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Jaipur, March 30 – The Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG) has cracked down on a recruitment exam fraud syndicate involving the use of "dummy candidates," arresting a key accused who had been on the run for nearly two years and was carrying a reward of Rs 10,000.The arrested accused...

Mumbai, March 30 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLC Eknath Khadse and his daughter were booked for allegedly cheating an elderly woman by promising a sugar factory ownership on her land and taking possession of it with the help of forged documents in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, police said...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 30 Three individuals have been booked in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, for allegedly selling beauty products made in Pakistan, a police official said on Monday.Shop owners Mohammed Abrar (26), Ankur Agrawal (35), and Juman Khan (48) were booked on...

Thane, March 30 Fraudsters are alleged to have duped 11 residents of Thane district in Maharashtra by promising affordable housing under a government scheme, and they forged documents to open bank accounts for larger financial transactions, police said on Monday.A 54-year-old woman from...

Patiala, March 29 A court here on Sunday extended the police remand of AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra by seven days. Pathanmajra, who was arrested by the Punjab Police from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday night, had escaped police custody in a rape case more than six months ago.The MLA...

Shimla, March 28 A 34-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly defrauding a Nepalese national of Rs 5,000 by impersonating a police officer in Bhuntar, in the Kullu district, police said on Saturday.The accused has been identified as Mohit Sharma, a resident of Dhalpur, Kullu...

Bhadohi (UP), March 28 Three people, including the brother of a former BSP district president, have been booked for allegedly cheating a man here by promising him a government job for his relative and later threatening and assaulting him, police said on Saturday.According to Gopiganj Station...

Thane, March 28 A case has been registered against a tour operator from Thane district in Maharashtra, for allegedly defrauding a woman of Rs 6.6 lakh by promising to arrange travel bookings for her clients, police said on Saturday.The Ulhasnagar police have registered a first information...

Ranchi, March 27 – The ED filed a chargesheet against a former SBI Branch Manager and his wife in a Special PMLA Court here in connection with a Rs 5.40 crore fraud involving the manipulation of 440 customer accounts, an official said on Friday.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi Zonal...

Mumbai, March 27 – The ED has attached immovable properties worth ₹19.12 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the ₹5,600 crore fraud perpetrated by the National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL), which impacted 13,000 investors, an...

Nashik, March 26 Police have filed a fresh case against arrested self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat after a Pune-based businessman accused him of cheating him out of Rs 6 crore by promising to help him start a logistics business abroad, officials said on Thursday.The complainant alleged that...

Thane, March 26 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a businessman of lakhs of rupees by promising to arrange a ₹50 crore investment in his company, police said on Thursday.Vinod Yadav alias Baba Yadav and Dilip Mamtora, along with another individual, allegedly provided...

Mumbai, March 26 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Reliance Telecom Ltd., its then Directors Satish Seth and Gautam B. Doshi, along with unknown public servants and others, in connection with an alleged bank fraud case involving the State Bank of India...

Latur, March 25 A man has been arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer to cheat people in Latur district, Maharashtra, by claiming to help recover stolen property, officials said.The accused reportedly tracked theft cases in newspapers, used fake documents and a purported UPSC...

Gorakhpur (UP), March 24 A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer to marry a woman and defraud her family of Rs 15 lakh, police said.The complainant alleged that his daughter came across the profile of the accused, Pritam Nishad alias Arjun Singh (30), from Etah...

Thane, March 24 A court in the Thane district granted bail to two co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX, Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, who were arrested in an alleged case of cheating involving Rs 71.60 lakh, stating that there was no prima facie evidence against them.Magistrate...

Thane, March 24 A court in the Thane district granted bail to two co-founders of the cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX, Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, who were arrested in an alleged case of cheating involving Rs 71.60 lakh, stating that there was no prima facie case against them...

Hamirpur (HP), March 24 Himachal Pradesh Police arrested a proclaimed offender on Tuesday, officials said.The accused, identified as Rajeev Kumar (53), a resident of Bhoranj Tehsil in Hamirpur, was declared a proclaimed offender by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Hamirpur on February...

Kochi, March 24 Sobi George, a stage artist, actor, and director of the Kothamangalam Kalagruham music troupe, was arrested on Tuesday in a cheque bounce case, police said.A senior police officer said that George was arrested based on a warrant issued against him by a court here in two cheque...

Gorakhpur (UP), March 22 A newly married man absconded with the Rs 15 lakh given to him as dowry by the bride's family, and it came to light later that he was allegedly involved in a series of scams, police said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Pritam Kumar Nishad from Etawah, allegedly...