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The Status of Policing in India Report (SPIR) 2026, based on a survey by Lokniti-CSDS and Common Cause across 16 States, examines two factors that enable the progress of redressal in cybercrime complaints – bribery and using the influence of personal network; both channels are used more often, and appear to work more for the victims from marginalised groups
Amid deeper integration into the digital ecosystem, cybercrime cases rose 17.9% nationally, to 1,01,928 in 2024; respondents who spent more time online were more likely to be targeted by fraudsters, while financial fraud was more closely linked to social and economic status, with wealthier and more educated respondents more likely to report being victims
Addressing the students, personnel explain the functioning of the Shakti app and urge them to seek police assistance without delay in emergencies
The primary responsibility of the desks will be to function as independent wings in each police station, exclusively guiding victims in cybercrime cases
Home Minister urges them to master modern crime-detection methods, act with honesty and patience, and uphold the reputation of the Police Department
According to the police, the accused created the fake ticket through social media and sold it for ₹3,500 to a devotee on September 19
Asked to pay ₹25 lakh in “taxes” before he could withdraw his money, he realised he had been cheated
The move comes amid concerns that delay in acting on cyber fraud complaints can hamper efforts to preserve digital evidence
U.S.-headquartered Meta is the first major tech intermediary to commit to establishing a direct reporting pipeline to Indian law enforcement.
U.S.-headquartered Meta is the first major tech intermediary to commit to establishing a direct reporting pipeline to Indian law enforcement
Police said investigation indicated that the accused had duped 14 victims across various States to the tune of ₹3 crore in cash and gold ornaments. No money was lost by the complainant in the Hyderabad case
The Trump administration sanctioned Chinese-language marketplace Xinbi Guarantee on Wednesday, along with two affiliated organisations, as part of a wider crackdown on transnational cybercrime. The US Department of Justice also announced it had seized Telegram channels and cryptocurrency wallets tied to the platform, which has over 650,000 users, freezing more than US$52 million in potentially laundered funds in just one day. “This is not a distant overseas crime story,” said Jeanine Pirro, the...
Matter came to light recently when some of his friends accessed his laptop while working on a college magazine and came across the morphed images. They alerted college authorities and the police