financial fraud

Mumbai, March 31 – In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 69-year-old retired senior officer from the DN Nagar area of Andheri in Mumbai was subjected to "digital arrest" for 25 days and defrauded of ₹1.57 crore by cybercriminals posing as police and court officials. The accused even staged a mock...

Jammu, March 30 The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of the Crime Branch has filed chargesheets against four accused in three separate cases involving a chit fund fraud, a fake government job racket, and criminal conspiracy in the districts of Jammu and Doda, an official said on Monday.A chargesheet...

Kolkata, March 30 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued summons to Trinamool Congress legislator Debasish Kumar, who represents the Rashbehari Assembly Constituency in South Kolkata, and a Member-Mayor-in-Council (MMIC) of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on Monday, in connection...

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 29 Delhi Police has busted a gang of fake loan recovery agents operating a sophisticated extortion racket on the side of the road in east Delhi, and has arrested four people, an officer said on Sunday.The accused allegedly used a mobile application to identify vehicles with...

Mumbai, March 29 – Cyber fraud cases are surging in Mumbai, with scammers posing as officials of Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) to deceive unsuspecting residents and empty their bank accounts within minutes using malicious APK files, police officials said on Sunday.Investigators said that...

New Delhi, March 28 – The Delhi Police has busted an investment fraud syndicate with the arrest of five individuals allegedly involved in operating a network of mule bank accounts used for cyber crimes, officials said on Saturday.A team from the Cyber Police Station of the South-West District...

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...

Meerut (UP), March 27 Uttar Pradesh Police busted an illegal VoIP telephone exchange in Meerut and arrested six persons for allegedly routing international calls as local ones to conceal identities and carry out financial fraud, officials said on Friday.A VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 27 A case has been registered following the use of a website impersonating the city police to defraud people through online gambling, officials said on Friday.The case came to light when personnel from the Cyber, Economic, and Narcotics (CEN) police station noticed...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 – Senior Congress leader and CWC member Ramesh Chennithala alleged a "massive Rs 700-crore fraud" in Kerala’s Cooperative Department on Friday, claiming that irregularities are unfolding even as the state heads into a crucial election phase.Kerala is set to go to...

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...

Sheopur, March 26 A woman tehsildar, who gained national fame as a participant in the popular television show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', was arrested from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday for alleged involvement in a ₹2.5 crore flood relief 'scam', officials said.Amrita Singh Tomar was...

Ranchi, March 26 A CyberPeace Wellness Centre will be established on the campus of the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) in Ranchi to support victims of cybercrime, a press statement said on Thursday.The Centre will be established in collaboration with CyberPeace, a...

Mumbai, March 25 An 78-year-old woman in Mumbai lost over Rs 25 lakh online after a fraudster gained access to her mobile phone, claiming to be changing the name on her electricity bill as requested by her, police said on Wednesday.The victim lives in the Four Bungalows area in Andheri, a...

Bhubaneswar, March 25 Odisha Police have arrested a man from West Bengal for his alleged involvement in an online investment fraud case involving ₹12.33 crore, a senior officer said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Rahul Jaiswal (36), a resident of Kolkata, was arrested based on a...

Kurukshetra, March 25 A 44-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after being harassed by visa agents who allegedly took a large sum of money from her under the promise of sending her son abroad, police said on Wednesday.Malkit Kaur lived in a village near Kurukshetra and had been under...

Gurugram, March 24 Gurugram Police have arrested four individuals for allegedly providing mule bank accounts opened in the names of fake firms to cybercriminals based in China, to mask and launder proceeds from cyber frauds, officials said on Wednesday.Police have recovered cheque books...

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...

New Delhi, March 24 – In a major crackdown on cybercrime, the Delhi Police arrested 11 individuals on Tuesday who were involved in a well-organized investment fraud racket operating across Delhi and Mumbai. The accused allegedly defrauded a senior citizen of ₹22.67 lakh by luring him with...