Gujarat Police trace over Rs 1,071 crore linked to 1,090 cybercrime cases

IANS | August 17, 2026 8:12 PM

Gandhinagar, Aug 17 (IANS) The Gujarat Police Cyber Centre of Excellence on Monday arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam who allegedly acted as the main financial handler for an international cybercrime network involved in digital arrest scams, tracing transactions worth Rs 10,71,55,66,034 linked to 1,090 cybercrime cases across India.

FIR filed over ‘fake’ video of waterlogged Noida International Airport; UP cops scan FB handles

IANS | August 17, 2026 1:50 PM

Greater Noida, Aug 17 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday launched a probe into the circulation of some ‘fake and misleading’ videos of waterlogging at Noida International Airport during the recent incessant rainfall. The police also lodged a case against a Facebook account operating under the name ‘Sach Bolo’, following a complaint filed by the Airport management.

Lured through dating app, man robbed in Gujarat; three arrested

IANS | August 16, 2026 2:51 PM

Valsad, Aug 16 (IANS) Three men were arrested within hours of an alleged robbery in Vapi taluka of Gujarat's Valsad district after police traced a group accused of luring a man to an isolated location through a dating application, assaulting him and fleeing with Rs 14,000, police said on Sunday.

Hydroponic cannabis lab busted in Mumbai home; one arrested

IANS | August 16, 2026 2:14 PM

Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) A case involving the illegal cultivation of hydroponic cannabis, allegedly learned through YouTube videos, has come to light in Mumbai's Borivali area, where police busted an illegal cultivation laboratory at a house and arrested one of the accused, the officials said on Sunday.