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74-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman Cheated Of Rs 24 Crore In Digital Arrest Scam
- Sunday May 24, 2026
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna, Edited by Akash Majumder
Investigators said the cyber fraudsters posed as high-ranking officials from the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) and psychologically trapped the victim, Lakshmi Ramamurthy, a senior citizen from Bengaluru, through a fake "digital arrest" operation.
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Bengaluru Homeowner Reveals Dark Side Of Buying Flat In City: 'Left A Bad Taste'
- Friday May 22, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Bengaluru homeowner shares the harsh realities of buying and living in a flat, including corruption and maintenance issues.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Businessman Downloads Wedding Invite On WhatsApp, Loses Rs 5 lakh
- Monday May 11, 2026
- Bangalore News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
A man received an APK file along with the wedding invite text on WhatsApp. The APK file was allegedly used to install a mobile application.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Call From 'CBI' Ends In Rs 15,45,00,000 Scam For Bengaluru Businessman
- Sunday April 12, 2026
- Bangalore News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
The caller alleged that two SIM cards registered in his (Ajit Gopalakrishna Saraf) name were linked to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Commuter Claims Cab Driver Used Fake App To Inflate Fare: 'Rs 684 To Rs 1084'
- Saturday April 11, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
A Bengaluru commuter claimed that a cab driver inflated the fare from Rs 684 to Rs 1084 using a fake app that resembled Rapido.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Couple Arrested For Rs 25 Crore Court Job Fraud
- Monday March 23, 2026
- Bangalore News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit
A couple in Bengaluru has been arrested for allegedly duping hundreds of job seekers by promising government positions in the court system, a scam through which they are accused of swindling around Rs 25 crore.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Commuter Exposes New Cab Driver Scam Inflating Fares: 'Charged Rs 5,950 For Rs 285 Ride'
- Thursday March 19, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
A Bengaluru passenger exposed an Ola driver who inflated a Rs 285 fare to Rs 5950 and fled after being confronted.
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www.ndtv.com
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Housekeeping Staff Pose As "GST Officers", Scam Bengaluru Traders
- Wednesday February 25, 2026
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
Two housekeeping employees, working at a Central Government GST office, posed as "Intelligence Officers" and ran an extortion racket targeting city traders before being caught in Bengaluru.
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www.ndtv.com
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Activist In MUDA Land Scam Case Arrested In 'Fake' Audio Clips Row
- Friday February 20, 2026
- South | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit
Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the Mysuru land scam case that haunted Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family, was arrested by Bengaluru Police's Central Crime Branch.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru's Basque Bakery Defends Its "Rude" Statements To Customers Who Called Them "Overpriced"
- Saturday February 14, 2026
- Edited by NDTV Food Desk
Bengaluru's Basque Bakery slammed back at online critics who called its "authentic" products "overpriced" and "tasteless".
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food.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Landlord Asks For 1 Month's Rent Just To Show Property: "Is This Some Scam?"
- Monday February 2, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
What should have been a simple flat viewing turned into a moment of disbelief when money was asked for just to open the door.
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www.ndtv.com
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Probe Agency ED Files Complaint Against Winzo, Alleges Rs 3,522 Crore Scam
- Sunday January 25, 2026
- India News | Reported by Anushka Kumari
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, filed a Prosecution Complaint on January 23, 2026, before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Bengaluru in connection with alleged money laundering.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Engineer Cheated Of Rs 1.53 Crore By Man Who Promised To Marry Her
- Monday January 19, 2026
- Bangalore News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit, Edited by Aastha Ahuja
The man is already married, and his family, including his wife, was part of this matrimonial cum investment fraud.
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www.ndtv.com
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242 Debit Cards, 58 Phones: How Bengaluru Dropout, Mother Ran Cyber Scam
- Thursday January 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit
A 22-year-old college dropout from Bengaluru allegedly built a sophisticated cybercrime operation that moved hundreds of crores through mule bank accounts with his mother playing a key role.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Lecturer Sells Her Flat, 2 Plots To Pay Fake Cops Rs 2 Crore
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
She received a call from a person posing as a courier official, who claimed that a suspicious piece of baggage linked to her Aadhaar card had been seized.
