financial crime

New Delhi, March 18 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has returned immovable properties worth approximately Rs 650 crore to 2,312 genuine homebuyers in connection with the money laundering investigation against the SRS Group, officials said on Wednesday.The return of the properties was...

New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi Police has arrested three individuals for allegedly facilitating the operations of a major "digital fraud" racket that cheated a resident of Paschim Vihar of Rs 14.2 lakh, an official said on Wednesday.The accused – Md Kaif (21) and Monish (21), residents of...

Bangalore, March 18 A 59-year-old man was arrested for allegedly defrauding an Income Tax department official by posing as a "parrot astrologer" and promising career growth and a better life through rituals, police said on Wednesday.Following the arrest of the accused astrologer, Shekar...

Chandigarh, March 17 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Tuesday that the state government's aggressive and technology-driven crackdown on cybercrime is yielding tangible results, with a notable decline in cyber fraud cases in 2025.He said that law enforcement agencies have...

Jammu, March 17 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Jammu and Kashmir arrested a meter reader from the Power Development Department (PDD) in the Rajouri district on Tuesday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a consumer, officials said.An ACB spokesperson said that...

Chennai, March 17 – In a significant breakthrough in a long-standing bank fraud case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an absconding accused who had been evading authorities for years by living under a false identity in Chennai.The accused, identified as M. Naga Kumar...

Jammu, March 17 – The J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a meter reader from the electricity department on Tuesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 in the Rajouri district.An ACB spokesperson said the meter reader, who was stationed with the PDD in Rajouri, was caught red-handed...

Belagavi (Karnataka), March 17 A group promising to quadruple investors' money has been busted in this district with the arrest of seven people, including two police officers from Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.Those arrested have been identified as Parashuram Bhimshi Badakari, Imran...

Thane, March 17 A 42-year-old insurance consultant from Mumbra in the Thane district of Maharashtra was allegedly cheated of over Rs 71 lakh by cyber fraudsters who lured him into investing in cryptocurrency trading, police said on Tuesday.A case has been registered against six individuals at...

Visakhapatnam, March 17 – The CBI Court in Visakhapatnam has convicted and sentenced two individuals, including a former bank employee, to five years in prison in a bank fraud case.Vempadapu Santhoshi Ramu, who was a clerk-cum-cashier at Andhra Bank in Cheepurupalli, Vizianagaram district, and...

New Delhi, March 17: Special courts dealing with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) have delivered judgments on the merits in connection with money laundering in 59 cases. Of these, conviction orders have been passed in 56 cases, convicting 124 accused in the cases filed by the...

Ranchi, March 17 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a junior engineer of the South Eastern Railway for allegedly accepting a bribe from a private company representative in exchange for facilitating an electrical connection at a site office in Jharkhand, officials said on...

Mumbai, March 17 A total of 2,163 cybercrimes related to investment scams were registered in Maharashtra last year, leading to the arrest of 455 accused, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state assembly on Tuesday.The state has stepped up measures to combat cyber fraud...

Hyderabad, March 17 Two men were allegedly robbed of approximately 1 crore rupees by unidentified individuals on motorbikes after throwing chili powder into their eyes here, police said.The incident occurred in the Kukatpally police station limits on Monday night, and three of the five to six...

Gadag (Karnataka), March 16 Five men were arrested for allegedly luring students with false promises of scholarship money and other incentives to open mule bank accounts in their names for illegal transactions, police said on Monday.The accused were identified as Vakdoth Vakeel (24), Raju...

Lucknow, March 16 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a medical officer stationed at the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) and an executive from a private hospital in connection with an alleged bribery case involving undue favours to a hospital in Uttar...

Kochi (Kerala), March 15 Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of defrauding hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali, and...

Patna, March 15 Patna Police on Saturday arrested a major narcotics supplier operating in the city and seized drugs worth around Rs 7.5 crore, an officer said on Sunday.The police arrested the drug supplier during a raid conducted in the Khagaul police station area of Patna.Speaking to...

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...

New Delhi, March 15 Police have arrested a 26-year-old man who was wanted in connection with a robbery and vandalism incident at a hotel in southwest Delhi's Palam village area last year, an officer said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Mahesh alias Ganja, was arrested on March 13 in...