Cybercrime Archives - National Times

09 Feb

SC Calls Rs 54,000 Crore Digital Fraud ‘Dacoity’, Directs Centre to Frame SOP to Tackle Cyber Scams

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaCBI Investigation, cyber security India, Cybercrime, digital arrest scam, digital fraud India, RBI, Supreme Court

New Delhi, February 9, 2026: Expressing serious concern over the rising menace of cybercrime, the Supreme Court on Monday described the siphoning off of nearly Rs 54,000 crore through digital frauds as nothing short of “robbery or dacoity” and directed the Centre to prepare a comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) to combat such offences. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant observed that the amount lost to digital fraud was larger than the annual budgets of several smaller states. The court noted that such large-scale frauds could be the result of either negligence or possible collusion by…

27 Oct

Supreme Court Issues Notices to States, UTs Over Rising ‘Digital Arrest’ Scams

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaCBI probe, Cybercrime, digital arrest scam, forged judicial orders, Supreme Court

New Delhi, October 27, 2025: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all states and Union Territories over the alarming rise in digital arrest scams, directing them to submit detailed reports on all pending investigations related to such cases.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked states to provide comprehensive data on ongoing cyber fraud cases and scheduled the next hearing for November 3. The court also discussed the possibility of transferring the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to ensure a uniform and coordinated national investigation.Appearing for the Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed…

01 Jul

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

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaCybercrime, gang crackdown, Haryana STF, organized crime, rewarded criminals

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…

29 Mar

Chandigarh Resident Duped of ₹1.08 Crore in Online Trading Scam

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsBusinessChandigarh Police, Cybercrime, Investment Fraud, 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…