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The Hindu
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Hyderabad man arrested for pirating 40 movies
The Cyber Crime Police of Hyderabad have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with a large-scale movie piracy racket. Jana Kiran Kumar, an air-conditioner technician from NGOs Colony, Vanasthalipuram, was found to have illegally recorded and leaked around 40 Telugu films over the past year and a half, operating in coordination with known piracy platforms, said an officer from the Cybercrime Wing. The arrest follows a complaint lodged on June 5 by Yarra Manindra Babu from the Anti-Video Piracy Cell of the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce. He reported that HD versions of a film called 'Single', released on May 9, were uploaded on multiple platforms within hours of its theatrical release. Watermark analysis suggested the leak came from a cinema hall. An FIR was registered, and multiple sections of the IT Act, BNS, Copyright Act and Cinematograph Act were invoked. Talking about the racket, the officer said that Kumar initially found a meme referring to the piracy group 1TamilMV and contacted them through a Proton Mail address. 'He then shifted communication to Telegram, where he was assigned the job of recording new Telugu film releases for payments ranging from USD 300 to 400, paid in cryptocurrency,' said the officer. He would book tickets online, conceal a mobile phone in his shirt pocket, record the films inside theatres, and share the files via Telegram. Payments were made in Bitcoin and converted into rupees using crypto platforms such as ZebPay and CoinDCX. 'Films he is known to have pirated include Pellikani Prasad, 14 Days Love, Thandel, Game On, Kismat, and Rajadhani Files, among others. The most recent offence took place in May 2025. Two mobile phones were seized from his possession,' added the officer. Hyderabad police have reminded the public that piracy is a punishable offence under the Copyright Act, 1957, and Cinematograph Act, 1952 (amended in 2008). Recording or exhibiting pirated films, or even possessing them for profit, can attract up to three years of imprisonment, a fine of ₹1 lakh, and an additional ₹20,000 fine for each day the offence continues. In cases involving forgery and organised sharing, the punishment can extend to life imprisonment.
The Hindu
28-06-2025
- The Hindu
Man duped of ₹1.9 lakh by fraudster posing as relative
A 37-year-old resident of Edi Bazar was duped of ₹1.9 lakh by a fraudster posing as his nephew living in Saudi Arabia. The case unfolded on June 25 and involved the use of familiar photographs and WhatsApp messages to gain the victim's trust. The fraudster claimed to be sending money to the victim for safekeeping and requested his bank account number, mobile number, and IFSC code. After receiving the details, the fraudster shared a fake Citi Bank voucher as proof of the transfer. He then introduced an 'agent', citing problems with his passport and visa. Claiming that the agent needed ₹1.1 lakh to resolve these issues, the fraudster convinced the victim to transfer ₹1 lakh via UPI. Further demands followed, with assurances that the requested sums would be deducted from the funds already sent. Under this belief, the victim made additional transfers of ₹50,000 and ₹40,000. Only after realising that the money had not been received did the victim approach the Cybercrime Wing of Hyderabad Police to lodge a complaint.
Express Tribune
02-05-2025
- Express Tribune
SHC grants bail to Sahir Hassan in drug case, Armaghan Sent on remand
Listen to article The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday granted bail to Sahir Hassan, son of actor Sajid Hassan, in a narcotics case involving the recovery of 557 grams of cannabis. The court also directed Hassan to submit a surety bond of Rs1 million, Express News reported. The case, investigated by Karachi South police, stemmed from Hassan's arrest on February 22, 2025 in the Defence Housing Authority area. He remained in judicial custody for over two months. A constitutional bench of the SHC approved the bail plea after hearing arguments from both sides. The court acknowledged the extended duration of custody and ordered conditional release while proceedings continue. According to an interim challan submitted last month before the Judicial Magistrate South, Hassan allegedly confessed to transferring drug sale proceeds into a bank account managed by his father's business associate. The court subsequently summoned the manager, instructing him to submit supporting bank documents to verify the transactions. However, as of the latest hearing, the manager has failed to provide any financial records or statements to counter the allegation. On the other hand, the District and Sessions Judge South has granted a five-day physical remand of the accused, Armaghan, to the Cybercrime Wing in a case related to operating an illegal call centre. The hearing took place in a Karachi courtroom, where Armaghan was presented via video link. FIA Cybercrime officials requested the physical remand, stating that the suspect is accused of running an illegal call centre and transferring cryptocurrency. They said a physical remand was essential for conducting technical investigations. The court accepted the request and handed Armaghan over to the custody of the Cybercrime Wing for five days. Prison authorities were also directed to transfer his custody accordingly.
