30 April,2024 12:36 PM IST | Jammu | mid-day online correspondent
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The police in Jammu on Monday solved online fraud cases and recovered over Rs 29 lakh in Jammu capital city, officials said, reported the PTI.
Acting on a complaint, a cyber police unit successfully solved a case of online fraud in which some people were duped of Rs 29.39 lakh, they said, as per the PTI.
The officials said the cyber police unit swiftly initiated investigations into various complaints and recovered a total money amounting to Rs 29,39,841.
These complaints were related to online frauds involving KYC update fraud, investment related frauds, credit card frauds, online job, task frauds and installation of third-party mobile apps, among others, they said, the news agency reported on Tuesday.
Man booked for sharing morphed obscene pictures of 17-year-old student
A man was booked by the Mumbai Police for allegedly sharing morphed obscene pictures of a 17-year-old student, an official said, reported the PTI.
The police have registered a case against the yet to be identified man who allegedly sent morphed obscene pictures of the student along with his family members and relatives on their phones, and demanded money from them, an official said on Tuesday, as per the PTI.
The suspect allegedly sent the morphed photos of the Class 12 student with his mother and other relatives on their Instagram accounts. The miscreant demanded money from the teenager and others for not uploading the pictures online, he said, according to the PTI.
The teenager approached the Mumbai Police after receiving calls from his friends and relatives, informing him about the obscene pictures, the official said.
In the meantime, the suspect also sent him a QR code scanner on his Instagram account and asked him to send money online if he wanted to get the pictures deleted, the news agency reported on Tuesday.
The student sent one rupee on his QR code and then filed a complaint with the police.
During the probe, the police found that a man, using an Instagram ID with the name Prateek, had been cheating people in a similar manner and had also received money from some of them.
An FIR under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including 419 (cheating by personation), 385 (extortion), Information Technology Act and other sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act has been registered against the man, the official said, adding that further investigation is underway, the PTI reported.
(with PTI inputs)
