Cyber Crime

The Bihar administration, via a January 21 circular, warned the social media users that any online post against the government will fall under cybercrime. The order provisions for arrests of offenders under the IT Act and the IPC for criticising CM, MPs, MLAs and officials. While the JDU leader Tejashwi Yadav blamed the government for "ripping apart democratic values in the birthplace of the Republic", the party spokesperson found "nothing… read-more

Upon receiving several complaints against some fake e-commerce websites, Mumbai's cyber police have arrested a 32-year-old techie Ashish Ahire from Gujarat. The police exposed 12 fake shopping website racket through which the offenders sold products worth Rs 70 lakh by bluffing over 22,000 people. Moreover, to make these websites look genuine and reliable, fraudsters have advertised products on Facebook to lure buyers with their ‘unmissable’… read-more

To prevent cyber-crime, Uttar Pradesh's health department has advised its citizens to refrain from sharing particulars of Aadhar card, OTPs, and bank to register for vaccination. Gorakhpur Chief Medical Officer Dr Srikant Tiwari has confirmed that there would not be any calls regarding vaccinations to the public and such phone calls should be considered sham. Moreover, the officials said only the frontline workers were prioritized for… read-more

A Bengaluru-based woman was cheated by an online fraudster who posed as a bank employee and promised to offer new credentials after the victim's bank merged with another one. Reportedly, the victim lost Rs 95,545 to the fraudster. When the woman became dubious after losing money, the scammer stated that the amount is being transferred between the merged banks. However, the victim discovered a foul-play only after she checked with her bank… read-more

Gujarat Police took a 16-year-old boy under custody for abusive and threatening comments on MS Dhoni's daughter over Instagram. The teen, who is from Namna Kapaya village, made threatening comments after Chennai Super King (CSK) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match. Reportedly, the teen has admitted to the crime. Gujarat police informed that they expect Jharkhand police to take the accused under custody after filing an FIR.