USSD & WhatsApp Rental Scams Surge in India: I4C Alert
I4C warns of USSD call-forwarding scams where fraudsters pose as delivery agents. Learn how to protect your OTPs and avoid WhatsApp rental frauds. Stay safe!
I4C warns of USSD call-forwarding scams where fraudsters pose as delivery agents. Learn how to protect your OTPs and avoid WhatsApp rental frauds. Stay safe!
In a major cyber fraud case, the wife of a former IPS officer was cheated of Rs 2.58 crore in an online investment scam. The fraud began with an unsolicited message promising huge stock market profits. Read the full investigation details.
Buxar District Magistrate Sahila inspected the district jail, inaugurated a medicinal park & gym, and addressed prisoner grievances. She emphasized holistic inmate development and expanding jail workshops.
Three mobile phones without SIM cards were recovered from an inmate at Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu. The accused, arrested for drug peddling, had the devices in his luggage. Details inside.
A 62-year-old inmate at Yerawada open jail suffers intracranial bleeding after a brutal assault by a fellow prisoner. The accused is in custody as police investigate.
Goa High Court orders robust jammer network after discovering mobile phones & charging points inside Colvale jail. Justice Shreeram V Shirsat calls it a conscience shocker. Read the full report.
Contraband phones & SIM cards recovered from a high-security barrack of criminal Vishal Goswami in Sabarmati Central Jail. Read the shocking details of the jailbreak attempt.
Rajasthan ACB files FIR in a massive Rs 2000 crore mid-day meal scam during Covid. 21 officials & suppliers booked for fraud, forgery & tender manipulation. Read details.
A Delhi court has ordered the release of four accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case following Supreme Court bail. Read the details and conditions of their release.
A Ludhiana carpenter, Joginder Singh, was exposed as Yoginder Singh, a fugitive who murdered his wife in 1992 and jumped parole. Delhi Police's relentless 32-year hunt ends with his arrest. Read the full story.
Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, and Mohd Saleem Khan released from Tihar Jail after Supreme Court grants bail. Read the full details of the court order and conditions.
Jharkhand High Court demands action against senior jail officials after viral video exposes security failures at Birsa Munda Central Jail. Next hearing in a fortnight.
Rajesh Kamble appointed as Kalaburagi Central Jail superintendent following a viral video showing inmates' 'royal hospitality'. DGP Prisons inspects facility as investigation continues.
Protests erupt outside Brooklyn jail holding Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. Demonstrators decry US 'war' and 'illegal capture', while lawmakers warn of regime-change fallout. Read the full report.
PSSSB Jail Warder admit card for 2025 recruitment to be released on sssb.punjab.gov.in. Written exams on Jan 11 & 18, 2026. Download steps inside.
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving time for rape and murder, granted 40-day parole from Sunaria Jail. This marks his 15th release since 2017 conviction. Read the full story.
A major security lapse at Amravati Central Jail saw a life convict leaving with a pen drive containing sensitive prison data. The 19-day delay in reporting raises serious questions. Read the full investigation.
Chaitanya Baghel, son of former CM Bhupesh Baghel, granted bail and released from Raipur Central Jail in the multi-crore liquor scam case. Details on the ED probe and political fallout inside.
From Jail Premier League cricket to inmates preparing for board exams, discover how Sasaram divisional jail is transforming lives under Mission Vihaan. A model for prison reform in Bihar.
Sukhdev Singh, a warder at Sirsa District Jail, died by suicide, leaving notes accusing DSP Varun Godara & Phool Kumar of mental harassment. An FIR has been registered. Read the full story.
Haryana minister Vipul Goel flags a new property ID scam in Sonipat MC, suspending officials. This follows CM's probe into a Rs 1,500 crore work slip scam. Get the latest updates on the investigations.
A clash between inmate groups at Gurdaspur Central Jail left one prisoner with a head injury. SSP Aditya deployed heavy police force to control the situation. Read the full report.
Two wardens suspended after three POCSO convicts escape from Hazaribag central jail. Special teams raid Bihar, Jharkhand to track fugitives. Details on the pre-planned escape inside.
Haryana uncovers a massive Rs 1,500 crore scam involving fake construction worker registrations and work slips. CM Nayab Singh Saini orders probe after Minister Anil Vij flags irregularities. Details inside.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani pens letter to Umar Khalid, jailed in Delhi riots case. Eight US lawmakers urge India for a fair trial. Details on the international human rights appeal.
CCTV captures a masked man throwing packets containing mobile phones and suspected drugs into Belagavi's Hindalaga Central Jail, raising serious security concerns. Police investigation underway.
Three prisoners serving life sentences escaped from the high-security LNJP Central Jail in Hazaribag early Wednesday. A massive manhunt is underway. Read the latest details on the security breach.
A Noida woman in her 60s was digitally arrested for 56 hours and scammed of Rs 65 lakh. Read the step-by-step account of the cyber fraud and learn how to stay safe.
Former Tihar jail administrator Sunil Gupta files PIL in Delhi High Court against solitary confinement provisions in new criminal laws, calling them barbaric and unconstitutional. Read the full story.
Tamil music composer GV Prakash Kumar lost Rs 20,000 to an emotional scam on X. The fraudster used a fake death story. Learn how to protect yourself from such social media fraud.