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    PACL Fraud: Supreme Court-Appointed Committee Receives Assets

    New Delhi, March 30 The Enforcement Directorate said on Monday that it has returned assets worth more than Rs 15,000 crore to a special committee appointed by the Supreme Court, so that investors allegedly cheated in a Ponzi scheme by Chandigarh-based PACL (Pearls Group) can recover their dues...
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    Rajasthan HC Rules Blanket Bank Freezes Violate Rights

    Jodhpur, March 30 In a significant ruling on the scope of police powers during financial investigations, the Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has held that banks cannot impose a blanket freeze on accounts at the behest of investigating agencies.The court stated that any restriction...
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    Bhatt's Wife Receives Relief: Court Limits Bank Freeze

    Jaipur, March 30 – In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court has held that investigating agencies cannot freeze an individual's entire bank account and must restrict action only to the disputed amount.The order came in a case involving filmmaker Shwetambari Vikram Bhatt, whose accounts...
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    Mumbai Cyber Fraud: Gas Company Impersonators Drain Accounts

    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...
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    State Government Takes Action Against Rising Cyber Fraud

    Shimla, March 28 Himachal Pradesh has witnessed a sharp increase in cyber fraud, with a total of 585 cases registered in the state from January 31, 2026, up to the past three years, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told the assembly on Saturday.Responding to a question from BJP MLA Inder...
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    Mumbai Cops Arrest Jamtara Man in Bombay HC Judge Fraud

    Mumbai, March 28 – The Mumbai Police arrested a man on Saturday, accusing him of cyber-cheating a judge of the Bombay High Court. Acting on a complaint filed by the victim, a 25-year-old from Jamtara, Jharkhand, was taken into custody for allegedly creating fake customer care numbers and...
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    Fraud in Benefits Programs Sparks New Government Response

    Washington, March 28 – The Trump administration has launched a federal task force to combat fraud in welfare programs, with Vice President JD Vance warning that the problem has "become a massive, massive problem" that is draining taxpayer funds.Addressing a meeting of senior officials, Vance...
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    SIM Box Operations Targeted by CBI in Uttar Pradesh

    Meerut, March 27 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Friday that it has busted a cyber fraud racket based on SIM boxes and arrested two accused following searches at six locations in Uttar Pradesh.The accused, identified as Mohd Vilal and Mohd Dilshad, were apprehended from the...
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    Cyber Crime: Website Impersonating Mangaluru Police Under Investigation

    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...
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    Investigation into Rs 40,000 Crore Loan Fraud: ED Chargesheet Filed

    New Delhi, March 27 The Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet against former Reliance Communications president Punit Garg and another person on Friday as part of its investigation into money laundering related to an alleged fraud involving a loan of Rs 40,000 crore, official sources said...
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    Panchkula Municipal Corporation Faces Multi-Crore Discrepancy at Kotak Mahindra Bank

    Chandigarh, March 26 – The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested two individuals in connection with alleged discrepancies in the fixed deposit receipts of Panchkula Municipal Corporation, amounting to nearly Rs 150 crore, held at a Kotak Mahindra Bank branch.According...
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    Money Laundering Investigation Leads to Delhi Police Action Against Experion

    Gurugram, March 26 The Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police has filed an FIR against Gurugram-based real estate firm Experion Developers Private Limited and its related entity Experion Capital Private Limited for fraud, based on a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate, according...
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    Allegations of Misappropriation in J&K Government Funds

    Srinagar, March 26 The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch in Kashmir conducted searches at three locations in Srinagar and Budgam districts on Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations of misappropriation of government funds during the COVID-19 pandemic by two individuals...
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    Kotak Bank Employee Arrested in Panchkula FDR Discrepancy Case

    Chandigarh, March 26 – The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has made its first arrest in connection with alleged discrepancies in fixed deposit receipts amounting to nearly Rs 150 crore held by the Panchkula Municipal Corporation at a Kotak Mahindra Bank branch.According to...
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    India's Extradition Efforts Advance: UK Court Rejects Nirav Modi's Appeal

    New Delhi, March 25 The High Court of London rejected diamantaire Nirav Modi's petition to reopen his case against his extradition to India, where he is wanted in connection with the Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, officials said.Modi had approached the High Court of Justice...
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    Durban Court Trial Commences Over Alleged Jewellery Theft

    Johannesburg, March 25 The trial of six South African women of Indian origin, accused of stealing jewellery worth over R3.2 million from a renowned jewellery store in Durban, has commenced nearly three years after the incident, a media report said on Wednesday.The women were arrested in...
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    Panchkula Municipal Corporation Faces FIR Over Bank Discrepancies

    Chandigarh, March 25 An FIR has been filed in connection with alleged discrepancies in fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) held by the Panchkula Municipal Corporation at a Kotak Mahindra Bank branch, amounting to nearly Rs 150 crore.The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SVACB)...
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    FDR Discrepancy Investigation Following IDFC First Bank Case

    Chandigarh, March 24 The Panchkula Municipal Corporation has found discrepancies in its Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) with a private bank, amounting to nearly Rs 150 crore, a senior official said on Tuesday."Some of the FDRs had been with the bank for a long time at the Panchkula branch. The...
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    Two Arrested in Gurugram for Providing Bank Accounts to Cybercriminals

    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...
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    CoinDCX Fraud: Complainant Claims Funds Recovered, Investigation Continues

    Thane, March 23 The complainant in the ₹71.6 lakh fraud case, in which cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal were arrested, told a Thane court on Monday that he had recovered his invested amount from another accused and no longer has any...
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