fraud investigation

Belagavi (Karnataka), April 11 Two people were arrested in connection with a "digital fraud" scheme in which an 81-year-old businessman allegedly lost over ₹15 crore after fraudsters posing as CBI officials accused him of involvement in a financial crime, police said on Saturday.The accused...

New Delhi, April 11 The Delhi Police has arrested three individuals for their alleged involvement in a Rs 10 lakh online investment fraud, an official said on Saturday.The case was registered on February 2 this year based on a complaint by Amit Kumar Jain, a resident of Subash Park in...

Gurugram, April 10 Nuh police have arrested a cyber fraudster who cheated people by promising large sums of money in exchange for old coins, police said. They added that his network spans several states.According to the police, the accused has been identified as Mohammad Saad, a resident of...

Mumbai, April 10 The Bombay High Court has ordered HDFC Bank to refund Rs 38 lakh to a Pune-based businessman, who lost the amount to a digital fraud, observing that the account holder was not at fault.A bench of Justices Bharti Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande, in its order of April 6, held that...

Chandigarh, April 10 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Friday that the BJP government adopts a zero-tolerance approach towards any wrongdoing, noting that they had immediately ordered an investigation into the Rs 590-crore IDFC First Bank fraud case.Earlier, Haryana's State...

Jaipur, April 10 – Former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, who was arrested in connection with the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam, was remanded in custody for three days by the ACB court on Friday. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had sought a five-day remand for further interrogation.During the...

New Delhi, April 10 The Delhi Police have arrested 11 people, including two alleged kingpins, after they busted a fraudulent call centre operating from the Govindpuri area of south Delhi, an official said on Friday.The racket, operating under the name Herbitecture Healthcare, allegedly...

Kochi, April 10 The Kerala High Court has granted the vigilance bureau an additional 30 days to conclude its investigation into the alleged misappropriation of funds by TDB employees related to the sale of 'Adiya Sishtam Ghee' – a sacred offering sold to devotees at the Lord Ayyappa shrine at...

Mumbai, April 9 A Mumbai court on Thursday denied bail to Hitesh Mehta, the former General Manager of New India Cooperative Bank, who was arrested in a ₹122 crore fraud at the bank, and described him as the prime accused in the case.The court noted that a long period of imprisonment cannot be...

New Delhi, April 9 – In a major crackdown on organized cyber investment frauds, the Delhi Police's Crime Branch has arrested two key accused in separate cases involving cheated amounts exceeding Rs 74 lakh, officials said on Thursday.According to police, the arrests have exposed a...

Noida, April 9 – Police in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, have achieved a major success in their crackdown on cybercrime, with the Cyber Crime Police Station team arresting 16 individuals on Thursday for operating a fake call center in Sector-16, Noida.The gang used paid online...

Jaipur, April 9 – In a major breakthrough, the Dholpur Police have arrested Amit Gautam, the alleged mastermind behind a massive multi-crore fraud, who had been on the run for 6 years and carried a reward of Rs 43,000.The accused is believed to have defrauded over 200 individuals of...

New Delhi, April 9 The Delhi Police has arrested two men in connection with separate cyber investment fraud cases involving over Rs 74 lakh, an official said on Wednesday.In the first case, a man identified as Rahul Tyagi, a resident of Greater Noida, was arrested for his alleged role in a Rs...

Mumbai, April 8 The Reserve Bank said on Wednesday that the minutes of HDFC Bank's board meeting and other records are reviewed as part of the supervisory exercise, and reiterated that the largest private sector lender has not been found wanting in terms of ethics and governance."I would like...

Ranchi, April 8 A man, alleged to be part of an international network that trafficked job seekers from Jharkhand to cyber scam compounds in Myanmar, was arrested by the state CID from Mumbai, a statement said on Wednesday.Daud Ahmad, who is from Patna, was arrested from the Dongri police...

New Delhi, April 8 A man, suspected of leading an organized ATM fraud gang and allegedly involved in over 50 cheating cases, was arrested in the national capital, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Ravi Kumar Bharti (36), a resident of Bihar, was apprehended from the Rajpur...

New Delhi, April 7 The Delhi Police has busted a fake call centre that allegedly defrauded people by selling fraudulent roadside assistance policies, arresting 12 people, including two owners, an official said on Tuesday.The racket was operating from the Guru Arjun Nagar area. Acting on inputs...

Gurugram, April 6 The Nuh Police has arrested three suspects in three separate cases of creating fake social media profiles to commit cyber fraud, officials said on Monday.The accused were identified as Mursaleem and Javed, residents of Nuh, and Yusuf, a resident of Palwal. They were found in...

Kathmandu, April 6 – The Nepali government announced a series of immediate and long-term measures on Monday to strengthen transparency, accountability, and governance in the country's mountain rescue operations, amid allegations that fake rescue missions for climbers have been conducted to...

New Delhi, April 5 The Delhi Police has busted a major international cyber fraud syndicate—linked with over 2,000 complaints and scams worth over Rs 300 crore—with the arrest of its alleged mastermind and 10 others, an official said on Sunday.During the investigation, police uncovered a...