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India 2nd most vulnerable nation for cyber scams after USA, warns Meta report
India 2nd most vulnerable nation for cyber scams after USA, warns Meta report

Cyber-crime in India: India has emerged as one of the nations primarily being targeted for global cyber-crime, finishing second only to the United States, social giant Meta recently revealed in its report. The tech giant’s Adversarial Threat Report 2026 highlights a worrisome spike in AI-driven scams, signalling a new era of sophisticated digital frauds. Report mentions AI fuelling rise in cyber-crime The report underscored how cyber-criminal syndicates are…

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Karnataka Police dismantle gang persuading students to open mule bank accounts using ‘scholarship’ as bait
Karnataka Police dismantle gang persuading students to open mule bank accounts using ‘scholarship’ as bait

Karnataka cybercrime gang busted: The Karnataka Police on Monday laid hands on five persons for allegedly running a racket, which lured students on the pretext of scholarships and used to persuade them into opening bank accounts, which were later used by the accused to channel money procured through cyber-crime. According to police, the gang was operating in the state’s Gadag city, and targeted unsuspecting students by posing as…

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2 of an ISI-linked terror module fall into police dragnet in Amritsar; cops recover AK-47, Glock pistols
2 of an ISI-linked terror module fall into police dragnet in Amritsar; cops recover AK-47, Glock pistols

Terror module bust: Punjab police on Saturday claimed to have dismantled a suspected terror module in Amritsar, which was allegedly funded by Pakistan’s Intelligence agency, the Inter-services Intelligence (ISI). The police arrested two suspects, and also recovered a cache of sophisticated weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, Glock pistols and ammunition, they said.  Punjab DGP informs about development The Director General of Police (DGP) of Punjab said that the…

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Undergraduate student found hanging in campus apartment at IIT Delhi; police register FIR, suspect suicide
Undergraduate student found hanging in campus apartment at IIT Delhi; police register FIR, suspect suicide

IIT suicide: A first-year male undergraduate student enrolled at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside an apartment on the campus on Thursday, the police reported on Friday. According to the police, the youth may have died by suicide, though no suicide note was recovered from the scene.  The police said they received a call on Thursday morning regarding the…

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DRI dismantles illegal Alprazolam Factory in Andhra Pradesh; drugs worth Rs 47 cr seized, masterminds held
DRI dismantles illegal Alprazolam Factory in Andhra Pradesh; drugs worth Rs 47 cr seized, masterminds held

Drug bust India: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday busted a clandestine Alprazolam manufacturing facility laid in the Kondapalli Industrial Development area of Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district and seized drugs worth Rs 47 crore, officials said. According to officials, they also laid hands on two masterminds who had been running the unit, including a chemist with 20+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical and chemical sector. …

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Emails threatening to blow up passport offices sweep Rajasthan, turn out to be hoax
Emails threatening to blow up passport offices sweep Rajasthan, turn out to be hoax

Bomb threat: A wave of panic swept across Rajasthan on Tuesday, as passport offices in multiple cities of the state received emails threatening they would be blown up, the police said. According to the police, the emails prompted evacuation and extensive search operations at all the Passport Seva Kendras that had received the threat, but no suspicious items were found, and the threats were later deemed a hoax. …

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West Bengal STF nabs 2 Bangladeshis in connection with activist Sharif Osman Hadi’s murder
West Bengal STF nabs 2 Bangladeshis in connection with activist Sharif Osman Hadi’s murder

Activist Sharif murder: West Bengal’s Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday claimed to have arrested two key accused, said to be Bangladeshi nationals, from the border town of Bongaon in connection with the murder of Bangladeshi political activist Sharif Osman Bin Hadi. The accused, as per officials, were arrested while they had been attempting to evade the law.  Accused arrested from North 24 Parganas district According to STF…

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Man arrested for drowning 3 minor daughters in Telangana’s Kamareddy Lake over financial woes
Man arrested for drowning 3 minor daughters in Telangana’s Kamareddy Lake over financial woes

Telangana crime: A man who used to drive an auto rickshaw to make a living in Telangana’s Kamareddy district allegedly drowned three of his minor daughters in a lake in the town days ago, the police reported on Sunday. According to the police, the accused revealed during the interrogation that he was struggling with financial woes, which prompted him to take the extreme step.  Accused, his wife approached…

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Gujarat police nab man from Bengal for sending hoax bomb threat emails to courts, schools
Gujarat police nab man from Bengal for sending hoax bomb threat emails to courts, schools

India crime: A joint team comprising officials from the Ahmedabad Crime Branch and the cyber-crime cell laid hands on a man in West Bengal on Tuesday, who had sent scores of emails to the courts and schools of the city, threatening to blow them up. According to officials, the arrested accused was the mastermind behind the hoax emails, which prompted the evacuation of schools and courts, sending a…

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Kannada actress murders live-in partner in Bengaluru; held along with 2 accomplices
Kannada actress murders live-in partner in Bengaluru; held along with 2 accomplices

Crime news: The Bengaluru police arrested a Kannada actress on Monday on charges of killing her live-in partner with the help of two accomplices, they said, adding that the accused left the body in a rented flat in the city. According to the police, the accused committed the crime on February 18, 2026, but it came to light on Monday after the neighbours sensed a foul smell emanating…

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