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MUMBAI: In a phishing fraud, a health company looking for investors was duped of Rs 2.25 crore by an international hacker when an unknown person posed as ‘corporate communication manager’ of the Singapore company wanting to invest in his company, sent him a link, asked him for some details and when the complainant clicked on the link, Rs 2.5 crorein his Crypto currency wallet, got siphoned off.The...

GURGAON: A 33-year-old man was reportedly assaulted by bouncers at a bar in Gurgaon's Sector 29 Market, resulting in the loss of vision in one eye, as well as other injuries, according to the police on Monday. The victim also claimed that the assailants behaved inappropriately with a female friend who was accompanying him.Sumer Singh Vij, a resident of Maruti Vihar Sector 28, lodged a complaint stating...

THANE: A 44-year-old housewife from Navi Mumbai has been duped of nearly Rs 23 lakh through a "task" fraud.The woman said she first received an offer through the Telegram app saying she would be paid well if she completed a few simple online tasks.An official said on Thursday that in her complaint to the Panvel police on Wednesday, the woman said she lost the money between September 17 and October 4.The...

Kolkata: A 93-year-old woman who had tested dengue positive about two weeks ago died at IPGMER on Tuesday. Sources said the nonagenarian was a resident from a south Kolkata locality. She was admitted to Sambhunath Pandit Hospital, which functions under IPGMER, about 10 days ago with dengue fever. Doctors said the elderly woman had a host of comorbidities and had developed secondary infections during her...

THANE: A 34-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Thane district was defrauded of Rs 5.6 lakh by a social media friend who claimed to have sent her a gift from abroad, police said on Tuesday. According to a police officer, a woman residing in the Dombivali area was a victim of cyber fraud last month. The woman became aware of the deception and subsequently reported the incident to the police.From February 5...

THANE: A 70-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Thane district lost Rs 8.30 lakh in a case of cyber fraud, a police official said on Monday. The Mira Road resident had purchased six towels online and Rs 19,005 was debited from her account instead of Rs 1,169, after which she called her bank, the official said. "Soon, a man called her up claiming to be from the bank and asked her to download an app for the...