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Indian Express
28-05-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
Maharashtra records 86 new Covid cases, total active cases up to 383
On Wednesday, 86 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in Maharashtra taking the total toll of active cases in the state up to 383. While Mumbai logged 36 new cases, Pune reported 9, Pimpri Chinchwad 3 Thane 24, Kalyan 2, Navi Mumbai 4 , Raigad 1, Ahilyanagar 1, Nagpur 1 and Panvel 4 fresh Covid-19 cases. Since January this year, Maharashtra has reported 521 cases of COVID-19, of which 343 cases were reported in May. Six deaths that have been reported are confirmed positive with COVID-19. Maharashtra has stepped up surveillance to identify COVID-19 cases. From January till date, a total of 8868 samples were tested and 521 persons were detected with COVID-19.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Company in Pune's Bhosari loses nearly Rs 2 crore in ‘CEO fraud', cops track down Rs 1 crore
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police's cyber wing managed to save Rs 1 crore of a total Rs 1.95 crore a company in Bhosari lost after suspected fraudsters, through a text message, managed to convince the firm's accountant it was his boss who had requested the money. Assistant police inspector Pravin Swami, of the cybercrime wing, said that on Thursday, around 11.30am, the accountant received a text on WhatsApp purportedly from the director of the company, who is also the CEO's father. Swami said: "This message claimed the 'director' needed money for a deal and asked for a cash transfer. There was a bank account mentioned in text. The accountant did call up the director's son, the CEO, to confirm the transfer but since the latter's phone was busy, he couldn't get through. So, without verification, the accountant sent Rs 1.95 crore to the account mentioned in the text." Authorities said when the CEO realized his company had been defrauded, he immediately approached the police. "We managed to block Rs 1 crore by 4pm on Thursday, four hours after the accountant received the text," Swami said, adding that the money would be returned to the company, which manufactures boilers, after a formal court order. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Switch to UnionBank Rewards Card UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo "The court process is likely to take a few months," Swami said. The police officer said the process to find the company's money began immediately after a case was registered under sections of the IT Act. Swami said: "We used special software to find layers of bank transfers the fraudsters had made. The total sum was broken down and sent to many more bank accounts from where cash withdrawals of Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 had already started. From some bank accounts, there were even withdrawals of Rs 10 lakh. But thanks to the speed in which we moved, we managed to find and freeze accounts that held Rs 1 crore of the company's money."
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
75 senior police inspectors decline promotion across Maharashtra, cite personal reasons
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Seventy-five senior police inspectors across Maharashtra have turned down promotion offers to become assistant commissioners or deputy superintendents of police this year, stated a communication sent by additional director general of police (Establishment) Dr Sukhwinder Singh to the unit commanders across the state. Of these officers, the highest number (24) is from Mumbai city, followed by nine each from Pune city and Thane city, six from Navi Mumbai, four from ACB, three each from Pimpri Chinchwad and CID Pune, two each from BDDS Pune city, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, Solapur city and one each from Nashik city, Nashik rural, Raigad, Pune rural, state intelligence department, Ahilyanagar, Jalgaon, Solapur rural, Sangli, Sambhajinagar rural and Mira-Bhayandar-Vasai-Virar. According to senior officials familiar with service trends, while the exact reasons for the refusals are not specified, such decisions are often attributed to personal, administrative or location-related considerations. The decision to reject promotion may have career implications for the concerned officers. A govt resolution (GR) issued on Sept 12, 2016, clearly outlines the consequences of declining a promotion. As per the GR, officers who turn down promotion are to be excluded from the next two departmental promotion lists. Their eligibility can only be reconsidered in the third cycle, subject to departmental scrutiny. In cases, where an officer refuses promotion more than once, the penalties escalate. A second refusal leads to another cycle of exclusion from two subsequent lists. For those declining promotion permanently, they are barred from any future consideration altogether. The GR also directed that such refusals be officially recorded and acted upon, ensuring vacancies caused by declined promotions were promptly filled as per seniority and eligibility from the pool of remaining officers. Benefits availed under schemes like the Assured Career Progression (ACP) are also subject to review and possible withdrawal if an officer declined promotion, as per the GR provisions. A senior home department official confirmed that the list of 75 officers was being processed in accordance with the standing orders. "The refusal is within the rights of the officers, but there are clear administrative consequences laid out in the GR. Those will be implemented to ensure uniformity and fairness in promotions," the official said. This is not the first time a large group of officers declined promotion. The growing frequency of such decisions in recent years has, however, prompted discussions within administrative circles suggesting a mechanism to differentiate genuine reasons from the non-genuine ones.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Hacker seeks $80,000 to release data of Hinjewadi-based biopharma company in Pune
1 2 3 Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police's cyber cell is investigating a complaint that said a cybercrook demanded $80,000 (over Rs68 lakh) from a biopharmaceutical company in Hinjewadi in exchange for releasing the data he had hacked and encrypted. A senior employee approached police on Monday after the company received a threatening email on April 27. A case under section 308 ( extortion ) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), sections 43 (penalty and compensation for damage to computer, computer system), 66 (computer-related offences), and 72 (penalty for breach of confidentiality and privacy) of the Information and Technology Act has been registered. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune Police sub-inspector Sagar Poman told TOI that it is a case of ransomware attack . "Prima facie investigations revealed that a cybercrook sent a malicious email to one of the employees and later gained access to a server. There are 15 servers in the company. The hacker got access to all of them." The hacker then started copying the data, Poman said. "By the time the employees realised what was happening, the hacker had copied the entire data, encrypted it, and put a password on it." Poman said the hacker sent emails to company officials seeking $80,000 within three days. "He also threatened that if the company tried to decrypt the data, they would lose it within 24 hours. The cybercrook also said that if the money was not transferred to him, he would sell the data on the dark web." For the last two days, the company's operations have stopped, the police officer said. "We will record statements of about 300 employees." Rohan Nyayadish, director of Digital Task Force, too called it a case of ransomware attack in which data of a company is either stolen or compromised due to un-updated firewalls or online security measures. "Firms must follow security audit norms issued by Central govt on April 1 and they should spend money on insuring their data and research." The cyber criminals steal data or programmes of a company after targeting its servers, Nyayadish further said. "Cyber criminals generally demand ransoms via cryptocurrencies. Companies should not pay it and report the matter to the police; experts can retrieve the data." Advocate and cybercrime expert Gaurav Jachak said ransomware is not just a cyberattack — it is digital extortion, and strong cybersecurity is the only shield. "Such crimes are punishable under the IT Act and the BNS. It is important for victims to quickly report to the cyber police and keep all digital proof safe. People must also know that paying ransom is not the solution — it only encourages criminals. Companies should regularly back up their important data in a mirror image format on multiple devices to stay safe from such attacks."
