Ujjain, July 3 -- In a sophisticated case of cyber extortion, miscreants in Ujjain are targeting e-rickshaw operators by using a pirated smartphone application to remotely hijack and freeze moving vehicles through Bluetooth, demanding ransoms to reactivate them, officials said.

The Ujjain Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) and taken an individual into custody after complaints surfaced regarding widespread vehicle hacking across the city.

The cyber-attack involves a mobile application named 'BAT-BMS,' which accesses the digital Battery Management System (BMS) of the e-rickshaws, disabling their power supply mid-route.

Detailing the modus operandi, Neel Ganga Police Station In-charge Tarun Kuril stated that the racke...