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Five persons, including a Youtuber from Jharkhand, have been arrested for alleged involvement in two cyber fraud cases in Mumbai, a police official said on Sunday. In the first case, a person from Gamdevi in south Mumbai was duped of Rs. 89000 after he ordered a tiffin online, the official said.In the second case, a man, also from Gamdevi, lost Rs. 1.5 lakh after her was asked to pay his electricity online on February 4-5, he said. "The modus operandi was the same and the cyber cell of Gamdevi police managed to track the…

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR against the users of three email IDs for using PMO.in as their domain name.The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) lodged a complaint in this respect on the basis of which the CBI filed the FIR under section 170 and 419 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)."The accused who created email IDs using the PMO.in as their domain name sent emails to different persons. It came into the notice of the Prime Minister's Office and they decided to take action against the culprits as the…

Delhi Police have arrested a 23-year-old engineering diploma holder, who duped people on Instagram by offering them free delivery and heavy discount on Apple iPhones.The accused has been identified as Manish Tiwari, a resident of Bikaner in Rajasthan.The police said that last year, Tiwari himself had become a victim of cyber fraud when he was cheated in a similar manner.According to Sagar Singh Kalsi, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), a complaint was received at the Cyber North police station through the National…