A youth from Durgapur, Pranavananda Mondal, was arrested by the Maharashtra Police today. He is accused of defrauding people of Rs 16 crore by promising to erect wireless internet towers on their land in Nagpur.
Apart from Himachal Pradesh, the raids are being conducted across Delhi, Chandigarh and Punjab. In Himachal Pradesh, 19 locations in Shimla, Kangra, Una, Mandi, and Kullu were searched on Wednesday.
Nine accused, along with an equal number of female tele-callers associated with the racket, were arrested in a raid on the centre.
While investigations are ongoing against various chit-fund companies, including Saradha and Rose Valley, a chit-fund organisation has duped around 7,000 people.
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), MHA, provided information about the misuse of eight SMS headers for sending fraudulent communications for committing cybercrime.
Sarla Garg, a resident of Gurugram, Haryana, lured her victims with quick returns for their investment before making good her scam with the amount.
The Republican former president has denied any wrongdoing and described James' probe as a politically motivated witch hunt.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPPDL) has warned its customers against fraudsters asking for money by sending false messages on WhatsApp.
A gaming company filed a complaint on cyber crime helpline (1930) within ‘golden hours’ in ‘golden hours’ after finding that unauthorised deposits of Rs 35 lakh were made to the wallet of a user, which were transferred by the user to his personal account.
The state crime branch has handed over 132 untraced cases from different districts to the AFIC for investigation. The AFIC started functioning last month.
