5,300 of 36,000 Indian SIMs used in Cambodia for Rs 100-crore cyber fraud in IndiaEnforcement Directorate uncovered a massive cyber fraud network. Thousands of Indian SIM cards were activated fraudulently. These SIMs were...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.25 PM IST
PNG gas scam: Man clicked on bill link & kept losing money until Rs 31 lakh was drained; 21 others fell for the same fraudFake gas bill update scam: A cyber fraud has targeted 22 individuals in Thane, Maharashtra. Victims received fake gas bill update messages,...
06 Jun, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
Operation Octopus: Trapping the tentacles of India’s cyber fraud networkAmidst the alarming increase in cyber scams, the Hyderabad Police have initiated Operation Octopus, a mission aimed at dismantling the enti...
31 May, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Hyderabad police crackdown on pan-India cyber fraud network, 32 bank officials among 52 heldUnder 'Operation Octopus 2.O', as many as 32 bank officials, 15 mule account holders and five middlemen were apprehended for complicity, Hy...
19 Apr, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Will act with alacrity on cyber fraud cases: Police assure Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court was hearing a petition filed by a city-based woman, claiming the police failed to act promptly when she tried to repo...
20 Apr, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
Nails pulled, passports seized: How 60 Indians were tortured & forced into 'cyber slavery' in MyanmarMaharashtra Police have rescued over 60 Indians trapped in Myanmar cybercrime rackets after being lured with fake job offers. Five agents, ...
11 Apr, 2025, 08.10 PM IST
Maharashtra Cyber Department summons Ranveer Allahbadia for questioning on February 24Maharashtra's Cyber Crime Department has summoned YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia for questioning on February 24 regarding remarks he made on t...
17 Feb, 2025, 05.15 PM IST
'Latent' row: Maharashtra Cyber to again summon Allahbadia as he fails to appear before agencyMaharashtra Cyber will again summon Ranveer Allahbadia to record his statement in a case involving objectionable remarks on a YouTube show....
13 Feb, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
Case against online marketplaces for selling apparel idiolising Bishnoi, DawoodMaharashtra police filed a case against online platforms selling T-shirts glorifying gangsters. E-commerce platforms like Flipkart, AliExpr...
07 Nov, 2024, 04.08 PM IST
Tamannaah Bhatia summoned over alleged IPL streaming on betting app platformTamannaah Bhatia summoned by Maharashtra cyber cell for endorsing IPL matches on Fairplay app by Mahadev. She is required to appear on Apri...
25 Apr, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
Crimes too went digital in the pandemic, up 12%Uttar Pradesh pipped Karnataka to emerge as the state with the highest number of cybercrimes reported in 2020 - constituting over a fifth o...
29 Sep, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
Spike in hate, communal content on social media: Cyber policeThe Maharashtra cyber police have registered 132 cases till Wednesday in connection with fake news, rumours and hate speeches on social med...
09 Apr, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
Maharashtra first to launch cyber police stations in all districtsThe Devendra Fadnavis-led government, which completed two years recently, will soon issue a notification in this regard, the senior IPS off...
03 Nov, 2016, 12.41 PM IST
Maharashtra becomes leading state in online fraud and forgery casesIn the face of tall claims made by law-enforcement agencies, Maharashtra has earned the dubious distinction of leading other states in onli...
14 Dec, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
Small-town India turns out to be hub of cyber crimeAccording to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2013, the year saw a jump of 122.5% in cyber offences over 2012.
08 Jul, 2014, 10.17 AM IST
Cyber crime cases in India rose by 61 pc in 2012: Milind DeoraMaharashtra registered a total of 471 cases in 2012 followed by Andhra Pradesh (429), Karnataka (412), Kerala (269) and Uttar Pradesh (205)...
30 Aug, 2013, 05.05 PM IST
- Maharashtra, Karnataka topped cyber crime list in 2010
Across the country, a total 966 cases of cyber crime reported under Information Technology Act, 2000 in 2010, Kapil Sibal said.
29 Apr, 2012, 11.38 AM IST