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74-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman Cheated Of Rs 24 Crore In Digital Arrest Scam
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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Fake Tinder Profiles, Staged Police Raids: How Honey-Trap Gang Extorted Men
During the investigation, police found that the gang members created fake female profiles on dating applications such as Tinder and QuackQuack to lure unsuspecting victims.
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Medical Exam Scandals Through The Years: Cases That Triggered National Concern
Allegations of paper leaks and irregularities in NEET UG 2026 have raised concerns about the fairness of medical entrance exams in India.
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Hyderabad Man Shoots Videos Posing As Cop, Claims Access To Chief Minister
In the videos, the man claimed that he could arrange direct meetings with the Chief Minister without any prior appointment. In one clip, he asked viewers to contact him if they wished to meet the Chief Minister.
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Pune Man Fakes Police Selection To Get Marriage Offers, Faces Police Case
According to the police, the accused chose this path out of frustration at being unmarried.
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Court Drops Fraud Case Against CoinDCX Founders, Says No Evidence Found
A Thane court has ruled that there is no case against CoinDCX co-founders in an impersonation-linked fraud. The court found no evidence connecting them to the alleged scam, which was carried out by individuals posing as the founders. The decision offers relief to the company while highlighting risks of impersonation in the crypto sector.
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Two Co-Founders of Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Held on Charges of Fraud
CoinDCX founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal have been arrested by Thane police for allegedly being involved in a ₹71.6‑lakh fraud. Officials say the case links them to cheating through the crypto platform. However, the company claims the FIR is false and says impersonators pretended to be its founders to fool the public and create a cons...
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DoT's SIM Binding Rule Explained: What It Means for Messaging Apps and Users
India is shifting towards stricter verification for messaging platforms through a new SIM binding requirement announced by the Department of Telecommunications on December 1. Under the directive, messaging platforms were given a 90-day window to implement the changes. The rule aims to ensure that messaging app accounts remain linked to an active SI...
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Sunil Grover Reacts To Mimicking Celebrities Amid Rise In Personality Rights Cases: 'I Don't Support Offensive Jokes'
"Personally, when I impersonate people, I celebrate them," said Sunil Grover
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"No Obligation To Inform State Cops Of Raid": Central Agency In I-PAC Case
The Enforcement Directorate has no statutory obligation to inform state police before a search in connection with a probe, the central agency has told the Supreme Court in connection with its petition in the I-PAC case
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Man Poses As IPS Officer, Dupes Woman Into Marrying Him In Rajasthan
A man was arrested for allegedly posing as an IPS officer and marrying a woman using false credentials in Rajasthan's Banswara district, police said on Tuesday.
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How Delhi CA Lost Rs 75,000 In Minutes After Downloading File On WhatsApp
A case of cyber fraud has emerged from Delhi, where a chartered accountant was tricked into downloading a malicious file through WhatsApp under the promise of increasing her credit card limit.
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Scammers Exploit Australia’s Cybercrime Portal to Impersonate Police and Steal Crypto, AFP Warns
Australian authorities have warned of a new cryptocurrency scam in which criminals file fake reports through the government’s ReportCyber portal and then impersonate police officers to deceive victims. Using real case reference numbers, scammers pressure individuals into moving their crypto assets to fraudulent accounts. The AFP and Australia’s...
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Rs 31 Lakh Gone In 8 Days: How Ex-Karnataka MLA Got Conned By Fake Judge
Former Karnataka MLA Gundappa Vakil was conned of Rs 31 lakh by men pretending to be CBI officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police and judge. Mr Vakil was put under digital arrest for a week.
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Supreme Court's 'Munna Bhai' Jab At Man Who Used Proxy In Teacher's Exam
The Supreme Court on Monday invoked the Bollywood movie 'Munna Bhai MBBS' to take a jibe at a man who used a proxy person with fake documents to attend the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET).
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74-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman Cheated Of Rs 24 Crore In Digital Arrest Scam
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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Fake Tinder Profiles, Staged Police Raids: How Honey-Trap Gang Extorted Men
During the investigation, police found that the gang members created fake female profiles on dating applications such as Tinder and QuackQuack to lure unsuspecting victims.
-
Medical Exam Scandals Through The Years: Cases That Triggered National Concern
Allegations of paper leaks and irregularities in NEET UG 2026 have raised concerns about the fairness of medical entrance exams in India.
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Hyderabad Man Shoots Videos Posing As Cop, Claims Access To Chief Minister
In the videos, the man claimed that he could arrange direct meetings with the Chief Minister without any prior appointment. In one clip, he asked viewers to contact him if they wished to meet the Chief Minister.
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Pune Man Fakes Police Selection To Get Marriage Offers, Faces Police Case
According to the police, the accused chose this path out of frustration at being unmarried.
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Court Drops Fraud Case Against CoinDCX Founders, Says No Evidence Found
A Thane court has ruled that there is no case against CoinDCX co-founders in an impersonation-linked fraud. The court found no evidence connecting them to the alleged scam, which was carried out by individuals posing as the founders. The decision offers relief to the company while highlighting risks of impersonation in the crypto sector.
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Two Co-Founders of Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Held on Charges of Fraud
CoinDCX founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal have been arrested by Thane police for allegedly being involved in a ₹71.6‑lakh fraud. Officials say the case links them to cheating through the crypto platform. However, the company claims the FIR is false and says impersonators pretended to be its founders to fool the public and create a cons...
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DoT's SIM Binding Rule Explained: What It Means for Messaging Apps and Users
India is shifting towards stricter verification for messaging platforms through a new SIM binding requirement announced by the Department of Telecommunications on December 1. Under the directive, messaging platforms were given a 90-day window to implement the changes. The rule aims to ensure that messaging app accounts remain linked to an active SI...
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Sunil Grover Reacts To Mimicking Celebrities Amid Rise In Personality Rights Cases: 'I Don't Support Offensive Jokes'
"Personally, when I impersonate people, I celebrate them," said Sunil Grover
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"No Obligation To Inform State Cops Of Raid": Central Agency In I-PAC Case
The Enforcement Directorate has no statutory obligation to inform state police before a search in connection with a probe, the central agency has told the Supreme Court in connection with its petition in the I-PAC case
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Man Poses As IPS Officer, Dupes Woman Into Marrying Him In Rajasthan
A man was arrested for allegedly posing as an IPS officer and marrying a woman using false credentials in Rajasthan's Banswara district, police said on Tuesday.
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How Delhi CA Lost Rs 75,000 In Minutes After Downloading File On WhatsApp
A case of cyber fraud has emerged from Delhi, where a chartered accountant was tricked into downloading a malicious file through WhatsApp under the promise of increasing her credit card limit.
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Scammers Exploit Australia’s Cybercrime Portal to Impersonate Police and Steal Crypto, AFP Warns
Australian authorities have warned of a new cryptocurrency scam in which criminals file fake reports through the government’s ReportCyber portal and then impersonate police officers to deceive victims. Using real case reference numbers, scammers pressure individuals into moving their crypto assets to fraudulent accounts. The AFP and Australia’s...
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Rs 31 Lakh Gone In 8 Days: How Ex-Karnataka MLA Got Conned By Fake Judge
Former Karnataka MLA Gundappa Vakil was conned of Rs 31 lakh by men pretending to be CBI officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police and judge. Mr Vakil was put under digital arrest for a week.
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Supreme Court's 'Munna Bhai' Jab At Man Who Used Proxy In Teacher's Exam
The Supreme Court on Monday invoked the Bollywood movie 'Munna Bhai MBBS' to take a jibe at a man who used a proxy person with fake documents to attend the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET).
