Cybercrime Trends

Cyber Centre of Excellence, Gandhinagar, cracks pan-India racket that defrauded citizens through fake "digital arrests" and laundered proceeds into cryptocurrency routed to Chinese handlers.

Somnath • Dwarka • Tirupati • Shirdi • Rishikesh • Haridwar • Katra • Ujjain • Puri & more — Gujarat Police Crush Nationwide Pilgrimage Booking Scam

Telangana led the rankings with near-complete green performance across most metrics, followed closely by Maharashtra, while several others such as Puducherry, Ladakh, and Uttarakhand also featured among the top performers, highlighting varied progress in building a coordinated national response to cyber threats.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy warmly congratulated the Telangana Police, the Cyber Security Bureau, and every officer involved for securing the top national rank in cybercrime performance at the PMO’s PRAGATI Review.

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WhatsApp Account takeover, followed by cheating is one of the most common modus operandi across India. Device Binding regulations will be a game-changer in preventing these type of cases from occuring.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Shri Archit Chandak, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Akola, and Shri Chandrakant Reddy, IPS, Additional Superintendent of Police, Akola.

A Sim bank / sim box is a device which holds hundreds of SIM Cards and routes international VoIP calls received through high speed broadband connectivity as local mobile calls

The arrested individuals allegedly used channels named GTMOFX ID, Forex Team, Gold Trader and Vicky Trade to lure victims with promises of high returns through trading and gaming applications.

Goyal is linked to three allegedly fictitious firms—Rajaram Traders, Shree Shyam Traders, and Radha Traders—that recorded roughly ₹53 crore in transactions between early 2025 and April 2026. These were used both to claim fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) & Cybercrime.

In a major step to strengthen its fight against cybercrime, the state government has upgraded its existing cyber infrastructure. The State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) is required in India to act as a localized, data-driven defense mechanism against the country's surging, localized, and sophisticated cyber-crimes

A high-level video conference was held by the Deputy Chief Minister of the State, Shri Harsh Sanghavi, to provide necessary guidance and instructions on ensuring a more effective response against cyber financial fraud, strengthening the 1930 helpline further, implementing strict controls on mule accounts, and real-time coordination between banks and Gujarat Police.