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International fake call centre busted in Hyderabad, nine held for targeting Australians
Hyderabad: Cyberabad Police arrested nine members of a fake call centre in Madhapur that defrauded Australian citizens using remote access scams. Acting on intelligence, the Cyber Crime Police teamed up with the Balanagar Special Operations…
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Cyberabad Police bust cyber fraud network, six arrested in SIM and bank mule racket
Hyderabad: Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police on Saturday arrested six members of a cyber fraud network that supplied SIM cards, cheque books, and bank accounts to fake trading scam operators in multiple states.
The case was registered under…
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Hyderabad Police arrest two in trading fraud case with nationwide links
Hyderabad: Cyber Crime Police arrested two men from Vashi in Navi Mumbai in a trading fraud case that spread across several states. Investigators linked the accused to 12 cases nationwide, including two registered in Telangana. The…
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Car service centre catches fire in Suchitra before dawn
Hyderabad: A car service centre in Raghavendra Colony at Suchitra caught fire before dawn on Saturday, creating an early morning emergency under the Pet Basheerabad police limits. The blaze started around 4 a.m. at the Sunrise Water Wash…
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Mother-son suicide in Sircilla shocks Rajanna Sircilla district
Hyderabad: A mother-son suicide in Rajanna Sircilla district left the region in shock on Friday after a woman died in the Maneru stream and her son followed her moments later. Lalitha of Tangallapalli mandal centre left home on Thursday and…
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Fake journalist enters Governor’s official event using forged media IDs
Hyderabad: A man impersonating a journalist gained entry into an official event attended by the Governor. This fake journalist caught national media representatives by surprise and sparked alarm, prompting a police complaint in Madhapur.…
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Mahabubabad Tahsildar caught taking ₹15,000 bribe through driver for land mutation
Hyderabad: Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Friday caught Mahabubabad district Peddavangara Tahsildar and Joint Sub-Registrar Veeraganti Mahender accepting a ₹15,000 bribe through his private driver to process a land…
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Cyber fraudster dupes Hyderabad software engineer of ₹64 lakh via WhatsApp romance scam
Hyderabad: A 31-year-old woman software engineer from LB Nagar’s Rock Town Colony was duped of ₹64 lakh over five months. The fraudster posed as a doctor on a matrimonial website and built trust through WhatsApp and Telegram communication.…
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Malakpet man loses ₹51 lakh in fake pre-IPO scam; police issue fraud advisory
Hyderabad: Cybercrime police have issued a public advisory after a retired bank employee from Malakpet lost ₹51,23,000 in a sophisticated fake pre-IPO investment scam run through Facebook and WhatsApp.
The 60-year-old victim said he saw a…
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Hyderabad inspector extortion allegations trigger public demand for action
Hyderabad: Fresh accusations of Hyderabad inspector extortion surfaced in the Old City after traders and residents said a South West Zone inspector ran his station like a personal enterprise. They explained that he fixed rates for each…
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