The wing of cyber criminality of the police in cyber crime was arrested by 10 people in connection with seven cases of cyber crime found between 5 and 11 August and revealed a network of perpetrators across several countries.
Officials stated that out of the overall arrest, seven were linked to a trading fraud, which represented five of the cases under investigation during the week. The remaining cases included fraud in breaking and business fraud, leading to two and one arrests.
During the intervention, the police confiscated 15 mobile phones, 14 SIM cards, seven debit cards, check book, PAN card and two owner stamps. In a parallel effort to return the stolen funds, officials secured in 20 cases 115 court orders, allowing the victims to restore more than 60.33 ₹ Lakh.
Police urged citizens to remain vigilant against online investments and business fraud promising unusually high revenues, to verify the authenticity of financial transactions and be careful in sharing personal data such as Aadhaar, banking data or one -off passwords.
They also warned against linking from unknown sources on applications or e -mail sending messages and recommended the public to immediately report suspicious numbers or communication to the National Line in the 1930 computer crime or through the government portal for computer crime.
Published – 14 August 2025 17:17
