A loan you never took; How PAN fraud is wrecking credit scores in India and what you should do to protect yourselfIndians are facing a new threat: PAN-based loan fraud. Criminals are using stolen PAN details to take out loans without consent. This is da...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Nearly 40% of phone thefts in Europe happen in the UK now and more than 40% of those are stolen in LondonIt was hard to think of London as being the "crime capital" of Europe now, having been there countless times over the past 30 years with na...
10 Oct, 2025, 11.33 PM IST
Delhi: MP chain snatcher nabbed; was a repeat offender out on bail, say policeIn Delhi, the police arrested Sohan Rawat, a 24-year-old, for allegedly snatching a gold chain from Tamil Nadu MP R Sudha. The incident occ...
06 Aug, 2025, 02.08 PM IST
DoT's Sanchar Saathi traces over 20 lakh lost, stolen phones: MoS TelecomThe telecom department's Sanchar Saathi platform has successfully traced over 20 lakh lost or stolen mobile phones, as stated by Minister C...
20 Jun, 2025, 09.00 PM IST
From stolen to recovered: How mobile phones are being returned to ownersStolen phones are finding their way back to owners in India. This is largely due to the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal. ...
25 May, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
Bengaluru: How a brilliant Hyderabad techie, addicted to gaming, ended up becoming a serial burglar wanted in nearly 90 casesL. Srinivas, a debt-ridden engineer, faces 86 criminal cases for burglary and cyber fraud, driven by losses from online gambling. In a sepa...
16 May, 2025, 01.22 PM IST
Lost & phoned: Rs 1 crore worth of stolen mobiles find their way back to Ghaziabad from Kashmir to KeralaGhaziabad police recovered 425 stolen mobile phones. The phones are worth Rupees one crore. Police used the CEIR system to track the phones...
15 Apr, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
India, a StAR FinCrimefighter: Country's growing capacity in asset recovery & tackling cybercrime threatsIndia's institutions have shown substantial effectiveness in recovering stolen assets and combating cyber-enabled fraud. The Financial Acti...
03 Oct, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
Delhi: How a son turned detective to nab thieves and retrieve father’s phone without police helpAn airline worker in west Delhi successfully tracked down a man who had snatched his father's phone and wallet by reviewing CCTV footage sh...
25 Sep, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
2020 Delhi riots: Court convicts man of rioting, arson and robbery offencesIn connection with the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, a court convicted individuals for various offenses including arson, robbery, and rioting...
03 Jan, 2024, 09.32 PM IST
Slow police response hampers govt effort to recover lost, stolen mobile phones“We have launched new modules on the Sanchar Saathi portal like reporting international calls with Indian numbers but when it comes to lost...
13 Dec, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
Six million mobile connections fraudulent, says DoTAs per DoT officials, to break the network of cybercriminals, a multi-pronged strategy is being utilised by various government and autonomo...
10 Aug, 2023, 08.05 AM IST
Telangana bags first place in India in recovery of lost, stolen mobile phones using CEIR portalTelangana has topped the list in India for the recovery of lost and stolen mobile devices using the Central Equipment Identity Register (CE...
09 Aug, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
Police response seen slow in helping DoT recover lost mobilesAs per officials, DoT is facing a hurdle in the issue of fake connections too, as states have to initiate penal action against the fraudste...
09 Jul, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
NIA conducts searches at Waze's house in ThaneThe NIA on Wednesday conducted searches at the residence of suspended Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze in connection with the recovery of ...
17 Mar, 2021, 10.10 PM IST
Delhi police launch online FIR for vehicle theftsComplaints can be lodged through mobile or web any time anywhere without going to police stations as the e-police station will have jurisdi...
16 Apr, 2015, 11.36 PM IST
Giriraj Singh to be quizzed if needed in theft case: Gupteshwar PandeyRecovery of huge amount of cash and other valuables purportedly stolen from the house of BJP MP Giriraj Singh today triggered ruckus in bot...
09 Jul, 2014, 08.34 PM IST