Retd IPS Officer Becomes Victim of DeepFake Blackmail, Loses Money -

Retd IPS Officer Becomes Victim of DeepFake Blackmail, Loses Money

Indian Masterminds Bureau
Published on 1 Dec 2023, 1:43 pm IST
1 minute read

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Mr. Arvind Sharma from Ghaziabad got duped by cyber criminals of Rs. 74,000 through a manipulated video

A retired IPS officer fell prey to deepfake technology when he became a victim to a financial fraud. Mr. Arvind Sharma from Ghaziabad got duped by cyber criminals of Rs. 74,000 through a manipulated video.

The deepfake video portrayed Mr. Sharma’s daughter in purported conversation with retired ADGP Prem Prakash. He received two such fake videos from the scammers on 4 November, one containing explicit content and the other featuring a man in a police uniform who threatened him with imprisonment if he did not pay up.

In panic, Mr. Sharma transferred Rs. 74,000, only to realise later that he has been a victim of cyber fraud. He then filed a police complaint and currently the Kavinagar police is investigating the case.

IPS Officer Satish Golcha Assumes Interim Role as DG Prisons, Delhi

Indian Masterminds Bureau
Published on 1 May 2024, 5:32 pm IST
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An official announcement on Wednesday revealed that Satish Golcha, an IPS officer from the 1992 batch, has assumed interim responsibility as the Director General of Prisons following the retirement of Sanjay Beniwal. According to an order issued by Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, Sanjay Beniwal, an IPS officer from the AGMUT cadre of 1989, held the […]

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Indian Masterminds Bureau
Published on 1 May 2024, 5:25 pm IST
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