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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Electorate in 9 states, UTs shrink by 1.70 crore after SIR
New Delhi (PTI): Voter base in nine states and Union territories has shrunk by more than 1.70 crore following the publication of final electoral rolls as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to official data.
The data shared by the chief electoral officers of Gujarat, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa and Kerala on Saturday showed that their combined voter base stood at over 21.45 crore before the SIR exercise began on October 27 last year.
It shrunk to 19.75 crore after publication of their final electoral rolls this week, a net change of over 1.70 crore electors.
While the exercise, which kept the Election Commission in the spotlight, has been completed in Bihar, it is currently underway in 12 states and Union territories covering nearly 60 crore electors.
The remaining 40 crore electors will be covered in 17 states and five Union territories.
In Assam, a "special revision", instead of SIR, was completed on February 10.
Due to a variety of reasons, the SIR in the nine states and three Union territories have seen frequent tweaking in schedules.
As in Bihar, political parties have approached the Supreme Court challenging the exercise in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
