fraud investigation

Nashik, April 3 – A major financial scam has come to light during the ongoing investigation into self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat. He is already facing serious allegations of exploiting women sexually and committing financial fraud in the name of spirituality.Preliminary findings have...

Kathmandu, April 3 A Chinese national has been arrested in connection with his alleged involvement in defrauding people through a multi-million rupee cryptocurrency scam, police said on Friday.A police team arrested Zhu Yi-eng, 35, from the capital's Thamel area on Thursday along with details...

Beed, Apr 3 Three individuals, including a woman, have been arrested in Beed district, Maharashtra, for allegedly defrauding a man of ₹23.42 lakh by threatening him with "digital arrest," police said on Friday.The police recently arrested the accused, Prasann Ajay Kasat (31), his wife, Swati...

Kolkata, March 31 The Cyber Crime Wing of the West Bengal Police arrested industrialist Pawan Ruia on Tuesday in connection with his alleged involvement in a multi-crore fraud case involving shell companies and money laundering using cryptocurrency, a senior officer said.Ruia was apprehended...

Srinagar, March 31 – The J&K Crime Branch said on Tuesday that it has filed a charge sheet in the case involving a fraud of Rs 55.11 lakh."The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch in Srinagar has filed a charge sheet against Mehraj-Ud-Din Dar, son of Abdul Ahad Dar, a resident of Alamdar...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...