Following specific leads from the Indian Embassy in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian Police has rescued 67 Indian nationals who were trapped in the Southeast Asian nation in fraudulent job offers obtained through fake agents and forced into cyber crime.
The accused persons were nabbed from Pune, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, while investigation and questioning on the role of other workers at these illegal call centers is ongoing.
The four persons apprehended by ED sleuths included Shashi Kumar M, 25, Sachin M, 26, Kiran S.K., 25, and Charan Raj C., 26, in a case related to the cyber investment scam.
The Cyber Crime police station in Gujarat's Ahmedabad has recorded 101 cases of cybercrime this year, officials said.
A famous city-based progressive writer and poet, Naresh Saxena, was kept under digital arrest in his room for six long hours by cyberheist operators posing as CBI officers in Lucknow, police officials said.
The DoT, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and State Police have joined hands to curb the misuse of telecom resources in cyber-crime and financial frauds. This collaborative effort aims to dismantle networks of fraudsters and protect citizens from digital threats.
A vital movement against cyberbullying that aims to ignite a crucial conversation and empower victims, ‘Brush of Hope’, a powerful art exhibition, is to take place on April 6 to 20 at The Designera Art Gallery, in Mumbai.
Having failed to curb fraudsters, who have been committing crime by using social media frequently, the cyber crime police station in Siliguri has started an awareness campaign as a part of preventive measures.
A total 11,097 cases of cyber crime have been registered in UP in 2020, 8,829 in 2021 and 10,117 in 2022.
According to RBI's annual report, the banking sector recorded 9,103 cases of frauds involving Rs 60,414 crore in 2021-22 and 7,359 cases of fraud involving Rs 1,38,211 crore in 2020-21.
