Cybercrime crackdown: Goa cops get 507 websites, 767 scam-linked phone numbers blocked
Panaji (PTI): Goa police has blocked 507 fraudulent websites and 767 scam-linked phone numbers this year as part of its crackdown on cybercriminals, an official said on Saturday.
The department initiated 660 takedown requests against various online fraud platforms, comprising 507 websites, 151 social media accounts, and two malicious mobile applications, Superintendent of Police (CyberCrime) Rahul Gupta said.
"The blocked platforms were linked to range of cyber offences such as fake parcel delivery scams, online investment frauds, sextortion and dating app blackmail operations, impersonation of government authorities, also known as digital arrest scams, and fake hotel booking portals to cheat tourists," the SP said.
The highest number of takedowns was registered in May 2025, when authorities disabled 258 fraudulent websites, followed by 78 in January and 72 in June, Gupta added.
"These actions were carried out with support from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen cyber hygiene and disrupt fraud networks at the source," the official informed.
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
