financial crime

New Delhi, February 27 Norway's USD 1.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has decided to exclude Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) from its portfolio due to concerns about its alleged links to financial crime.Norges Bank, which had in May 2024 excluded Adani Ports and Special...

New Delhi, February 27 The Delhi Police have arrested two brothers for allegedly defrauding a woman from Rohini by fraudulently transferring her mobile number and misusing her credit card details, according to a statement released by the police on Friday.The accused have been identified as...

Panaji, February 27 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 3 crore in Goa in connection with a major money laundering investigation linked to alleged fraudulent investment schemes operated by Myron Rodrigues and others, an official statement...

New Delhi, February 27 The Delhi Police has arrested a 22-year-old woman suspected of arranging mule bank accounts for an alleged interstate cybercrime network, and recovered dozens of ATM cards, cheque books, and electronic devices from her possession, an official said on Friday.The accused...

Washington, February 27 – A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a scheme that stole over $1.7 million from elderly victims across the United States.Zabi Ullah Mohammed was sentenced to 72 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, US...

Srinagar, February 26 The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday seized a two-story residential house worth approximately Rs 44 lakh, allegedly acquired through illegal drug trade, in the Shopian district."The police have seized a residential house valued at Rs 44.50 lakh belonging to Abdul...

Beijing, February 26 Chinese security officials claim to have "completely dismantled" notorious Chinese criminal gangs based in Myanmar and Cambodia, who terrorized the world with online extortion rackets, forcing people to part with their hard-earned savings.Thousands of people in India...

New Delhi, February 26 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at the residences of industrialist Anil Ambani and the offices of Reliance Communications (RCom) after registering a second case against the company based on a complaint filed by the Bank of Baroda on February...

Rajkot, February 26 Three individuals were arrested in the Rajkot district of Gujarat for their alleged involvement in a cyber fraud scheme worth approximately ₹150 crore, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to nine, a police official said on Thursday.Adiluddin Mohammed, a...

Kannur (Kerala), February 26 A court here has sentenced a former official of a SupplyCo supermarket, employed under the state government, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him in a corruption case.Kannur Vigilance Court Judge K Ramakrishnan sentenced P Muhammad Ashraf...

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted a large-scale search operation across six states and arrested three individuals in a major case of digital fraud. Searches were carried out at various locations in Delhi, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Palakkad in Kerala, Nagpur in Maharashtra...

Gurugram, February 25 A former employee of a private company here was arrested for defrauding over Rs 90 lakh by creating a complex web of transactions to create fake invoices using the firm's funds, police said on Wednesday.Working as an operations administrator from 2017, the woman, in...

Hyderabad, February 25 The Telangana Police launched "Operation Crackdown" on Wednesday, a special operation to dismantle the cybercrime network across the state.Conceived by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), Operation Crackdown will involve a series of operations over the next few...

New Delhi, February 25 The CBI on Wednesday arrested three individuals for allegedly defrauding a senior citizen from Kottayam, Kerala, of a large sum of money through "digital fraud," officials said.The arrests were made during a search operation that covered six states – Goa, Karnataka...

Hyderabad, February 25 – The Telangana police launched "Operation Crackdown" on Wednesday, a special operation to dismantle the cybercrime network across the state.Conceived by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), "Operation Crackdown" will involve a series of operations over the next...

Hyderabad, February 25 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted extensive searches across six states on Wednesday and arrested three accused in a "Digital Arrest" fraud case involving ₹1.86 crore.The case involves defrauding a senior citizen from Kottayam district in Kerala...

Mathura (UP), February 25 A man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a cyber fraud gang accused of cheating people of several crore rupees here, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Sattaar, was apprehended near the Goverdhan area on Tuesday following a tip-off...

Bhubaneswar, February 25 Stacks of cash, packed in trolley bags, were allegedly recovered from the house of an Odisha Mines Department officer, who was arrested in a corruption case, officials said on Wednesday.A total of Rs 4 crore in cash was seized from an apartment in Bhubaneswar owned by...

Kochi, February 25 Kerala Vigilance officials have arrested a panchayat official after allegedly catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 15 lakh for issuing a completion certificate for a warehouse, in what officers described as the biggest seizure in the department's history.The...

Kannur (Kerala), February 25 A 42-year-old man, who was being sought by the police in a major fraud case in which a homemaker was allegedly cheated of her gold jewelry and cash after being promised a loan without interest, has been arrested, police said here on Wednesday.P.P. Ismail, a...