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New Delhi, February 13 The Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that it has arrested a doctor, who owns a fertility center based in Telangana, on money laundering charges for allegedly running a surrogacy racket.The doctor has been accused of sourcing infants from poor and vulnerable parents...

Gurugram, February 13 Haryana Police arrested two men on Friday for allegedly committing fraud by transferring money in the name of membership in a male escort service, officials said.The accused, who were arrested from the Manesar area, are being questioned by the police, they said...

Faridabad, February 13 A man, allegedly posing as a sub-inspector of the Haryana police, has been arrested, officials said on Friday.Deepak, a resident of Ankheer village, has been placed under one-day police custody, officials said.According to police, during a routine check at Badkhal...

Ayodhya, February 13 A man has filed a complaint alleging that an unidentified person impersonated his late father and used forged documents to execute a sale deed of his 1.5 lakh square feet ancestral land to a real estate company based in Delhi, police here said on Friday.According to the...

Mumbai, February 13 A clerk of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration, arrested in Mantralaya by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000, was also found to have kept another Rs 42,000 in his office, significantly exceeding the Rs 10,000 limit for individuals...

New Delhi, February 13 The Delhi Police have busted an alleged prostitution racket operating under the guise of spa centers in southeast Delhi's Lajpat Nagar, and have arrested the managers of these establishments, an official said on Friday.Police said nine women were rescued during a raid...

Thane, February 13 Four individuals have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a 67-year-old resident of Mumbai out of nearly Rs 10 lakh by exploiting his fears related to black magic and ghosts, Thane police said on Friday.The accused, Shivling Ingle, Rohit Shinde, Brahmdat Ingle, and...

Ballia (UP), February 13 A case has been registered in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh after a man was allegedly cheated of Rs 63 lakh under the pretense of high returns through a fake online trading application, police said on Friday.According to police, an FIR was lodged on Thursday at the...

Kochi, February 12 Police arrested a group on Thursday, allegedly for defrauding a man by claiming he had won lucrative prizes and special offers related to a recent car purchase, officials said.Those arrested include Mohammed Saad Saifi (23), Gagan Khurana (22), Rahul Kumar (28), and Ravi...

Ashoknagar, February 12 A caller claiming to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang demanded ₹10 crore from a trader in Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, according to police on Thursday.While the cyber cell is trying to identify and locate the caller, officials said that some individuals...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), February 12 A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a person of more than Rs 2.37 lakh through a fake insurance call, police said on Thursday.According to authorities, the complainant, a resident of Puttur, recently received repeated calls from an...

Mumbai, February 12 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) formally arrested a former director of real estate company Lodha Developers Limited on Thursday in an alleged money laundering case worth Rs 85 crore.The ED's case against the accused, Rajendra Lodha, is based on a cheating and forgery case...

Gurugram, February 12 Police have registered an FIR against three individuals, including the Managing Director and directors of Surjivan Health Resort Private Limited, in connection with a dispute over a lease agreement for resort land in the Nuh district of Haryana.The FIR was registered at...

Mumbai, February 12 The Bombay High Court reiterated on Thursday its stance that it would not consider the petition filed by the fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, challenging the provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act, until he returns to India. A bench of Chief Justice Shree...

New Delhi, February 11 – A 72-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing three people here by feeding them "ladoos" laced with poison, claiming they would bring "dhanvarsha" (a windfall), police said on Wednesday.The accused, Kamruddin alias Baba, a resident of Firozabad in Uttar...

New Delhi, February 11 An occult practitioner has been arrested for allegedly killing three people here by feeding them "ladoos" laced with poison, claiming they were part of a ritual promising 'dhanvarsha', a windfall, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Kamruddin alias Baba...

Thane, February 11 A case has been registered against four individuals in Thane district, Maharashtra, for allegedly defrauding at least 21 job seekers of Rs 15.34 lakh, an official said on Wednesday.The accused, including the owner of a private firm, collected money from the victims by...

Jaipur, February 10 A man was arrested for allegedly impersonating an IPS officer and marrying a woman using false credentials in the Banswara district of Rajasthan, police said on Tuesday.The accused, Akshat Kothari, was arrested from Indore in Madhya Pradesh after being on the run for over...

Thane, February 10 Police have arrested three members of a gang and a Mumbai-based jeweler, allegedly involved in defrauding senior citizens of jewelry worth lakhs in Thane district of Maharashtra, an official said on Tuesday.With these arrests, the Thane city police have solved 12 cases of...

Mumbai, February 9 A woman was defrauded of Rs 6.5 lakh by online fraudsters who claimed that her gas supply would be disconnected due to non-payment of bills, a Mumbai police official said on Monday. The 50-year-old victim from Govandi received a text message last week asking her to contact an...