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JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir has shown a decrease in the number of overall crime incidents from 2021 to 2023, recording a fall of 2,080 cases during the period, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report 2023 said. The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday released the 71st edition of the NCRB annual report, which presents a comprehensive analysis of crime statistics for the calendar year 2023. As per the report, overall crime data, including Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and Special and Local Laws ...Read More >
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has shown a decrease in the number of overall crime incidents from 2021 to 2023, recording a fall of 2,080 cases during the period, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report 2023 said. The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday released the 71st edition of the NCRB annual report, which presents a comprehensive analysis of crime statistics for the calendar year 2023. As per the report, overall crime data, including Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and Special and Local Laws ...Read More >
New Delhi: Cyber crimes have shown a staggering 31 percent increase in 2023, with 86,420 cases registered in the year, compared to 65,983 cases in 2022, according to the latest report from the National Crime Records Bureau. The crime rate, which measures the number of crimes per lakh population, increased from 4.8 in 2022 to 6.2 in 2023, it said. Defrauding gullible victims was a primary motive of the cyber criminals, with 68.9 percent of them driven by the desire to scam their victims in 59,5 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a disturbing development, the National Crime Records Bureau's (NCRB) latest report, Crime in India 2023, has revealed the worsening trend of crimes against women in Odisha. The report revealed that Odisha is among the states and union territories that recorded the highest rate of crimes against women (crime per one lakh population) in the country in 2023. The rate of crimes against women in Odisha in the concerned year stood at 112.4, which is the fourth ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Former Hyderabad police commissioner C.V. Anand assumed charge as special chief secretary, home, at the Secretariat on Tuesday. Anand, a 1996-batch IPS officer of DG rank, previously served as Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and twice held the post of Hyderabad city police commissioner. He had also served as commissioner of Cyberabad. During his early career, Anand worked in several Maoist-affected districts, earning recognition for his leadership and service. He ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hyderabad's new Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar on Tuesday asserted that the police would deal with the menace of drugs with an iron hand. Addressing a press conference after assuming office, he said drugs were the biggest problem faced by Hyderabad, which is the fastest-growing city in the country. As the drug menace is destroying the future of youth, the police will deal with it firmly, he said. Past drug-related cases will be reviewed thoroughly, traci ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Cyber crimes have shown a staggering 31 per cent increase in 2023, with 86,420 cases registered in the year, compared to 65,983 cases in 2022, according to the latest report from the National Crime Records Bureau. The crime rate, which measures the number of crimes per lakh population, increased from 4.8 in 2022 to 6.2 in 2023, it said. Defrauding gullible victims was a primary motive of the cyber criminals, with 68.9 per cent of them driven by the desire to scam their vi ...Read More >
India recorded a 2.8% decrease in murders in 2023, but new NCRB data reveals a concerning 28.8% surge in crimes against Scheduled Tribes. Cybercrimes also dramatically increased by 31.2%. Overall cognizable crimes rose by 7.2%, with a nominal 0.4% increase in crimes against women, indicating shifting crime landscapes across the nation. India recorded 27,721 cases of murder in 2023, less by 2.8 per cent from 2022, while crimes against Scheduled Tribes rose by a staggering 28 per cent during the ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sept 30 (Maxim News): Telangana DGP Dr. Jitender will retire today. On this occasion, the police department organized a parade and farewell program for the DGP at the Telangana Police Academy. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Speaking at the program, DGP Jitender got very emotional. Talking about his family, he burst into tears. 