Hyderabad Cyber Police Probe Traffic Challan APK Scam; Four Victims Lose ₹11 Lakh
Background and Timeline: Hyderabad and Cyberabad police registered four separate cases in mid-January 2026 following a surge in malicious mobile application fraud. The incidents, reported between January 5 and January 20, targeted diverse professionals across the city. The breakthrough in understanding the scale of the wave occurred on Tuesday, January 20, when multiple victims approached the cybercrime police […]
Pune Woman Duped of ₹4.82 Crore in Digital Arrest Cyber Fraud Using Aadhaar Identity
Background and Timeline: A high-net-worth resident of Pune’s Kondhwa area was targeted in a devastating multi-crore digital fraud. The ordeal began on December 18, 2025, when the 51-year-old victim received a call that kept her under psychological duress for several weeks. After transferring her entire life savings in multiple installments, she finally approached the Cyber Police Station on […]
Kaushambi Cyber Police Arrest Three for Online Fraud Posing as Police Officers
Background and Timeline: The Kaushambi Cyber Police achieve a major breakthrough on Tuesday, January 21, 2026, with the arrest of three individuals for an elaborate impersonation racket. The investigation was triggered by a complaint filed on December 24, 2025, by a resident of Banpurwa Majra. The victim had been cheated of ₹50,000 after being promised that a missing […]
Mumbai Retired Official Duped of ₹16.5 Lakh in Digital Arrest Scam Linked to Delhi Blast Probe
Background and Timeline: A 75-year-old retired official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) fell victim to a harrowing “digital arrest” scam. The ordeal began on December 11, when the victim, a resident of Andheri East, received a high-pressure call from unidentified persons. The incident only came to light on Monday, January 19, 2026, after the victim finally approached […]
Jodhpur Police Bust ₹1,102 Crore Cambodia Cyber Fraud Using 5,000 Fake Indian SIM Cards
Background and Timeline: Jodhpur Police, under the direct supervision of Commissioner Om Prakash Paswan, dismantled one of India’s largest international cyber fraud rackets in late January 2026. The investigation was triggered by a nationwide surge in investment scams and has since been expanded to include Jaipur Police. Over the past twelve months, technical surveillance identified a massive pool […]
Gujarat Police Bust ₹826 Crore Nationwide Cyber Fraud Network; Eight Arrested in Mule Account Scam
Background and Timeline: The Gujarat Police Cyber Centre of Excellence announced a massive breakthrough on Wednesday regarding a nationwide financial siphoning network. The investigation was accelerated following a critical intelligence tip-off from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in Delhi, which flagged a high concentration of suspicious transaction surges. On January 21, 2026, authorities executed synchronized raids in Surat […]
US Funding Bill Extends Technology Modernization Fund & Cybersecurity Measures Through September 2026
Background and Timeline: On the morning of Tuesday, January 20, 2026, House and Senate appropriators released a $1.2 trillion funding package to avoid a government shutdown. The legislation provides a vital lifeline for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF), which had effectively lapsed in December after congressional authorization expired. This “minibus” deal extends critical cybersecurity statutes through the end […]
UK Launches Landmark ‘Report Fraud’ Service
Background and Timeline: British authorities formally launched “Report Fraud” on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as a unified national service to transform how victims contact police. This launch follows a significant transformation program by the City of London Police to address the UK’s most common crime type. The new system replaces the predecessor “Action Fraud,” which had been widely […]
Delhi Police Arrest Two in Gujarat for ₹15 Crore Digital Arrest Scam Targeting NRI Doctors
Background and Timeline: The IFSO unit of Delhi Police arrested two suspects in Vadodara, Gujarat, on January 17, 2026, for their role in a record-breaking cyber fraud. The victims, Dr. Indira Taneja (77) and Dr. Om Taneja (81), returned to India in 2015 after spending nearly five decades in the US with the UN. The month-long digital siege […]
Cuttack Cyber Police Arrest Five in Sextortion Racket That Duped Senior Citizen of ₹88 Lakh
Background and Timeline: The Cuttack Commissionerate Police dismantled a professionally-run sextortion syndicate on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The investigation was triggered by a complaint from a 72-year-old retired government official who had been trapped in a month-long psychological ordeal. The gang had successfully operated for over a year, blackmailing multiple vulnerable individuals before a special team tracked the […]