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The Hindu
20 hours ago
- The Hindu
Coimbatore cybercrime police arrest Madhya Pradesh native for online cheating
The cybercrime police in Coimbatore have arrested a man hailing from Madhya Pradesh for cheating a woman from the city of ₹13 lakh in a courier scam. The arrested has been identified as Sandev Tiwari, 34, son of Santhosh Tiwari from Purana Bazar in Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh. He has been booked for offences under Sections 318(4), 319 (2), 204, 336 (2), 336 (3), 340 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and 66 D of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act earlier this year, based on a complaint lodged by the woman from Coimbatore. According to the police, the accused contacted the woman posing as an enforcement official, stating that her credentials had been used for the despatch of a parcel, which contained contraband items, from Mumbai to Singapore. Subsequently, the fraudster accessed her bank account on the pretext of a verification by the Reserve Bank of India. She was duped of a total of ₹13,00,432. The woman approached the cybercrime station, and the police were on the lookout for the accused. A special team arrested the accused from his State and brought him to Coimbatore on Friday.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Two arrested for circulating explicit pictures of woman online
KENDRAPARA: Police on Tuesday arrested two persons on charges of circulating explicit pictures of a 24-year-old woman on social media platforms. The accused were identified as Ranjan Biswal (28) of Patrapada village under Mahakalapada police limits and Jagannath Sethi, an attendant at a hospital. According to police, Biswal was in a relationship with the victim since over six months. The incident came to light when the victim, a nurse in a government hospital in Kendrapara, filed a complaint with the police stating that Biswal had sexually exploited her for over six months under the false pretext of marriage. She stated that Biswal clicked her explicit pictures and videos on his phone and recently shared those on social media after she ended the relationship. Kendrapara IIC Dilip Sahoo said, 'Basing on the victim's complaint, we arrested Biswal. He confessed to the crime and revealed Sethi's involvement in the incident. Subsequently, we Sethi as well.' They were booked under multiple sections of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act and section 356 (printing or engraving matter known to be derogatory) of BNS. Besides, Biswal was booked under Section 60 of the BNS (engaging in sexual intercourse with a woman based on a false promise to marry). Further investigation is underway, Sahoo added.
Time of India
4 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Two arrested for circulating woman's intimate photos on social media
Kendrapada: Two men were arrested Tuesday for allegedly circulating intimate pictures and videos of a 24-year-old woman on social media platforms in Kendrapada district. The accused, Ranjan Biswal of Patrapada village and Jagannath Sethi, a hospital attendant, were arrested following a complaint filed by the woman at Kendrapada town police station on Monday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now According to the FIR, Biswal had sexually exploited the woman for over six months under the false promise of marriage. He allegedly captured intimate pictures and videos of the women on his cell phone. When she ended the relationship, Biswal, with Sethi's help, leaked the private content across various social media platforms, including WhatsApp groups. "The incident came to light when the woman's relative informed her about the circulating content," said Dilip Sahoo, IIC of Kendrapada town police station. "During interrogation, Biswal confessed to Sethi's involvement in distributing the content," he said. The accused have been booked under sections 66(A), 66(C), and 67 of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act and Section 356 of BNS. Biswal faces additional charges under Section 69 of BNS for engaging in sexual intercourse under false promise of marriage. The local court rejected their bail applications and remanded them to jail custody.
