Cyber crime | Free Press Kashmir

Massive cyber scam busted in JK, 7,200 mule accounts traced, 21 arrested: Police

Probe also uncovered an international angle — with some local youth lured to countries like Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines Srinagar:...

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India

India and US sign MoU to boost cybercrime investigation collaboration

New Delhi: India and the United States have signed an agreement to enhance collaboration in cybercrime investigations, according to the Ministry of...

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Crime

Recruiter by day, blackmailer by night: Noida man arrested for duping 700 women

New Delhi: A 23-year-old recruiter, Tushar Singh Bisht, was arrested in East Delhi’s Shakarpur area on Friday for allegedly defrauding over 700...

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Crime

Cyber thugs target JK citizens with fake coupons; police warns

Srinagar: Cyber criminals in Jammu and Kashmir are employing new tactics to dupe unsuspecting citizens by sending out fake coupons in the...

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Commentary

Is the quest for easy money becoming a grand delusion for young Kashmir?

In his Class 8, Moonis is already building castles in the air. Hailing from a lower-middle class family of Kashmir, his wishful...

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Crime

Man using fake twitter account of SSP Shopian arrested, says police

He was demanding money from people through fake Twitter handle Shopian: Police on Wednesday said that a notorious criminal was arrested with...

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Crime

‘They hacked all my contacts’: After sexploitation, loan scam alarms Kashmir

At a time when some top bureaucrats are facing cyber-attacks in Kashmir, the commoners are grappling with a new online scam where...

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Feature

Sextortion and obscenity: The case of unknown video calls in Kashmir

Sextortion or obscene video-calling scam has become a new malady for money-minting in Kashmir. Aijaz Baba was sitting with his family one...

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Crime

BCA graduate arrested for running anonymous social media accounts, endangering lives of innocent people: police

Srinagar: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a BCA graduate for running anonymous accounts on social media networking sites including Facebook...

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Censorship