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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant expressed shock at the scale of cybercrime in India, noting that senior citizens have lost thousands of crores to fraud and extortion. He emphasised the need for continuous training of judicial officers to address modern challenges such as digital crimes.

A total of 1,05,182 cases were settled during the National Lok Adalath held across the State on Sunday, including FIRs, MV Act and cyber-crime cases. Police also facilitated refunds worth Rs. 19.50 crore to cyber-crime victims

Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar cautioned citizens against rising cybercrime, warning that fraudsters exploit fear, greed and lack of awareness through impersonation and false urgency.

The Hyderabad central zone police organised a cyber crimes awareness programme at FTCCI Building, Nampally, to educate students about online frauds such as job scams, betting apps, loan apps, and OTP frauds. DCP K Shilpavalli emphasised the seriousness of cyber crime and urged students to remain vigilant in the digital space.

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, told the Lok Sabha that both State governments and the Centre have to work together to deal with such activities

In a statement issued on Sunday, the CPI State Secretary wanted the State government to clarify the concerns of people. Though the caste census was welcomed, it would be wise to limit the questions to relevant aspects, he said

'Digital arrest' is a new method of cyber fraud, in which the fraudsters scare people by making audio or video calls by posing as law enforcement officers

Mohanty said that cybercrimes currently account for 30 per cent of all crimes, a number that could rise to 50 per cent in the future.

ACP said that India was one of the fastest growing countries in the world in terms of digitisation and technological advancement.

Cyber warriors have been appointed in every police station to provide better services to the public affected by cyber crimes

Following the incident, Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar issued a statement against the misuse of their daughter's identity on Instagram.

The Cyberabad police and the SCSC emphasised on the three important practices to counter cyber crimes - Prevent, Report & Cultivate.

The public is urged to report incidents to 1930 or www.cybercrime.gov.in and exercise caution in online transactions.

Number of road accidents in Khammam increased by 11 percent as 589 road accidents took place killing 233 persons and 648 people were injured

The parliamentary committee on Finance headed by BJP's Jayant Sinha has called RBI and MeitY officials on July 20, the first day of the Monsoon session

While people are getting calls from international numbers on WhatsApp, several verified FB accounts were hacked

The valedictory for a three-day program ‘Awareness on Cyber Crimes and Cyber Laws’ conducted for 30 directly recruited junior civil judges at MCR HRD was held

Khammam: Economic offences and POCSO Act cases increased in Khammam district in 2021. According to the annual crime report released by the Khammam Police Commissionerate, as many as 291 economic offences have taken place in 2021 while a total of 237 such offences were reported in 2020. Cyber crimes have come down with just eight […]

Bhubaneswar: The highest number of victims who were trafficked for forced labour last year were from Odisha, which also saw cyber crimes shoot up by a whopping 30 per cent amid the coronavirus lockdown, according to NCRB report. The state registered one of the highest rates of murders and attempts to murder in the country, […]