Cybercrime

Haryana STF’s Year of Crackdown: Gangsters, Cybercrime, and Rewarded Criminals in the Crosshairs

Haryana STF’s Year of Crackdown: Gangsters, Cybercrime, and Rewarded Criminals in the Crosshairs

Chandigarh, July 1: Haryana Police’s Special Task Force (STF) achieved remarkable success in its decisive operations against organized crime between January 1 and June 29, 2025. During this period, STF arrested 58 rewarded criminals, 101 gangsters/gang members, and 178 heinous offenders, successfully putting them behind bars. These achievements highlight STF’s aggressive strategy, rapid response, and direct strikes on criminal networks in 2025, which have significantly strengthened the protective shield against crime in the state.When compared with the same period in the year 2024, 100 rewarded criminals, 29 gangsters/gang members, and 227 heinous offenders were arrested. This comparison clearly indicates that…
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Chandigarh Resident Duped of ₹1.08 Crore in Online Trading Scam

Chandigarh Resident Duped of ₹1.08 Crore in Online Trading Scam

Chandigarh, March 29, 2025 – Cybercrime related to online trading and investment scams is on the rise, with a fresh case in Chandigarh exposing a major fraud. A Sector 21 resident, Kanav Khanna, lost ₹1.08 crore after being lured with promises of high investment returns.Khanna filed a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station, Sector 17, detailing how an unidentified fraudster convinced him to invest gradually in a bogus online trading scheme. Based on his complaint, police registered a case under multiple sections of the BNS and IT Act.Surge in Cyber Fraud CasesMore than 500 online fraud cases have been…
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