KHATIMA NEWS
Kashipur
Cyber fraudsters allegedly cheated 2 people in separate incidents in Kashipur, causing a combined loss reported at about ₹3.74 lakh. In one case, a caller claimed to be a Home Ministry official and threatened the victim over a fake SIM card. Police have registered cases and started investigating both incidents.
Rishikesh
Mohammad Shahid of Teliwala discovered that 15,900 had disappeared from his Punjab National Bank account while trying to transfer money. He said he had shared no OTP, PIN or other details and received no transaction alert. The account was frozen after the bank was informed, and he complained to the cyber cell.
Nainital
Cyber fraudsters allegedly withdrew ₹1.64 lakh from Pawan Joshi’s account and ₹3.65 lakh from Mahesh Chandra’s account in Haldwani. Police registered a case on 2 November after reports through the cybercrime portal and said the bank accounts receiving the money had been frozen.
Others
A Kalsi resident has reported that an unknown person withdrew 1.25 lakh rupees from his bank account through an online transaction. The loss came to light after a bank message reached his mobile phone. Kalsi police have registered a cyber fraud case on Dunichand’s complaint and started investigating.
Nainital
Police in Haridwar have registered an FIR against unidentified people after an elderly resident of Jwalapur’s Arya Vanprasth Ashram reported losing 18 lakh rupees. The complainant said he was deceived by someone using a false identity and documents, and investigators have begun examining the case.
Kashipur
Police in Kashipur have started investigating alleged cyber fraud involving 2 women whose bank accounts lost a combined 7.67 lakh. A woman from Kundeshwari told police that 1.37 lakh was deducted through separate UPI transactions after she received a message asking her to update applications on her mobile phone.
Dehradun
Dehradun Police said it arrested an accused person in a case involving alleged cyber fraud through a mule account. Officers reported recovering 02 bank passbooks, 01 ATM card and 01 SIM card from the accused. The available report does not provide the person’s identity or further details about the alleged transactions.
Pithoragarh
Pithoragarh police have arrested an accused wanted in a ₹7.38 lakh cyber-fraud case from the Indore-Rewa area of Madhya Pradesh. Police said the accused allegedly used a fake Instagram ID in the case and had been evading court proceedings. A non-bailable warrant, or NBW, had been issued against the accused.
Roorkee
A woman from Shankarpuri, Roorkee, allegedly lost 1.97 lakh after being offered online work through Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram. Kotwali Roorkee police have registered a fraud case against an unknown accused and begun investigating the transaction trail after the complainant also reported the matter to cyber helpline 1930.
Nainital
Nainital district police registered 43 FIRs linked to mule accounts within 24 hours after ADG V. Murugesan ordered faster action. Twenty-5 cases were filed at 2 Haldwani Circle police stations, while more than 12 named accused were identified in cases registered elsewhere in the district.
Dehradun
A 63-year-old woman from Mohit Nagar in Dehradun allegedly lost ₹1.41 lakh after contacting a Blue Dart number found online to verify an order address. Police said the money was withdrawn from her SBI and Canara Bank accounts after she followed instructions to send 5 rupees through Google Pay.
Dehradun
Police in Dehradun have arrested 5 people accused of operating an illegal call centre from a rented flat and targeting residents of the United States and Canada. Investigators say the group used fake antivirus-installation offers to obtain 100-dollar gift cards. 2 separate cybercrime complaints in the city are also under investigation.
Dehradun
The Uttarakhand Special Task Force has warned people not to treat online offers for rented boyfriends or girlfriends as genuine services. Fraudsters may demand registration or booking payments, steal personal and banking details, or attempt blackmail. The STF urged users to verify offers and report suspected cybercrime immediately.
Dehradun
The Uttarakhand STF has arrested a Rajasthan man in a cyber-fraud case involving an alleged loss of 1,77,53,960 rupees through an online gaming website. Investigators say about 14 lakh rupees reached the suspect’s bank account, where they also found suspicious transactions worth about 95 lakh rupees in 4 months.
Chamoli
Chamoli authorities have removed illegal cannabis plants from about 70 naali in Dewal under the Drugs Free Devbhoomi campaign. The operation also included warnings about drug abuse, cyber fraud and wild cannabis. The action has renewed discussion about whether regulated industrial hemp could offer hill communities a lawful income source.
Dehradun
A senior citizen from Barkot Mafi in Ranipokhari allegedly transferred 27.60 lakh rupees after cyber fraudsters accused him of illegal transactions and threatened a fabricated arrest. The Dehradun Cyber Crime Police have registered a case, while bank employees stopped a further transfer of 10 lakh rupees and alerted authorities.
Rishikesh
Police in Rishikesh and Ranipokhari have registered separate cases after 2 residents reported losing a combined ₹2,98,000 through alleged cyber fraud. Atul Rawat reported a ₹2,00,000 loss after contact from an unknown caller, while Geeta said ₹98,000 was taken from her account through UPI. Investigators are working to identify those responsible.
