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Time of India
13-05-2025
- Time of India
Cyber crook posing as teacher offers Rs3k govt dole in lieu of semi-nude photos
Nagpur: Twelve students of a Central Nagpur school, aged around 12 years, were left stunned by a cyber shark, who on Monday tried to compel them to share their semi-nude pictures on WhatsApp, posing as their class teacher. The crook claimed pictures were mandatory to complete formalities to extend a monthly govt monetary benefit. The case is now being probed by Nagpur cyber cell. Six gullible students uploaded their images, assuming it was their class stated some students received a fake message from an unknown number, requesting pictures of girls, exposing their chest and belly region, to complete an online formality to get the Rs 3,000/month govt dole. The trickster stated the semi-nude photographs were needed as authentic proof of a couple of girl students complied, one of the parents managed to spot her 12-year-old daughter trying to comply with the unknown fraudster posing as a teacher. She intervened and ensured images were deleted from the WhatsApp chat and confronted the unidentified trickster. "I called him up using the Truecaller app. I could see a youngster's image in the display picture as 'Dhiran Kumar Yadav' and not the class teacher," said the aggrieved mother. "I collected the screenshots while we were conversing as proof, which we have now shared with the DCP cyber cell, Lohit Matani," said the shocked woman, adding she later cautioned the trickster about a police raid. "The trickster said he was least bothered," she woman alerted the school management and approached the cyber cell and Kotwali police station. DCP Matani stated someone hacked the WhatsApp account of the woman class teacher, extracted data of the students and began targeting them. "The trickster was messaging from Bihar. We have now written to Meta for details. The trickster's account was deleted too," said Matani.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
2,000 social media accounts scrutinised, 50 objectionable posts deleted
Nagpur: In a robust response to escalating tensions along the India-Pakistan border, the Nagpur Police Cyber Cell , led by deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Lohit Matani, ensured strict round-the-clock surveillance, targeting misinformation and objectionable content on social media Pakistan-based posts containing rumours and misleading information still circulating, Matani warned against sharing or forwarding such vigilance act, aligned with heightened internal security measures, involved the scrutiny of approximately 2,000 social media accounts to curb the spread of inflammatory and misleading posts. DCP Matani revealed that around 50 objectionable posts were either blocked or deleted during the operation. "We also forwarded posts and their details to different states after finding them objectionable but not concerned with Maharashtra," he Cyber Cell's actions aimed to prevent content that could incite unrest or disrupt communal harmony, especially in the wake of recent border tensions. Although Operation Sindoor and the related exchange of aggression were suspended, DCP Matani emphasised that surveillance of social media for objectionable content will continue due to ongoing internal security concerns. "There are certain fake posts with misinformation circulating, but one should refrain from sharing or forwarding them or showing any type of support or adoration for them," Matani urged, appealing to citizens to exercise caution and responsibility online.