'My mother passed away recently.. I am grateful to my wife and children who understood me and supported me. I lost both my mother and father.. I had to stay away ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The 'Block Your Lost/ Stolen Mobile Handset' facility on the flagship citizen-centric digital safety initiative "Sanchar-Saathi" of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has crossed a significant milestone by facilitating the recovery of over 6 lakh lost and stolen mobile handsets, said the Ministry of Communications in a release on Tuesday. The Ministry added that this achievement underscores the government's commitment to protecting citizens' digital as ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Senior IPS officer V. C. Sajjanar, who took over as the new Police Commissioner of Hyderabad on Tuesday, said that he will give top priority to tackling cybercrimes and economic offences. After taking charge at Integrated Command Control Centre, he stated that women safety will also be among his priorities. Sajjanar, a 1996 batch IPS officer had earlier served as Police Commissioner of Cyberabad, said that he would play his role in making Hyderabad the number one city in the country ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Cybercrime police have dismantled what they describe as the largest movie piracy network in India, arresting five key members across multiple states. Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand said the racket was responsible for leaking hundreds of films online. Anand stated that the Telugu film industry alone lost about Rs 3,700 crore to piracy in 2024, while the wider Indian film industry recorded losses of nearly Rs 22,400 crore in 2023 from pirated content across theatres and OTT pla ...Read More >
TIRUCHY/CHENNAI: TVK founder Vijay deliberately delayed his arrival at Karur to show his political strength, as he was told that his supporters had started flocking the spot in large numbers, blamed the first information report registered by the Karur town police, which is investigating the stampede that has so far claimed 41 lives. It added that TVK leaders, including general secretary N Anand, were warned that the situation was getting out of hand. However, they failed to control the crowd, t ...Read More >
X has locked horns with New Delhi in the past, equating the government's mechanisms with censorship. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the new system tackles a proliferation of unlawful content and ensures accountability online. Social media platform X said on Monday it plans to appeal an Indian court order that would allow over two million police officers nationwide to issue arbitrary takedown requests via a secretive online portal called the Sahyog. "We will appeal this ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun probing a few bank officials and middlemen as part of its investigation into a cybercrime case involving the receipt of ₹3.81 crore from multiple defrauded victims into a mule account. The CBI arrested S Palande, Y Thakur and S Singh in July, and the fourth person, identified only as Neeraj, this month. Neeraj allegedly convinced co-accused Palande to open the mule account at a private bank, according to agency sources. The other two w ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 29 (ANI): The Hyderabad Police, in the wake of unravelling one of the largest film piracy rackets in recent times, convened a high-level meeting with members of the Telugu film fraternity.According to an official release, those who attended the meeting included heroes, producers, exhibitors, and digital distribution partners. They were briefed on the findings and explained how the offences were being committed, as well as the precautions to be taken.Durin ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 29 (ANI): The Hyderabad Police, in the wake of unravelling one of the largest film piracy rackets in recent times, convened a high-level meeting with members of the Telugu film fraternity. According to an official release, those who attended the meeting included heroes, producers, exhibitors, and digital distribution partners. They were briefed on the findings and explained how the offences were being committed, as well as the precautions to be taken. A ...Read More >
The 29-year-old man named Stephane, alias K Cee Dominic, was arrested from his rented accommodation, news agency PTI reported, citing police officials. Police officials said that the man used an app which helps users practise language skills by chatting with native speakers around the world. From this app, he used to target single women and gain their trust. He would then claim to be stranded at immigration with large-value cheques or documents pending clearance. Meanwhile, his associates woul ...Read More >
A sophisticated, multi-state movie piracy racket has been busted with the arrest of five men allegedly responsible for leaking high-profile films and causing estimated losses of Rs 3,700 crore to the Telugu film industry. The operation by the Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police uncovered a complex network that used both advanced server hacking and in-theatre cam-cording, with all transactions routed exclusively through cryptocurrency. The arrested individuals are linked to the illegal release of seve ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: In the wake of busting one of the largest film piracy rackets in recent times, Hyderabad police held a high-level meeting with prominent members of the Telugu film industry to share the investigation findings and discuss the precautions to be taken. The meeting was attended by leading actors Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna and Nani, along with Telangana Film Development Corporation Chairman V. Venkata Ramana Reddy (Dil Raju), producers, exhibitors and digital distribution partners. ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime police, on September 29, busted a movie piracy network, arrested five individuals and issued notices to five others for aiding and abetting the illegal operation. The operation followed complaints from the Anti-Video Piracy Cell of the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) in June, alleging piracy of films 'Single' and 'HIT: The Third Case' on the very day of release. The arrested suspects have been identified as Ashwani Kumar, 21, from Bihar; Cyril Infant ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (PTI) Police on Monday said its cybercrime wing arrested five persons and dismantled a major racket involved in the "illegal distribution of copyrighted films", including recent Telugu releases. The prime accused, Ashwani Kumar (21) of Patna, was identified as the kingpin behind the leakage of HD movies before their theatrical release. Police said Kumar had hacked several government websites, including the governments of Bihar and Jharkhand. "He hacked the main servers of di ...Read More >
The Gurgaon police raided a call centre operating from Udyog Vihar Phase-5 to arrest the accused. The Gurgaon police Friday raided a call centre operating from the basement of a building in Udyog Vihar Phase-5 and arrested 11 people, including the owner and four women, for allegedly scamming people by selling fake sex enhancement drugs through misleading advertisements on Instagram and Facebook. Acting on technical intelligence, a team led by Inspector Naveen Kumar, manager of the Cyber South ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 28: In a major breakthrough against cyber-enabled financial fraud, the Delhi Police Crime Branch's Cyber Cell has arrested a key accused linked to a pan-India crypto investment racket that defrauded a victim of nearly Rs 34 lakh, police officials said on Sunday. Officials said the accused, Naresh Kumar of Haryana's Karnal, was apprehended for acting as a professional "account provider" to organised cyber fraud syndicates operating under the name Coin-Ex Crypto Trading. Digi ...Read More >
Chennai: Madras HC has transferred the probe into the murder of state BSP president K Armstrong to the CBI. It also directed the CBI to complete the probe and file a final report before the jurisdictional court in six months.Justice P Velmurugan passed the order on Wednesday, on a plea moved by Armstrong's brother, K Immanuvel, to transfer the probe from the state police to a central agency.Armstrong, who was the state president of the BSP, was hacked to death near his residence on July 5, 2024. ...Read More >
Gurugram: A Gurugram-based influencer accused a police officer of stalking and harassment, following which the authorities registered an FIR and suspend the accused officer. The case came to light after Shivangi Peswani shared details of the incident on social media, exposing the conduct of the officer. Stalking and Harassment Allegations According to the video Peswani shared on Instagram, the incident took place on September 14 when she was returning home in Gurugram. She received a message ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sept. 26 (Maxim News) : The Telangana Police Department has issued detailed instructions to the Cyber Crime Police Stations in Hyderabad, directing them to open and maintain Suspect/History Sheets on habitual and repeat offenders involved in social media offences and financial frauds. The move is aimed at ensuring close surveillance and curbing the nefarious activities of potential repeat offenders. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp According to the official memorandum issued by the Hyder ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) to enhance information sharing and coordination to stop the misuse of telecom resources in financial frauds and cybercrimes. FIU-IND is the central national agency responsible for receiving, processing, analysing, and disseminating information relating to suspected financial transactions and coordinating efforts against money launderin ...Read More >
History sheets will be opened to keep tabs on not just convicted social media offenders, but also suspects, police memo says The Telangana Police decided to open "history sheets" for repeat offenders in cases involving social media, in what is believed to be a first in the country. History sheets are usually opened for notorious criminals who repeatedly commit civil and criminal offences. An order issued through a memo by the Cyber Crime police on September 23 said the decision to open history ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu told the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday that his government is focused on two priorities: exposing "criminals in political guise" and "curbing the misuse of social media". He warned of serious action against those who commit crimes on women and spread fake campaigns using social media platforms. Expressing concern over fake campaigns on social media, the CM warned of strict actionagainst those posting objectionable content, particul ...Read More >
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