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AAP councillor's son gets extortion call: 'Give Rs 1 cr or will kill you, your family'

June 13, 2025 9:55 am

The caller threatened to kill him and his family if he failed to pay Rs 1 crore as ransom, he said.

Retired Colonel, wife duped of Rs 3.41 crore; Chandigarh Cyber Cell arrest 2

April 10, 2025 10:40 am

The police stated that efforts are being made to identify and trace other beneficiaries of the scam and recover the defrauded amount.

Fraudsters pose as ED personnel, dupe retired Army officer, wife of Rs 3.4 crore; inquiry on

April 03, 2025 9:09 am

According to the couple, the fraudsters said Naresh Goyal, the jailed owner of Jet Airways, had implicated Colonel Singh

West Bengal: Visually impaired student duped of Rs 50,000, cyber cell recovers amount

January 11, 2025 6:05 am

The incident occurred last year in November while the student was listening to a spiritual content on YouTube, when he encountered a contact number for an astrologer.

Maharashtra Coldplay concert: Tickets with names, QR codes; Cyber Dept issues norms to avoid ticket scalping

November 23, 2024 12:43 am

The new measures, aimed at protecting event organisers and genuine fans, are a response to the growing issue of online ticket scalping.

Saunik said the system for preventing and solving the cases of cyber crimes in Maharashtra was being strengthened, adding that a cybersecurity centre was being erected at Mahapay.

New cybercrime helpline launched in collaboration with Maharashtra cyber cell

July 25, 2024 2:02 pm

The new helpline in Maharashtra is ‘started by the youth and for the youth’, according to the founders of the What Now movement.

Shashi Tharoor booked for false campaign against Rajeev Chandrasekhar

April 21, 2024 5:40 pm

The case against Shashi Tharoor was registered by the Cyber Police on April 15 but its details were revealed only today.

Nigerian held from Delhi for duping woman of Rs 2.91 lakh

June 29, 2023 11:40 am

The accused was identified as Peter, 45, a resident of Lajpat Nagar in Delhi. Police said that 26 cell phones, 15 SIM cards and 27 ATM cards were recovered from Peter, who was remanded in police custody. The victim, who is separated from her husband, is an IT professional, who uploaded her profile at matrimonial site 'www.jeevansathi.com'.

Chandigarh: Police probe calls made to applicants of nurse exam asking money for appointment letters

October 14, 2022 9:05 am

The callers contacted applicants who gave a test on September 11 for eight vacant staff nurse posts advertised in June this year. Those selected for the post received their appointment letters on October 3 and did not receive any such calls.

Haryana cyber cell team saved Rs 6 lakh in two days, says police

September 06, 2022 12:34 am

A spokesperson of Haryana Police on Monday said that cyber team had received a complaint from a resident of Panchkula stating that he had been duped of Rs 6 lakh by someone on the pretext of saving his nephew, who studies abroad.

PM Modi releases special coin, stamp to mark 100 years of RSS

India53 min ago

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh [RSS] had suffered at the hands of British and Nizams for its belief of ‘nation first’. He also said RSS members, including founder KB Hedgewar, had been jailed during the freedom struggle. Modi released a special commemorative postage stamp and a coin to mark the centenary of the RSS.

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