The Hindu
29-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Courts cannot remain mute spectators, Karnataka HC says in order to ban Proton Mail over digital sexual abuse
The Karnataka High Court, which ordered the Union government to block Proton Mail in India last month, released the full written version of its judgement on Thursday (May 29, 2025), in which it observed that courts could not remain 'mute spectators' when such a platform became a 'menace'. Its order was in response to a complaint that Proton had refused to help identify users sexually harassing a woman via the Swiss end-to-end encrypted email platform. Despite the April 29 order, Proton Mail is still easily accessible in most of India. Karan Saini, a security researcher who has developed a tool to detect website blocking by various internet service providers, told The Hindu that as of Thursday (May 29, 2025), most ISPs did not seem to be blocking Proton Mail. The text of the full judgement shows that K. Arvind Kamath, the Additional Solicitor General of India who represented the Union government in the case, did not push back on the court's right to block Proton Mail. However, he said that such orders 'require procedure to be followed and the balance of bilateral relations between the two countries.' Swiss authorities had reportedly engaged with the Union government on Proton's behalf after a complaint last year. The High Court's order directed the Union government to 'initiate proceedings in terms of Section 69A of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 r/w Rule 10 of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009 to block Proton Mail... Till such proceedings are taken up by the Government of India, the offending Uniform Resource Locator - URLs that are indicated in the petition shall be blocked forthwith.' 'Undermines women's privacy, integrity' The order came in response to a petition filed by M Moser Design Associates, a Bengaluru-based firm which said that it had received multiple emails from an anonymous Proton Mail account targeting a senior executive at the firm. The judgement described the first email from the anonymous account as containing 'obscene, abusive, vulgar, sexually coloured, derogatory and defamatory remarks in respect of one of the female senior personnel' of the company. While the email ID was taken down after M Moser Design complained to Proton, another account sent a similarly obscene email within the same week. Even following formal complaints to the police, Proton Mail did not provide any details that could lead to the identification of the individual or individuals behind the account. An email by the platform reproduced in the order said that Proton would only be able to act on a formal law enforcement request from India. 'Courts cannot remain mute spectators when faced with such menace which undermines privacy and integrity of women in particular,' the order said. Swiss intervention Proton AG, which runs the email platform, said in a post last year that Swiss authorities had interceded on its behalf after a formal recommendation by Tamil Nadu police to block Proton Mail in India. This year too, Proton Mail updated that blog post after the High Court pronounced its judgement, saying that Swiss authorities were engaging the Indian government in the matter. However, Marc Løebekken, Head of Legal at Proton, told The Hindu that this was an erroneous statement, as the update was referring to discussions Swiss representatives had with India last year. The blog was eventually amended. Mr. Løebekken told The Hindu on May 10 that the company was awaiting the publication of the court order in full. A Proton spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment after the court order was released. The company was not represented in the Karnataka High Court. Jurisdiction hurdles 'The investigation, though earnest, in endeavour, faltered against the bulwark of international jurisdiction, and encryption,' the court said. 'The State machinery hamstrung, by the absence of enforceable cooperation from Proton AG and the lack of a server within its jurisdiction, submitted its helplessness, in the form of a report.' Ordering the blocking, the court said that Proton 'undoubtedly falls short of the duties prescribed under Indian Law,' adding that the firm's 'inaction and opacity strike at the heart of digital accountability and embolden the malicious.'
Hans India
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Shami meets Yogi
New Delhi: Experienced Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has paid a courtesy visit to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his official residence in Lucknow on Monday. CM Yogi shared pictures of the meeting on his official X handle, with a caption, 'A courtesy meeting was held today at the official residence in Lucknow with renowned Indian cricket team bowler Mohammed Shami.' Shami, who didn't play the last IPL after he was sidelined with an ankle injury and underwent surgery on his right foot in March 2024, has been struggling to be at his best this season as he picked just six wickets in nine matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad at an average of 56.17 and an economy rate of 11.23. This season, Shami was close to breaking the IPL record for the most expensive four-over spell in a game. He conceded 75 against Punjab Kings (PBKS), just one fewer than Jofra Archer's 76 for Rajasthan Royals (RR) against SRH. The pacer was sidelined for almost an year after sustaining an injury during the 2023 World Cup final and made a return to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy late last year for Bengal. He was part of the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) and the (50-over) Vijay Hazare Trophy squads for Bengal before returning back to the Indian side with the home T20I series against England in January-February. Earlier this month, Shami had received a death threat via email. According to the FIR, registered by the Cyber Crime Police Station of UP's Amroha district under the following sections: Indian Penal Code (BNS), 2023 Section 308(4), Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 Section 66d and Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 Section 66e, the sender had demanded the ransom of Rs one crore.
