Mumbai: A sophisticated cyber fraud in Mumbai has highlighted a growing scam in which criminals impersonate senior company officials to pressure employees into making urgent financial transfers. In the latest case, a private company employee was allegedly tricked into transferring ₹1.98 crore after fraudsters used the name and photograph of the company’s director on
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Mumbai : In a major action against organised cybercrime, the Mumbai Police Crime Branch has reportedly busted an international cyber fraud syndicate allegedly involved in online scams, illegal gaming transactions, and the misuse of fake bank accounts and SIM cards. Twelve people have been arrested from Goa, while investigators are probing suspected links to Dubai-based
Mumbai : Mumbai police have started an investigation after NCP leader and former MLA Zeeshan Siddique allegedly received a death threat through a viral audio clip circulating on social media. According to police officials, Siddique’s sister approached the Bandra police after hearing the audio clip online. Based on her complaint, police registered a non-cognisable offence
Vishakha Rathod is facing allegations in a suspected multi-crore financial fraud case Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has successfully secured the deportation of Vishakha Rathod, an accused in an alleged multi-crore investment fraud case, from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She was brought back to India after being detained by UAE authorities on […]
Pune: A fact-finding committee appointed by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has begun its investigation into the controversial incident in which three murder accused were allegedly tied to the bonnet of a police vehicle and paraded through parts of the city. The committee visited the Bharti Vidyapeeth police station on Wednesday, reviewed official
Mumbai: In a major financial fraud case, two employees of the Mumbai Police have been suspended for allegedly diverting nearly ₹6.5 crore through fake salary accounts created in the names of non-existent police personnel. The suspended officials have been identified as Vijaya Ashok Chavan, an office superintendent attached to the Armed Police unit in Marol, […]
Guwahati, August 6, 2026: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Arup Das, also known as Bapi Das, a proclaimed offender in the murder case of Avijit Sarkar, which is linked to the post-poll violence reported in West Bengal in 2021. The accused was arrested in Guwahati, Assam, on August 6, 2026, after remaining […]
New Delhi, August 6, 2026: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted an alleged international tech-support fraud and extortion racket operating through fake call centres and offices across Punjab and Delhi. The agency has arrested four accused persons, including the alleged kingpin of the syndicate, following raids conducted at 10 locations during the
New Delhi, August 5, 2026: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against a Deputy Manager of Axis Bank and the owner of a firm based in Pulwama, Kashmir, in connection with a digital arrest fraud case involving ₹1.6 crore. The case relates to an alleged cybercrime in which a senior citizen […]
Lucknow, August 4, 2026: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow has convicted and sentenced Girijesh Kumar Gaur, a former Assistant Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (ADSTE) with North Central Railway in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case. The court has also imposed a fine of […]
