Blood communities thrive on social media

On November 4 ‘Blood For Needy’ tweeted about the urgent need of a donation of AB positive blood group for a kidney patient admitted to Breach Candy Hospital. She needed the blood for her kidney transplant that was due after two days. Soon, the tweet got several retweets and within a few hours, the requirement was fulfilled.

Cuckolded hubby posts wife's naughty pics

Ranip man accused ofviolation of privacy after he clicks wife's photograph with alleged lover,uploads it on FB

Revenge is a dish best served on the social media network seems to be the latest mantra for partners out to expose their adulterous spouses.Fuelled by the need to reveal the extramarital affair of his wife, a 32-year-old resident of Ranip recently uploaded her photograph on Facebook -the photograph had been clicked on the sly when she was in a compromising state with her lover. According to Crime Branch officials, where the wife registered a complaint, the husband was acting after his family members refused to believe his claims that his wife was two-timing him.

Fraudship request: Cyber flirts `cash in' on singletons

Crime Branch hasregistered seven cases where the accused pose as NRIs and propose marriage tosingle men and women online before conning them out of lakhs of rupees

Anjali Mehta (name changed), a banker, fell in love online with Anil Mu kesh (name changed) who claimed to be a doctor with the United Nations, settled in the UK.He professed undying love to Anjali and told her he was taking a transfer to India for a happily-ever-after. All seemed well till one day, she received a call from a `customs official', seeking Rs 20 lakh in duties. As Anil was shifting to India, he had sent all his valuable medical equipment to Anjali's address. But the `official' sought the amount as customs duty. Anjali got even more confused when Anil began emotionally blackmailing her, and asked her to pay up. On July 4, she again got a call from the `official', demanding the money but when she tried to call back on the number, the phone had been switched off.

Helpless and wanting Anil to come and live with her, she transferred Rs 20 lakh to the bank account given by the caller through real-time gross settlement systems (RTGS). But Anil never called back and that was the end of the love story.

Revenge is dish best served on internet

Over four years, Ahmedabad sees 40 pc rise in cybercrime, especially creation of fake profiles, as netizens take online route to seek vendetta

They say `all is fair in love and war'. And, more and more tech-savvy youths are using `virtual' means at their disposal to prove this true. There has been a 40 per cent rise in cybercrime rate since 2011, say cops. Complaints mainly involve youths who find social networking sites an effective medium to bully others or seek revenge.

The major reasons for the creation of fake profiles are generally matrimonial dispute, rejection, business rivalry or collegeschool fights, say experts.