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Navi Mumbai businessman loses Rs 1 crore in share investment fraud

Navi Mumbai businessman loses Rs 1 crore in share investment fraud

The victim, a resident of the Vashi area in Navi Mumbai, last month clicked on an advertisement that he came across on Facebook promising lucrative returns for investments in the share market

01 February,2026 10:32 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Hyderabad: Bike taxi driver dupes women of lakhs in digital arrests; held

Hyderabad: Bike taxi driver dupes women of lakhs in digital arrests; held

The accused, identified as Jala Sai Ram Reddy, a resident of Telangana’s Karimnagar district, was apprehended by the SR Nagar police following a complaint registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal

01 February,2026 08:27 AM IST | Hyderabad | Agencies
Kerala: Congress MLA alleges 'digital arrest' scam attempt, files complaint

Kerala: Congress MLA alleges 'digital arrest' scam attempt, files complaint

According to people familiar with the matter, the call was received on Wednesday afternoon from a person claiming to be an official of the Mumbai Police. The caller alleged that financial fraud had been committed using Radhakrishnan’s Aadhaar number and that a case had been registered

29 January,2026 04:05 PM IST | Kottayam (Kerala) | mid-day online correspondent
Elderly man in Mumbai loses Rs 40 lakh to ‘digital arrest’ cyber scam

Elderly man in Mumbai loses Rs 40 lakh to ‘digital arrest’ cyber scam

A 70-year-old man from Mulund, Mumbai, was cheated of Rs 40 lakh by cyber fraudsters who threatened him with a ‘digital arrest’ using a fake drugs-in-parcel story. Police have registered an FIR and are investigating the scam

22 January,2026 06:20 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI

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