Exactly 15 days after the state home minister Dilip Walse Patil called a meeting with top Maharashtra Cyber Cell officials along with mid-day reporters, taking cognisance of the loan app harassment reportage, the Cyber Cell has busted one module originating from Karnataka. Five accused who have been harassing borrowers by morphing their pictures and sharing the same with the victims’ contacts were arrested. The arrested accused includes a supervisor who was on the payroll of the loan app syndicate.
14 June,2022 09:57 PM IST | Mumbai
Known for his romantic outings in Marathi cinema, Swwapnil Joshi says 'Samantar 2' changed viewers’ perception of him. Leaving behind the candyfloss romantic stories of Marathi cinema, Swwapnil chose the dark and compelling 'Samantar' for his web debut. The actor is back with the second season, which he describes as a 'pacier thriller'. In a chat with mid-day, he opens up about the pressures of doing a sequel and how it has opened more doors for him.
21 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Don't be upset if you are facing a cash crunch and your company is not ready to pay Diwali bonus this year. In a unique case of Hawala operations to tackle the liquidity crunch during the festive seasons, retailers are offering cash through bogus credit card bills. The user gets cash, the trader his percentage and the bank gets its due along with a valid bill.
01 November,2010 12:00 PM IST
MiD DAY's Bhupen Patel and Shubha Shetty-Saha posed as a childless couple looking to buy a baby. Within a week, this woman (a cook at an orphanage) sold them a 6-day-old boy.
18 December,2014 10:31 AM IST
Two MiD DAY reporters posed as a couple and approached the syndicate operating out of the innocuous, even respectable, setting of an orphanage for disabled kids in the far suburb of Ulhasnagar. At the end of the seven days, a six-day-old male child was sold to the undercover scribes for Rs 2.30 lakh, with zero paperwork and no waiting time.
18 December,2014 05:57 PM IST
Two MiD DAY reporters posed as a couple and approached the syndicate operating out of the innocuous, even respectable, setting of an orphanage for disabled kids in the far suburb of Ulhasnagar. At the end of the seven days, a six-day-old male child was sold to the undercover scribes for Rs 2.30 lakh, with zero paperwork and no waiting time.
18 December,2014 08:52 PM IST
The Meerut police have rescued 35 women including minors who were trafficked into the city from Nepal and Rajasthan. "This is an on-going mission. We had information about these women being illegally brought in. Our mission to rescue these victims will continue," said Sudhir Singh, Superintendent of Meerut Police. Video courtesy: NDTV
23 May,2012 09:30 AM IST
Couple arrested for running sex racket. Video courtesy: NDTV
15 June,2012 06:28 PM IST
Fake agent running tatkal ticket racket busted. Video courtesy: NDTV
23 June,2012 06:34 PM IST
Fake agent running tatkal ticket racket busted. Video courtesy: NDTV
23 June,2012 06:04 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
