fraud investigation

New Delhi, March 18 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has returned immovable properties worth approximately Rs 650 crore to 2,312 genuine homebuyers in connection with the money laundering investigation against the SRS Group, officials said on Wednesday.The return of the properties was...

New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi Police has arrested three individuals for allegedly facilitating the operations of a major "digital fraud" racket that cheated a resident of Paschim Vihar of Rs 14.2 lakh, an official said on Wednesday.The accused – Md Kaif (21) and Monish (21), residents of...

Mumbai, March 17 A total of 2,163 cybercrimes related to investment scams were registered in Maharashtra last year, leading to the arrest of 455 accused, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state assembly on Tuesday.The state has stepped up measures to combat cyber fraud...

Kochi (Kerala), March 15 Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of defrauding hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali, and...

Beed, March 15 A case has been registered against a man for allegedly defrauding a labour contractor of Rs 22.8 lakh by promising to supply manpower for sugarcane harvesting in Beed district, Maharashtra, police said on Sunday.Based on a complaint, the Wadwani police recently registered a case...

New Delhi, March 14 The CBI questioned Jai Anmol Ambani, the son of Anil Ambani, for nearly five hours on Saturday for the second consecutive day in connection with an alleged fraud involving Union Bank of India, officials said.Jai Anmol Ambani, the former director of Reliance Home Finance...

Jaipur, March 13 – The Rajasthan Police Special Operations Group (SOG) on Friday uncovered a major fraud in the Grade III Teacher Direct Recruitment Examination 2022, where candidates allegedly attempted to secure government jobs under the 'Outstanding Sportsperson' quota using forged Taekwondo...

New Delhi, March 13 The CBI questioned Anil Ambani's son, Jai Anmol Ambani, for nearly six and a half hours on Friday in connection with a Rs 228-crore fraud case involving the Union Bank of India, officials said.Jai Anmol, the former director of Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL), has been...

New Delhi, March 13 – The CBI questioned Jai Anmol Anil Ambani, son of Anil Ambani, on Friday in connection with the Rs 228 crore bank fraud case involving Reliance Home Finance Ltd (RHFL).Jai Anmol Anil Ambani, who is also an accused in the case, was questioned by the investigating officer...

New Delhi, March 13 CBI questioned Anil Ambani's son, Jai Anmol Ambani, on Friday in connection with a Rs 228-crore fraud case involving Union Bank of India, officials said.Jai Anmol Ambani has been summoned again on Saturday for questioning, they said.The agency questioned him in connection...

New Delhi, March 13 The Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that it has frozen 90 bank accounts following recent searches in the IDFC First Bank-linked money laundering case, where an alleged sum of ₹590 crore of Haryana government funds is said to have been siphoned off.The federal...

Itanagar, March 13 The Arunachal Pradesh Police have arrested a man from Assam for allegedly cheating a woman by posing as a retailer offering iron rods at unusually low prices in an online fraud case, officials said on Friday.The accused, identified as Soribuddin Ahmed, was arrested from...

Chandigarh, March 12 Eleven individuals have been arrested so far, including six bank employees, four private individuals, and one government official, as part of the ongoing investigation into a fraud case involving IDFC First Bank by the Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau...

New Delhi, March 12 The Delhi Police has arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly cheating a resident of Rohini by posing as a foreign traveler carrying a large sum of cash, officials said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Osazuwa Promise (32), was arrested from Greater Noida...

New Delhi, March 12 The CBI has conducted searches at 15 locations across multiple states in connection with a large-scale online financial fraud involving the overseas fintech platform 'Pyypl', officials said on Thursday.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now seeking custody of the...

Patna, March 11 A total of 141 people were arrested during a statewide crackdown by the Bihar Police on Wednesday, targeting networks of fake bank accounts allegedly used to facilitate cyber fraud across the country, an official statement said.The statewide operation, carried out under 'Cyber...

Chandigarh/New Delhi, March 11 The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case and conducted searches at multiple locations on Wednesday in connection with the alleged embezzlement of Rs 590 crore from the accounts of the Haryana government, maintained with IDFC First Bank, in...

New Delhi, March 11 The CBI has arrested Darwin Labs co-founder Ayush Varshney, one of the main accused in the Rs 20,000 crore Gain Bitcoin currency scam case, officials said on Wednesday.The agency had issued a Look Out Circular against Varshney. His attempt to flee the country on Monday...

Thane, March 11 A 64-year-old resident of Thane has allegedly been cheated of Rs 1.56 crore by a group of cyber fraudsters who placed him under "digital arrest" for almost a month after posing as police personnel, officials said on Wednesday.The fraudsters sent him multiple forged documents...

Jaipur, March 10 – The Rajasthan Police achieved a breakthrough on Tuesday by arresting an interstate fraudster accused of cheating thousands of people by offering them work-from-home jobs.The accused, Kumar Sanu alias Deepak Singh (25), son of Vijay Kumar and a resident of Baurna village...