Surat: The Gujarat Cyber Crime Unit has arrested 10 individuals in Surat, busting a massive cyber fraud racket linked to more than 1,532 cases and siphoned funds worth ₹892 crore, officials said on Thursday. A senior police official told the media that this could be “the biggest fraud detection in the state’s history.” According to the State Cyber Cell, investigators had been probing several cyber fraud complaints registered in Surat and other districts. While analysing these cases, of...Read More

Valsad: A major bogus call center operating out of Hotel Crystal Inn in Bhilad, Umargam taluka, was busted on Tuesday following a raid by the Surat Cyber Crime team. Acting on a tip-off, the cyber crime officials carried out the operation in coordination with Bhilad police. During the raid on the fourth floor of Hotel Crystal Inn, located along National Highway-48, the police uncovered a large-scale racket. Fourteen people, including two women, were arrested. Preliminary investigations revealed...Read More

Surat: The Cyber Crime Unit under the Surat Range IG made more arrests today in a major cyber fraud network linked to a Chinese gang. Earlier, five other accused had already been arrested in connection with the same case. The accused were allegedly operating fake DLF company profiles on social media platforms and luring victims with daily tasks involving purchases of non-existent building projects. Among those arrested are Safwan Abdul Rauf Shaikh (29) and Altamas Maqbool Shaikh (31), both tea ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today announced that in the last 15 days, cybercrime teams from four cities, namely Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, and Vadodara, along with the State Cybercrime Cell, have solved 12 major cases. The teams have arrested accomplices of a Chinese cybercrime gang as well as masterminds behind crimes like digital arrest. Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi congratulated all Gujarat Police teams and the officers who guided them on this success. Crackdown by Ahmed...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a major cyber crime crackdown, the State Cyber Cell has arrested a man from Jalandhar for allegedly streaming Jio Hotstar content illegally via an unauthorized IPTV app. The case surfaced after Jio Hotstar lodged a complaint stating that some individuals were broadcasting its content through a third-party IPTV Android application. According to police, the IPTV app was available for Android phones and had been downloaded by around 50 lakh people. The investigation revealed that t...Read More

Surat: The Cyber Crime Cell of Surat Police has arrested Dashrath Dhandhaliya, a key figure in a racket involved in sending bank account kits to Dubai for cyber frauds, including digital arrest scams, online honeytraps, and sextortion. Dhandhaliya allegedly rented out bank accounts for ₹10,000 to ₹15,000 and forwarded the account details to Milan, a Dubai-based handler. About seven months ago, the Surat Cyber Cell had exposed a network operating out of Sarthana and Mota Varachha’s Swadhya...Read More

Gandhinagar: In 2024, the Gujarat Police's State Cyber Crime Cell recovered over Rs. 108 crores belonging to innocent citizens who were scammed by cyber fraudsters. Additionally, in one year, Rs. 285.12 crores were frozen, and recovery actions are still underway. Due to the high freeze and recovery rates in complaints received during the golden hours (within five hours of the fraud) after cyber fraud, the state's police chief, Vikas Sahay, has appealed to citizens to immediately contact the help...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Cyber Crime Cell of Ahmedabad Police has arrested three individuals for allegedly using customer data to issue duplicate sim cards and later sending those sim cards to Dubai, reportedly for illicit activities. The fraud came to light on March 27 this year when a superintendent customs officer at the Shahibaug post office intercepted a suspicious parcel from Vadodara that was destined for Dubai. Upon inspection, the parcel was found to contain 55 cloned sim cards, prompting cybe...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Cyber Crime Cell of Gujarat Police has arrested a member of a gang involved in cybercrimes, specifically hacking WhatsApp accounts of school and college girls. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused, from Madhya Pradesh, has defrauded over 100 girls across various states, including Gujarat. Following the arrest, the State Cyber Crime Cell team has launched an intensive investigation and is working to apprehend other members of the gang. The case began when ...Read More