Bank froze businessman's account over income mismatch, now it is asked to pay Rs 50,000 compensation; HC explains whyFish machinery businessman's bank account frozen as he declared 5.76 lakh income but got Rs 23 lakh via RTGS; HC orders bank to pay Rs 50,0...
21 Aug, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
Allahabad HC orders banks to freeze only disputed amount in cybercrime casesThe Allahabad High Court has ruled against the imposition of blanket debit freezes in cybercrime cases, emphasizing that such measures must...
14 Aug, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
UP ranks third in freezing cyber fraud funds; DGP flags ‘golden hour’Lucknow police are successfully tackling cyber fraud. Two recent cases highlight how timely reporting and swift police action saved citizen...
08 Feb, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
Axis Banks freezes customer's account on police request, HC orders it can't do, may face criminal case for such actionsThe Allahabad High Court has ruled that banks must follow legal procedures before freezing accounts based on police requests. A medical sto...
31 Jan, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
Rs 11.95-crore crypto fraud exposed: UP police bust gang using rented bank accounts, fake investment schemes across districtsSitapur police busted a major crypto fraud ring, arresting six individuals for laundering over Rs 11.95 crore. The syndicate exploited rent...
09 Dec, 2025, 02.19 PM IST
'Agencies working together...': US Embassy on crackdown of illegal Lucknow call centre targeting US nationalsIndian and US agencies are collaborating to dismantle international scam networks following a crackdown on an illegal call center in Luckno...
26 Nov, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
AI's $1 trillion musical chairs; India's record iPhone exportsAI majors are caught in a circular investment loop and it is raising alarms. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
09 Oct, 2025, 08.23 PM IST
Crime against women highest in Delhi; 13,366 cases in 2023: NCRB data showsDelhi led metropolitan cities in crimes against women during 2023. The capital recorded the most dowry deaths and rape cases. Overall cases...
30 Sep, 2025, 07.47 PM IST
Lucknow's 'mule account' menace: How local youths are fuelling global cyber fraud networkIn Lucknow, young adults are being lured into cyber fraud schemes by renting out their bank accounts for quick cash. These accounts are use...
10 Aug, 2025, 10.46 AM IST
PM Modi expresses concern over threats emanating from digital frauds, cybercrimes, AI technologyPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 59th All India Conference of DGs/IGs of Police, stressing the need to tackle digital frauds, cyb...
01 Dec, 2024, 09.18 PM IST
'Viksit Bharat Young Leaders' Dialogue' to be held in Delhi on January 11-12: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 'Viksit Bharat Young Leaders' Dialogue' to be held in Delhi on January 11-12, aiming to engage you...
24 Nov, 2024, 12.20 PM IST
No provision for 'digital arrest' worldwide; report cybercrimes at earliest: ExpertsCybercriminals in Uttar Pradesh are posing as officials from CBI and RBI. They deceive victims into transferring money by using digital arr...
03 Nov, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Wfh frauds: Police arrest two in UP & Bihar linked to 2,700 complaints across countryFraudulent work-from-home schemes, luring victims with promises of payment for simple tasks before coaxing them into making investments wit...
29 Feb, 2024, 12.34 PM IST
13.13 lakh girls, women went missing between 2019 and 2021: Government dataAccording to the Union Home Ministry data, tabled in Parliament last week, 10,61,648 women above 18 years and 2,51,430 girls below that age...
30 Jul, 2023, 04.42 PM IST
Cases targeting women with explicit content double in 3 yearsEven as the Mumbai police arrested a third suspect involved in the Bulli Bai app case, the NCRB said in a report that Uttar Pradesh (2,120)...
06 Jan, 2022, 12.13 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
Rajnath Singh to reward SHOs of top ten police stationsDuring the last DGPs and IGPs conference, organised by the IB annually, union home minister Rajnath Singh had tasked security managers to i...
06 Jan, 2018, 07.44 AM IST