Durga Prasain faces additional five days in custody amid cyber crime allegations

Kathmandu, September 25 — The Kathmandu District Court has granted police permission to keep medical professional Durga Prasain in custody for an additional five days for investigation. Previously, the court had allowed a three-day detention for the investigation under the Electronic Transactions Act of 2008. Prasai, who was arrested on September 22, was presented in court on Wednesday by the Cyber Bureau, which requested seven days for further investigation. A complaint has been filed against him for allegedly defaming character of people on the YouTube channel "Desh Duniya Khabar" and other channels. The operator, Jiwan Pandey, and presenter,...

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Teen from Jhapa arrested in cyber crime case

JHAPA, Nov 17:  Binod Thapa of Jhapa, Kamal Rural Municipality-1 has been arrested by the police on the charge of misusing social media by creating a fake Facebook ID.

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Vikramaditya's calls himself a 'fan' of Ananya

Ananya Panday wrapped the shoot of Vikramaditya Motwane's untitled cyber crime-thriller.

Two arrested for cyber crime

The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has arrested two persons on charge of assassinating the character of a woman.

Complaints of cyber crime filed against 56 YouTube channels in past one year

KATHMANDU, March 8: Complaints have been filed against 56 youtube channels in the past one year, according to the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police. In recent years, online fraud and cyber crimes have skyrocketed in the country, according to the Police. “Youtubers are usually accused of defamation, libel and misuse of the right to privacy.” According to the Cyber Bureau, four complaints of cyber crimes were filed in fiscal year 2075/76. The number increased to 8 in fiscal year 2076/77 and 56 in fiscal year 2077/78. Likewise, complaints of crime using facebook have also surged in this period. As many as 343 complaints of cyber crime using Facebook were registered in the fiscal year 2075/76. The number surged to 2,250 in fiscal year 2076/77 and 3,451 in the fiscal year 2077/78. Majority of the victims of cyber crimes in Nepal are minors and women.

Police arrest job scam fraudster

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: In a case of cyber crime, police have arrested an individual on the charge of defrauding unemployed youths through online platforms.

Police arrest job scam fraudster

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: In a case of cyber crime, police have arrested an individual on the charge of defrauding unemployed youths through online platforms.

Actress Rhea Chakraborty alleges rape-murder threat in Insta post

Actor Rhea Chakraborty has requested the cyber crime cell to look into rape and murder threats she has been receiving following Sushant Singh Rajput's death last month.