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www.ndtv.com
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74-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman Cheated Of Rs 24 Crore In Digital Arrest Scam
- Sunday May 24, 2026
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna, Edited by Akash Majumder
Investigators said the cyber fraudsters posed as high-ranking officials from the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) and psychologically trapped the victim, Lakshmi Ramamurthy, a senior citizen from Bengaluru, through a fake "digital arrest" operation.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Homeowner Reveals Dark Side Of Buying Flat In City: 'Left A Bad Taste'
- Friday May 22, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Bengaluru homeowner shares the harsh realities of buying and living in a flat, including corruption and maintenance issues.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Businessman Downloads Wedding Invite On WhatsApp, Loses Rs 5 lakh
- Monday May 11, 2026
- Bangalore News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
A man received an APK file along with the wedding invite text on WhatsApp. The APK file was allegedly used to install a mobile application.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Call From 'CBI' Ends In Rs 15,45,00,000 Scam For Bengaluru Businessman
- Sunday April 12, 2026
- Bangalore News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
The caller alleged that two SIM cards registered in his (Ajit Gopalakrishna Saraf) name were linked to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Commuter Claims Cab Driver Used Fake App To Inflate Fare: 'Rs 684 To Rs 1084'
- Saturday April 11, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
A Bengaluru commuter claimed that a cab driver inflated the fare from Rs 684 to Rs 1084 using a fake app that resembled Rapido.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Couple Arrested For Rs 25 Crore Court Job Fraud
- Monday March 23, 2026
- Bangalore News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit
A couple in Bengaluru has been arrested for allegedly duping hundreds of job seekers by promising government positions in the court system, a scam through which they are accused of swindling around Rs 25 crore.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Commuter Exposes New Cab Driver Scam Inflating Fares: 'Charged Rs 5,950 For Rs 285 Ride'
- Thursday March 19, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
A Bengaluru passenger exposed an Ola driver who inflated a Rs 285 fare to Rs 5950 and fled after being confronted.
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www.ndtv.com
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Housekeeping Staff Pose As "GST Officers", Scam Bengaluru Traders
- Wednesday February 25, 2026
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
Two housekeeping employees, working at a Central Government GST office, posed as "Intelligence Officers" and ran an extortion racket targeting city traders before being caught in Bengaluru.
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www.ndtv.com
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Activist In MUDA Land Scam Case Arrested In 'Fake' Audio Clips Row
- Friday February 20, 2026
- South | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit
Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the Mysuru land scam case that haunted Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family, was arrested by Bengaluru Police's Central Crime Branch.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru's Basque Bakery Defends Its "Rude" Statements To Customers Who Called Them "Overpriced"
- Saturday February 14, 2026
- Edited by NDTV Food Desk
Bengaluru's Basque Bakery slammed back at online critics who called its "authentic" products "overpriced" and "tasteless".
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food.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Landlord Asks For 1 Month's Rent Just To Show Property: "Is This Some Scam?"
- Monday February 2, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
What should have been a simple flat viewing turned into a moment of disbelief when money was asked for just to open the door.
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www.ndtv.com
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Probe Agency ED Files Complaint Against Winzo, Alleges Rs 3,522 Crore Scam
- Sunday January 25, 2026
- India News | Reported by Anushka Kumari
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, filed a Prosecution Complaint on January 23, 2026, before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Bengaluru in connection with alleged money laundering.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Engineer Cheated Of Rs 1.53 Crore By Man Who Promised To Marry Her
- Monday January 19, 2026
- Bangalore News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit, Edited by Aastha Ahuja
The man is already married, and his family, including his wife, was part of this matrimonial cum investment fraud.
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www.ndtv.com
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242 Debit Cards, 58 Phones: How Bengaluru Dropout, Mother Ran Cyber Scam
- Thursday January 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit
A 22-year-old college dropout from Bengaluru allegedly built a sophisticated cybercrime operation that moved hundreds of crores through mule bank accounts with his mother playing a key role.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Lecturer Sells Her Flat, 2 Plots To Pay Fake Cops Rs 2 Crore
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
She received a call from a person posing as a courier official, who claimed that a suspicious piece of baggage linked to her Aadhaar card had been seized.
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www.ndtv.com