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An FIR in the case was registered by the Superintendent's 56-year-old husband, who retired from the shipping company.

Duped with offer of securing daughter's MBBS admission, Customs superintendent loses Rs. 33.53 lakh

December 06, 2025 8:31 pm

According to police, after paying the amount on the instructions of Rocky, whenever the family contacted them, they always gave vague answers.

Mumbai realtor, son booked for duping 18 investors of Rs 31.26 crore

December 04, 2025 10:35 am

According to the Mumbai police, the alleged scam came into light following a complaint from a pharma businessman who invested Rs 8.26 crore between April 2021 and May 2023 in a real estate project of the accused.

Apple to resist DoT order to preload state-run app as political outcry builds

December 03, 2025 8:43 am

The order caused a furore both inside and outside Parliament on Tuesday, with a number of lawmakers accusing the government of introducing an app that would act as a snooping tool.

2 held in job-cum-investment fraud of Rs 9.03 lakh in Chandigarh

October 30, 2025 10:07 am

The fraudsters initially sent small payments to gain her trust and later deceived her into depositing a total of Rs 9,03,011 on the pretext of “unlocking” and “repairing” her frozen account.

Police bust fake call centre in Sambhaji Nagar, 116 booked for duping foreign nationals

October 29, 2025 9:56 pm

The FIR has been registered in MIDC Cidco police station under the relevant sections of the BNS and IT act against the accused and further investigation is going on.

Retired bank employee loses Rs 50 lakh in ‘digital arrest fraud’, two arrested

October 29, 2025 9:53 pm

It was only after the money was transferred and the accused disconnected the call that they realised that they had been conned and approached the police.

'Your case linked to Pahalgam terrorist': Pune businessman loses Rs 1.44 crore to fraudster posing as NIA chief

October 18, 2025 7:09 pm

Such frauds have been serious enough to be flagged at the highest levels, including by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 'Mann Ki Baat' address last year.

Seemant Kumar Singh, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru, announced the arrests on Tuesday and said that a special team would be formed to investigate the matter further.

Gang arrested from fake call centre in Bengaluru for committing 'digital arrest' fraud on US, Canadian citizens: police

October 14, 2025 4:43 pm

The Bengaluru police say the accused contacted US citizens via internet calls, falsely claiming that they were investigators or officials from US law enforcement agencies.