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rRs.r70,000 salary, Bangkok job bait, then torture: 2,000 Indians may be trapped in Myanmar, Maha police probe finds

India, Aug. 17 -- A Beed police investigation into the alleged trafficking of a graphic designer to Myanmar has revealed the suspected scale of a cybercrime recruitment network with around 2,000 India... Read More


Beed case exposes risks of Indians being lured into Myanmar cybercrime network

India, Aug. 17 -- Beed case exposes risks of Indians being lured into Myanmar cybercrime network Shrinivas Deshpande shrinivas.deshpande@htlive.com Pune: A Beed police investigation into the allege... Read More


50 acres allotted for Pimpri-Chinchwad police headquarters

India, Aug. 17 -- The Maharashtra government has allotted around 50 acres at Tathawade in Mulshi taluka for a permanent headquarters of the Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissionerate and allied facilitie... Read More


Man steals motorcycles to make quick money; 22 cases solved in Pimpri-Chinchwad

India, Aug. 17 -- Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Friday arrested a man allegedly involved in stealing motorcycles and selling them to make quick money, officials said on Sunday. Police recovered 22 stole... Read More


Reel creator held in rRs.r10.74 crore 'digital arrest' fraud

India, Aug. 13 -- Cyber police have arrested a 26-year-old social media reel creator who allegedly played a key role in a "digital arrest" fraud in which an 82-year-old Pune resident was cheated of Rs... Read More


Man posing as builder cheats jeweller of rRs.r14.78 lakh

India, Aug. 12 -- Police have arrested a 38-year-old man who allegedly posed as the owner of realty firm Pragati Buildcon and cheated a Chandan Nagar jeweller of Rs.14.78 lakh by taking 100 grams of g... Read More


77-year-old duped of rRs.r4.98 lakh in fake SIR data fraud

India, Aug. 12 -- A 77-year-old citizen from Wadgaon Budruk was allegedly duped of Rs.4.98 lakh after a fraudster posing as an election commission official claimed that there was a mismatch in his SIR... Read More


Two held for cheating man of rRs.r2.17 crore over kumbh mela tender

India, Aug. 12 -- The Nashik City crime branch has arrested two persons for allegedly cheating a man of Rs.2.17 crore by promising to secure tender-related work for the upcoming Nashik-Trimbakeshwar K... Read More


Man dies after roadside fight over foot touching while having snack

India, Aug. 12 -- A 34-year-old man died after allegedly being assaulted following a minor dispute at a roadside food stall in Ganesh Peth on Sunday. The argument reportedly began after his foot touch... Read More


Four youths killed, two injured in road accident on Pune-Satara highway

India, Aug. 12 -- Four youths were killed and two others injured after the SUV they were travelling in lost control, hit a road divider, overturned and crossed into the opposite lane before colliding ... Read More