fraud investigation

Chandigarh, February 25 The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested four individuals in the IDFC First Bank fraud case, officials said on Wednesday.Of the four arrested, two are former IDFC First Bank employees, and the other two are private individuals who own a...

Chandigarh, February 24 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini informed the Assembly on Tuesday that nearly Rs 556 crore, including Rs 22 crore in interest, has been recovered in the IDFC First Bank fraud case within 24 hours.The state's Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered an FIR in the...

New Delhi, February 24 IDFC First Bank said on Tuesday that it has paid out 100% of the principal and interest to the relevant departments of the Haryana government, which amounts to ₹583 crore."The bank remains committed to working together with the relevant Haryana Government departments and...

Bengaluru, February 24 – The Cyber Crime Police Station, Central Division, Bengaluru, attached to the Karnataka State Cyber Command, conducted a raid in the city and arrested two individuals on charges of operating a fake call centre and luring people by claiming they would earn profits through...

Amravati, February 24 The Congress has strongly objected to former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya chairing a meeting at the Amravati Municipal Corporation last week regarding alleged irregularities related to birth and death certificates, and has sought clarification from the civic chief.Somaiya said on...

Hyderabad, February 24 – In a major crackdown, the Hyderabad Police dismantled a pan-India cyber fraud syndicate by arresting 104 fraudsters across 16 states.At least 32 special teams carried out "Operation Octopus" over a period of 10 days, Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said on...

Chandigarh, February 24 The Haryana Congress organized a protest march to the Vidhan Sabha here on Tuesday, targeting the BJP government in the state over several issues, including law and order, unemployment, and the plight of farmers.The protesting Congress MLAs, led by Leader of the...

Surat, February 24 – Lookout circulars have been issued against four members of the Gajera family in Surat, Gujarat, in connection with an alleged fraud of Rs 1,928.39 crore, while investigators are simultaneously probing suspected financial links between their business interests and the...

Chandigarh, February 24 – The Haryana Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered an FIR in connection with a ₹590-crore fraud involving accounts of the Haryana government at the IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank branch in Chandigarh, a government official said on Tuesday.The...

Amaravati, February 23 – The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Andhra Pradesh apprehended two police officers on Monday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh at a police station in the YSR Kadapa district.ACB officials set up a trap at the Simhadripuram Police Station and apprehended...

New Delhi, February 23 Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Monday that the central bank is monitoring the developments surrounding the alleged fraud of Rs 590 crore at IDFC First Bank, and assured that it was not a "systemic issue".The private sector IDFC First Bank had on Sunday...

Chandigarh, February 22 The Haryana government has de-empaneled IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank for government business with immediate effect, according to an official circular.No government funds will be parked, deposited, invested, or transacted through these institutions, it said...

Dehradun, February 22 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved action against individuals found to be receiving both government pensions and other benefits under various social welfare pension schemes.The directive came on Saturday following a recent data analysis by the...

Ballia (UP), February 21 Six people, including the branch manager of Canara Bank, have been booked on charges of criminal intimidation, police here said on Saturday.The action came following a complaint by Asha Mishra of Tagore Nagar in the Ballia Kotwali Police Station area, they said.The...

Jammu, February 21 The Special Crime Wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch filed a chargesheet against a fraudster on Saturday who had cheated a person by claiming to sell land here, an official said.The chargesheet was filed against Rajinder Singh Manhas, a resident of...

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), February 21 The Himachal Pradesh Police has cracked down on a gang involved in trafficking newborns by posing as facilitators of adoption, and has arrested two individuals from Punjab and detained another, officials said on Saturday.During the operation, a team...

New Delhi, February 21 A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea of businessman Satya Prakash Bagla in a case related to alleged fraud against investors based in Kolkata.Additional Sessions Judge Shunali Gupta rejected the plea. A detailed order is awaited.Bagla, who owns the...

London, February 19 – An Indian-origin boss of a property lettings company in Essex, southeast England, who wanted to contest to be elected Mayor of London, has been sentenced for fraud following investigations by the UK's Insolvency Service.Ghanshyam Sarup Batra, also known as Shyam Batra...

Kochi, February 19 The VACB, which is investigating the microfinance scam, has recorded the statement of SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellapally Natesan, officials said on Thursday.According to sources from the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), a team led by SP S Sasidharan recorded...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Delhi High Court has agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the framing of comprehensive guidelines to curb the growing menace of frauds perpetrated through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).Issuing notice, a bench of Chief Justice D.K...