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Mumbai: 71-year-old duped of Rs 1.05 crore in ‘digital arrest’ scam

Mumbai: 71-year-old duped of Rs 1.05 crore in ‘digital arrest’ scam

According to the police, the victim received a call on March 4 from a person claiming to be an official from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). He was later kept under 'digital arrest' for 10 days

18 March,2026 11:06 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Govt tells Parliament 41.41 lakh fake ration cards deleted in 2025

Govt tells Parliament 41.41 lakh fake ration cards deleted in 2025

The Centre told Parliament that 41.41 lakh ineligible ration cards were deleted in 2025 under reforms to the Public Distribution System, with Haryana reporting the highest removals. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya said digitisation, Aadhaar seeding and ePoS devices helped improve targeting and curb leakages

17 March,2026 07:05 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Farmer ID data security issue raised in Maharashtra Assembly

Farmer ID data security issue raised in Maharashtra Assembly

During Question Hour, Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned the process of issuing Farmer IDs and warned about potential risks to the sensitive data of cultivators

11 March,2026 04:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Thane man accused of using senior citizen’s documents to run firms, evade GST

Thane man accused of using senior citizen’s documents to run firms, evade GST

The accused conducted business transactions through these firms and failed to pay the required GST, and a probe has found he has cheated others with the same modus operandi

09 March,2026 03:10 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent

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