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82-year-old senior citizen digitally arrested and cheated of Rs. 1.16 cror
Updated : 3 months ago IST
An 82-year-old senior citizen was digitally intimidated and coerced into transferring a total amount of Rs. 1,16,00,000 on the false pretext of legal action in a recent cybercrime incident. The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Crime Branch has arrested three accused persons.
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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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SC orders CBI probe with "free-hands" approach into nationwide digital arr
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday issued strong directions in the suo moto (self-initiated) case with regard to 'digital-arrests' committed by cyber criminals and fraudsters across the country.
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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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Telangana Cyber Security Bureau rescues 80-year-old doctor's family from d
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The District Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (D4C), Kothagudem District, of Telangana Cyber Security Bureau successfully foiled a major digital arrest extortion attempt and rescued an elderly family from three days of severe harassment by cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers
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Finance Ministry warns public against fake ED summons
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Union Finance Ministry on Thursday warned citizens about a rise in incidents involving fake summons being circulated in the name of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for cheating and extortion.
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Cyber cell cracks down on multiple cyber fraud syndicates operating across
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Among the arrested individuals are, Sumit Kumar, Atul Sharma of Kurukshetra, Rahul Manda of Hisar, Varun Anchal alias Lucky of Jalandhar, and Amit Kumar Singh alias Kartik of Saran have been have been arrested in different cases.
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Delhi Police busts 4 cybercrime syndicates, arrests 6
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi Police have cracked down on four separate cybercrime syndicates, arresting six accused involved in scams ranging from "digital arrest" frauds to cyberstalking and extortion, the Delhi Police said in a press release.
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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, 3 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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