Tag: Cyber Crime

Odisha reported online fraud to the tune of Rs 1.28 crore in August this year. The data was released by the Cyber Help Desk of Bhubaneswar Urban Police District (UPD).

As online fraudsters are targetting helpless people in need of blood for their ailing relatives, Odisha Health Minister has assured that stern action will be taken against those involved in the crime.

The two got married six months back. However, the woman left the house after she was beaten and tortured by her husband repeatedly.

Cyber fraudsters are targeting senior citizens in Bhubaneswar.

Bhubaneswar: From hacking air traffic systems to stealing data from cellphones, there has been a significant rise in the number of cyber crimes posing a serious challenge for the Odisha Police. During the 61st Senior Police Officers’ Conference in Bhubaneswar today, several sessions were organised to discuss and prepare strategies to tackle the challenges posed […]

Bhubaneswar: Police today arrested a college youth for allegedly capturing and circulating an obscene video of his girlfriend besides  blackmailing and threatening her. Both the victim and the accused are degree students of a college in Jajpur. The incident came to light after family of the girl hailing from Dhamnagar in Bhadrak, lodged a police […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police launched a two-day workshop at its headquarters in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday in collaboration with UNICEF to provide training to its staff on cracking cyber crime cases. The two-day workshop – ‘Training on Cyber Crime Investigation for Police Officers’- aims to provide training to police personnel of all police stations and outposts […]

New Delhi: Graduates with specialisation in computer sciences and technological applications especially from reputed institutions like IIT should be recruited as cyber crime investigators, a Niti Ayog report has suggested. The recommendations in “Building Smart Police: Background into the needed Police Reforms” report by the top policy making body is a part of reformative measures […]

Cuttack: Emphasizing on the importance of curbing crime against women & children, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urged the police department to carry out its duties in a professional manner. Speaking at the closing ceremony of 65th Police Duty Meet in Cuttack today, Patnaik said, “Odisha Police has made progress, particularly with increasing use of scientific […]

Rajgangpur: A cyber criminal, accused of hacking bank account of a retired teacher, was nabbed by Rajgangpur police in Sundergarh district today. Passbooks of various banks along with different mobile phones were seized from his possession. During interrogation, the accused Prakash Kumar told police about the mastermind behind the crime. Police conducted a raid on […]

Rourkela: At a time when the move towards digitisation is fast catching up so is the associated risks of online fraud. Rourkela police today arrested eight people in connection with an online fraud of Rs 1 crore. Acting on a tip off, police caught eight people in Bondamunda area of the city for duping innocent […]

Jajpur: The Panikoili police of Jajpur district today arrested a person from Khariar area of Nuapada district on the charge of cheating people impersonating as Ollywood actor Babusan through a fake Facebook ID. The police arrested him on the basis of a complaint lodged by a woman of Panikoili. As per the complainant, the accused […]

Bhadrak: Ahead of the inauguration of mega Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal, the official website of Dhamra Port was reportedly found hacked here on Saturday. According to reports, the career section has been hacked by K.E.M.S Dz Team as per the message on its webpage. Though the hackers have managed to deface the page in […]

Cuttack: With police continuing its investigation into the Rs 17.8 lakh cash loot from the Corporation Bank ATM near High Court Chhak in Cuttack, the city DCP said that they are suspecting it to be a cyber crime. Police suspects the ATM’s server was hacked following which a new password was generated to withdraw the […]

Cuttack: In an attempt curb the rising cyber crimes in the state, a special training programme for police officials will be held at the headquarters of State Crime Branch here today. According to sources, the police officials will be given training on hacking, crimes related to social media, online fraud, fraud through phone calls. Besides, […]