cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers "digitally arrest" retired Uttarak
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Cyber fraudsters posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers digitally "arrested" a 71-year-old retired official of Uttarakhand Jal Nigam and duped him of Rs 64.65 lakh, police said.
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Goa Police arrests two in inter-state 'digital arrest' fraud worth Rs 1.42
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa, has arrested two persons in connection with a major inter-state cyber fraud case involving a "digital arrest" scam worth Rs1.42 crore, police said on Saturday.
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Vanitaa Pande's Cyber-crime Short Film 1930 Wins Multiple Honours Ahead of
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 13: Meraki Solutions announces the continued success of its short film 1930, a hard-hitting cyber-crime drama on digital fraud and 'digital arrest' scams, which has been earning strong acclaim on the festival circuit and is now slated to release soon on
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Elderly NRI couple defrauded of Rs 14 crore in 'Digital Arrest' scam in De
Updated : 2 months ago IST
According to police, a 77-year-old NRI woman, a resident of Greater Kailash-II, reported that she was targeted by fraudsters posing as officials of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The incident allegedly took place between December 24, 2025, and January 9, 2026.
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Indore woman falls prey to digital arrest scam, loses Rs 29.7 lakh
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Friday, Dandotiya said, "Fraudsters deceived a woman by claiming that money from a terrorist organisation in Jammu and Kashmir had been laundered into her account. They cheated her out of Rs 29,70,000. The elderly woman had recently returned to India after visiting her
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Indore crime branch arrests 2 more for alleged Rs 1.60 crore 'digital arre
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The two accused have been identified as Patras Kumar (alias Kelis), a resident of Punjab, and Saurabh, a resident of Gujarat. Kumar revealed during interrogation that he was going to go abroad to Laos to get training for such scams, while Saurabh had got his training already, according to
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SC says harsh, stringent action needed to deal with incidents of cyber cri
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday called for harsh and stringent action to deal with cyber frauds, particularly digital arrest scams, and said it will address the issue with an iron hand.
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Supreme Court issues notice to all states, UTs on digital arrest scams acr
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all states and Union Territories regarding incidents of digital arrest scams across the country.
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Digital arrest cyber crime solved with arrest of two Indian operatives fro
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a major breakthrough against cyber fraud, Delhi Police's Cyber Crime Unit (West District) has arrested two individuals from Gujarat linked to a high-profile "digital arrest" scam that defrauded a government employee of Rs 7 lakh.
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Maharashtra Police bust digital arrest scam worth ₹58.13 crores; 7 arreste
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A 72-year-old businessman from Mumbai was duped of ₹58.13 crore in the largest Digital Arrest fraud ever reported in India, leading the Maharashtra Police to bust a scam and arrest seven individuals involved in the racket.
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SC takes suo motu cognisance of digital arrest scams, seeks response from
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of incidents of digital arrest scams, where fraudsters impersonate law enforcement agencies or judicial authorities to extort money from citizens, particularly senior citizens, and sought a response from the Centre and the CBI.
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Punjab: SAS Nagar Police bust Rs 92 cr 'Digital Arrest' scam, conducts rai
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The operation led to the identification of ten members from two organised gangs.
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