deception

Giridih (Jharkhand), April 11 The Giridih police have filed an FIR against a constable for allegedly defrauding people of Rs 39.60 lakh by promising them a cheap auction of four-wheeler vehicles seized, an officer said on Saturday.The accused constable has been identified as Gautam Kumar...

Faridabad, April 9 The Faridabad police said on Thursday that they had busted the operations of a fake call centre and arrested six people for allegedly defrauding people by offering a bonus on an insurance policy.The call centre was being operated from a rented accommodation in Tilak Nagar...

Madhepura (Bihar), April 8 The Bihar Police on Tuesday arrested a husband-wife couple on charges of allegedly defrauding a contractor of Rs 34.74 lakh by posing as senior government officials and promising to secure contracts, officials said on Wednesday.The accused have been identified as...

Prayagraj, April 7 The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash an FIR against a woman accused of defrauding a PhD aspirant of over Rs 22 lakh by promising a PhD degree and a position as an assistant professor.Dismissing a writ petition filed by Priyanka Sengar, a division bench comprising...

Washington, April 6 – A massive US air operation involving more than 100 aircraft rescued two airmen stranded in Iran in one of the most complex combat search-and-rescue missions in recent years, President Donald Trump said.An F-15 fighter jet went down late Thursday during Operation Epic...

Washington, April 7 – The CIA used deception tactics and advanced intelligence tools to locate a downed US pilot deep inside Iran, playing a critical role in a high-risk rescue mission that US officials said left Iranian forces “confused” and “humiliated.”CIA Director John Ratcliffe told...

Thane, April 6 A case has been registered against three individuals for allegedly defrauding a woman from Thane city in Maharashtra of Rs 16.35 lakh by promising to get her daughter admitted to a prestigious engineering college, police said on Monday.Based on a complaint, the Kapurbawdi police...

Thane, April 5 A family from Thane district in Maharashtra allegedly lost over Rs 1.66 crore to a man who exploited their fear of "black magic," promising them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday.The Kasarvadavali police district registered a first...

Bengaluru, April 3 An FIR has been registered against a man and his accomplices for allegedly defrauding a company of Rs 6 crore by falsely claiming to be associated with an IT company and promising to facilitate CSR funds for its projects, police said on Friday.The crime is said to have taken...

New Delhi, April 2 A Delhi court has rejected the bail plea of a man accused of being an active member of a 'digital arrest' scam, holding the material recovered from his possession adequate to prove a prima facie case against him.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar Gautam was hearing a...

Thane, March 30 Police have registered a case against three individuals for allegedly defrauding a man from Thane district of Maharashtra of Rs 2.92 lakh by promising him a good job in Russia, officials said on Monday.The accused assured the 38-year-old complainant, a carpenter from Badlapur...

New Delhi, March 27 Madhya Pradesh BJP MP Sumer Singh Solanki on Friday demanded a strict central law against forced religious conversions, saying the issue has become a threat to national security and the cultural identity of tribal communities is being systematically eroded.Raising the...

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...

Srinagar, March 23 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) zonal office in Srinagar, J&K, announced on Monday that it has provisionally attached Rs 16,86,465 as proceeds of crime generated through deception of innocent victims through what is being termed as "digital arrest."A press release by the...

Washington, March 18 The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Wednesday that it has launched a search for Indian national Kalpeshkumar Rasikbhai Patel, who is accused of defrauding multiple victims between 2017 and 2021.In a post on X, the FBI said that Patel, also known as Kenny...

The Secretary for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Sanjay Jaju, has called for a "trust-based" and "responsibility-focused" approach to transform India's advertising sector into a globally competitive and truthful ecosystem. Addressing the AdTrust Summit 2026 in Mumbai today, the...

Mumbai, March 17 – The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill-2026 was passed after a heated debate late Monday night in the state Legislative Assembly. The ruling Mahayuti government strongly defended the necessity of the Bill to curb unlawful and forced conversion, while cracks appeared within...

New Delhi, March 15 A 40-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a Delhi resident of Rs 20,000 by pretending to arrange an easy loan through a social media platform, an official said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Satvinder Kaur, a resident of Tilak Nagar in west Delhi...

Mumbai, March 14 Two young men were cheated of Rs 23.43 lakh with the promise of jobs in Mumbai's municipal corporation, a police official said on Saturday.The complainant, Chandra Kishore Prasad (26), who is preparing for the UPSC exam and lives in an MHADA transit building in Kandivali West...

Beed, March 11 A man from the Beed district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly defrauding several women by posing as a government official and promising them benefits under various government schemes, an official said on Wednesday.Police said the accused, Gorakshanath Navnath...