financial crime

New Delhi, March 25 The Delhi Police has arrested six suspects linked to multiple interstate cybercrime syndicates allegedly involved in "digital fraud," fake IPO and trading scams, uncovering a scheme involving around ₹10.6 crore related to 89 complaints, an official said on Wednesday.The...

Ranchi, March 25 The Jharkhand CID has arrested a man from Darbhanga in Bihar for allegedly extorting over Rs 10 lakh from an elderly person, after placing him under "digital arrest," officials said on Wednesday.The accused, posing as officials from law enforcement agencies, "intimidated and...

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...

Mumbai, March 25 – A sensational and chilling case has come to light in the Sakinaka area of Mumbai, where a man is accused of conspiring to kill his wife in order to continue a relationship with his girlfriend. The accused reportedly paid Rs 6.70 lakh to have his wife killed and attempted to...

Gurugram, March 24 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly providing bank accounts to cyber fraudsters involved in an investment scam, officials said on Tuesday.A complaint was lodged on September 8 last year at the Cyber South police station regarding a fraud of approximately Rs 1.09...

Ahmedabad, March 24 A yoga teacher from Surat and six others, who were arrested last week for possessing fake Indian currency notes (FICN), are believed to have circulated around Rs 10 to 12 lakh in fake currency, police said on Tuesday.During interrogation, Pradip Jotangiya, a yoga teacher...

Patna, March 24 A husband-wife couple were arrested in Gurugram, Haryana, in connection with an alleged fraud involving fake franchise and investment schemes, and were produced before a court here on Tuesday, an official said.The arrests were made over the past two days, and the accused were...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi Police has arrested 11 suspects for their involvement in a cyber fraud racket operating from Delhi and Mumbai, which allegedly defrauded a senior citizen here of more than Rs 22 lakh by promising high returns on investment, an official said on Tuesday.The accused...

Bengaluru, March 24 Six people have been arrested for allegedly cheating hundreds of job aspirants out of lakhs of rupees by falsely promising them employment in district courts across the state, police said on Tuesday.Among those arrested are Jason D'souza (39) and his wife Lavina (36), who...

Ahmedabad, March 24 – A special CBI court in Ahmedabad has convicted and sentenced four accused, including two former officials of UCO Bank, to five years of Rigorous Imprisonment along with fines in two separate bank fraud cases, officials said on Tuesday.The court on March 23 awarded the...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Delhi Police announced on Tuesday that they had solved seven cases of burglary and house theft, arresting three individuals: a brother, his sister, and his wife, who were allegedly involved in a series of daytime burglaries in the Mehrauli area of South Delhi...

Chennai, March 23 The Election Commission's surveillance and enforcement teams seized a total of ₹151.93 crore worth of cash, liquor, drugs, and other goods in Tamil Nadu.The teams, deployed across Tamil Nadu to monitor and curb illegal inducements, seized ₹30.53 crore in cash and...

Ahmedabad, March 23 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Ahmedabad against a chartered accountant accused of defrauding a trust of over Rs six crore, officials said on Monday.In a...

New Delhi, March 23 A cyber fraud syndicate that cheated several people by promising high returns through bogus stock investments has been busted with the arrest of a 24-year-old student, police said on Monday.The accused, identified as Aniruddh Pratap Singh, was apprehended in Gurugram on...

Shahjahanpur (UP), March 23 A team from the Uttar Pradesh Police's Anti-Corruption Organization arrested a Fisheries Inspector here on Monday, allegedly for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, a senior official said.According to police, the accused, Pooranlal, demanded a bribe in exchange for...

New Delhi, March 23 – A special CBI court in Delhi has sentenced a former Sub-Inspector of the Delhi Traffic Police to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case, officials said on Monday.The court convicted Jagmal Singh Deshwal, who was posted as Sub-Inspector and Zonal Officer...

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...

New Delhi, March 23 – The ED has recovered assets worth nearly $5.6 billion, including those related to corruption cases, with a significant portion achieved in the past couple of years, Rahul Navin, director of the ED, said on Monday.Delivering the welcome address at the 12th Steering...

New Delhi, March 23 A 23-year-old domestic helper has been arrested in Jammu for allegedly stealing ₹3.5 lakh from the house of an elderly resident in Mukherjee Nagar, a north-west Delhi area, an official said on Monday.The accused, identified as Tilakram, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, has been...

New Delhi, March 23 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a Delhi resident of over Rs 21 lakh under the pretext of high-return online investments and prepaid services, police said on Monday.The police have arrested Narender, 24, and Prem Prakash alias Lovely, 38, both...