About six months ago, Upasana Padhi, deputy superintendent of Police in Rourkela, Odisha, was investigating a cybercrime case worth INR67 lakh. A senior government official had lost the money in a fake stock market app and had filed a complaint dated December 31, 2023. At the outset, this looked like the growing number of cybercrime cases the cyber police across India were facing. It could have been just another case, only it was not. Speaking
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How an INR67 lakh stock fraud probe in Odisha busted Cambodia’s cyber-slave network
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ET Prime speaks to investigation officers, and cybercrime experts to unravel the underbelly of investment scams, wherein several investors have been duped, their modus operandi, and what actions the police and authorities are taking.
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