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Four days, Skype call, and Rs 48.56 lakh gone: How Delhi executive fell prey to digital arrest
June 08, 2026 11:11 pm
CBI investigation into Delhi businessman Anshu Mittal’s 'digital arrest' case exposed a sprawling syndicate that laundered funds through fake firms and made international cash withdrawals via proxy servers
Bengaluru man loses Rs 5.95 crore in online trading scam linked to fake investment platform
June 02, 2026 5:36 pm
The victim was deceived by a fraudulent digital dashboard showing artificial profits of up to Rs 50 crore before realising he had been swindled.
‘Op Mule Hunt 1.0’: Gujarat police unearth cyber frauds worth Rs 2,289 cr, arrest 638 since 2025
June 01, 2026 8:47 pm
Action taken against 913 mule bank accounts, 565 FIRs filed, say Cyber Centre of Excellence
Retired Bengaluru teacher loses Rs 24 crore in ‘digital arrest’, bank manager’s tip helps net 6 cyber criminals
May 25, 2026 12:26 pm
So far, the Karnataka cyber police have recovered Rs 1.60 crore of the swindled amount from 22 bank accounts.
Fake tax help, bogus licence renewals: How fake Bengaluru call centres targeted US citizens
May 21, 2026 6:07 pm
Karnataka State Cyber Command said the accused operated the fraudulent call centres for nearly two years.
8th-grade dropout built malware, sold 50+ files to cyber fraudsters on Telegram for Rs 4,000 each
May 22, 2026 9:51 am
Investigation reveals 25-year-old developer sold apps that bypass anti-virus software to criminals across states.
300 accounts frozen, 229 mobile phones, 98 laptops, Rs 1.07 crore recovered: Ludhiana police bust ‘international cyber fraud syndicate’
May 15, 2026 10:33 pm
Ludhiana Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said the accused persons were operating applications on electronic devices targeting foreign nationals through sophisticated cyber fraud techniques.
Rescued from Myanmar cyber scam compound, 3 men ‘regrouped to run fraud racket in India’
May 12, 2026 5:42 am
Mule accounts used in at least 120 offences, transactions ranging from Rs 2-18 crore: Police
Cybercrime undermines 'Digital Bharat’: Punjab and Haryana High Court denies pre-arrest bail in illegal call centre case
May 04, 2026 4:32 pm
The Punjab and Haryana High Court was hearing the pre-arrest bail of a man allegedly involved in defrauding Indians and foreign nationals through a call centre.
Second ruling in a fortnight on cyber fraud, Bombay HC directs BoB to remit Rs 18.79 lakh to senior citizen
April 24, 2026 8:58 pm
On April 6, the Bombay High Court directed HDFC Bank to refund Rs. 38.04 lakh to the account of a freelancer in business consultancy from Pune.
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