In a major crackdown, Jalalpur police in Bihar's Chapra on Friday arrested two individuals involved in a gang accused of cheating people under the guise of a government scheme.

The gang allegedly defrauded women by posing as members of an NGO and promising benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).

A woman teacher was duped out of Rs 12.80 lakh by cybercriminals in Rajasthan's Ajmer district.

The Ajmer Police have arrested one accused in connection with the case from Jaipur.

The victim, Gargi Das, an English teacher at the prestigious Mayo College Girls School, received a phone call on August 25, 2024, from a person claiming to be a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) officer.

The caller threatened to disconnect her mobile number. Shortly afterwards, she received a WhatsApp video call from another individual posing as an officer of the Mumbai Crime Branch.

He falsely claimed that an FIR for money laundering had been filed against her in Canada. The fraudsters intimidated her by sharing forged legal documents and instructed her to maintain silence.

A bank manager lost Rs 56 lakh after being "digitally arrested" by cyber fraudsters in Karnataka's Mandya district.

The police cracked the case after nine months and arrested three persons in connection with the crime.

According to police, the victim is a woman bank manager working at Bank of Baroda.

The cyber criminals, posing as officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), contacted her through a video call and accused her of being involved in money laundering and making threatening calls.

Patna Police have arrested three persons for allegedly raping a minor girl and blackmailing her with a video clip, an official said on Thursday.

City SP (West) Bhanu Pratap Singh said that the police came to know about the incident on July 22 after the victim’s parents lodged a complaint at the Danapur police station.

A local panchayat member of Trinamool Congress in Murshidabad district of West Bengal is among the two detained on Thursday, in connection with a murder case.

The incident took place in the Bharatpur area in Murshidabad district. An official identified the deceased as Shasti Ghosh (55), a Trinamool Congress worker.

He was hacked by a group of miscreants near his residence early Thursday morning.

Bengaluru Police on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old youth on charges of uploading obscene videos of women on the social media platform Instagram.

The accused has been identified as Dilawar Hussain, a resident of the Byrathi locality near Kottanuru on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

The Ashoknagar Police have registered an FIR against him under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act.

According to the police, the accused uploaded obscene videos targeting women on Instagram.

In a major crackdown, the Cyber Police Station of North District, Delhi, has busted an interstate gang of cyber cheats that duped victims through fake investment schemes on social media.

Seven individuals have been arrested from different parts of Uttar Pradesh in connection with the case.

Amid the ongoing debate over the rising cases of atrocities against women, two rape incidents reported in Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur districts have once again rocked Odisha.

In a shameful incident, the Jagatsinghpur police on Tuesday arrested one person on charges of raping an 18-year-old girl in Jagatsinghpur Town police station area. Police have launched a manhunt to nab another accused who is still at large.

The Bengaluru Police on Tuesday claimed to have cracked a daylight robbery case involving the theft of Rs 2 crore from a businessman, and arrested 15 people in connection with the crime.

The police have also seized Rs 1.11 crore in cash, four cars, four bikes, and weapons used in the crime.

The security forces in Manipur arrested eight militants of different outfits and recovered many arms and ammunition during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday.

A police officer said that eight arrested extremists belong to United People’s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) and Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), and they were arrested from Tengnoupal and Imphal East districts.

A car, Indian and Nepalese currencies, mobile phones, SIM cards, Aadhaar cards, and PAN cards were recovered from the possession of the arrested militants.

Of the eight arrested militants, three KCP militants were arrested from India-Myanmar border areas under the hilly Tengnoupal district.