fraud investigation

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...

New Delhi, February 19 Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani has filed an undertaking in the Supreme Court that he will not leave the country without prior permission and will fully cooperate with the investigating agencies' probe into the alleged Rs 40,000 crore banking and corporate fraud...

Kolkata, February 19 – A man has been arrested in Haryana on charges of online fraud, Kolkata Police said on Thursday.According to police sources, the fraud was carried out using an APK file called 'M Paribahan'. The accused was identified based on the server and multiple IP addresses...

Gurugram, February 18 The Gurugram Cyber Police have arrested three men for allegedly providing support to a Chinese fraud syndicate, officials said on Wednesday.According to the officials, a 20-port physical SIM box and a laptop were seized from them. These arrests come after a woman from...

EOW Kashmir arrested five HDFC Bank employees in connection with an alleged large-scale financial fraud at the Shopian branch. Searches are underway in Shopian and Budgam as Crime Branch J&K intensifies investigation following transfer of the case from local police.Srinagar, February 18: The...

Kochi, February 18 The Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday that it has attached an immovable asset worth Rs 39 lakh linked to popular Malayalam actor Jayasurya as part of a money laundering investigation related to alleged fraud with investors.The actor and his wife Saritha were...

New Delhi, February 18 The Delhi Police has arrested a couple for allegedly defrauding 48 investors of around Rs 2 crore through illegal investment schemes, an official said on Wednesday.The accused, Chanderdeep Chamoli and his wife, Sarita Chamoli, were identified by the Economic Offences...

Thane, February 18 A 30-year-old man from Thane has allegedly been cheated of nearly Rs 34 lakh by a "woman" he met on a matrimonial website, who lured him into investing in a fraudulent scheme, police said on Wednesday.In his complaint to the Kapurbawdi police station, the man said he came...

Kochi, February 18 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen assets worth ₹39 lakh belonging to Malayalam actor Jayasurya in connection with the alleged "Save Box" online auction app fraud case.The actor had served as the brand ambassador of the firm, which is accused of defrauding investors...

Kochi, February 18 The Enforcement Directorate has attached an immovable asset worth Rs 39 lakh belonging to popular Malayalam actor Jayasurya as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said on Wednesday.The actor and his wife were questioned by the federal investigation...

Srinagar, February 18 Five employees of HDFC Bank have been arrested in connection with a large-scale financial fraud in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch conducted searches in the Shopian and Budgam districts on Wednesday in...

New Delhi, February 17 Gold jewelry was allegedly found missing from a bank locker at a Punjab National Bank branch in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar area. Following this, a case has been registered and an investigation has been initiated, police said.According to a Delhi Police statement, the...

Kolkata, February 17 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Tuesday that it has filed a prosecution complaint against Krishna Damani, a former trustee of South Point Education Society, for alleged money laundering using his position at the prominent south Kolkata school.It said that the...

Lucknow, February 17 Three individuals have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a couple in Lucknow of Rs 90 lakh by posing as Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officers and placing them under "digital arrest," police said on Tuesday.According to a police statement, a complainant reported that on...

Gandhidham, February 17 – The Cyber Crime Police in East Kutch have uncovered a network of organized mule accounts through which transactions exceeding Rs 182 crore were routed via 81 bank accounts allegedly used to facilitate cyber fraud across several states, officials said on Tuesday.Four...

Giridih/Deoghar, (Jharkhand) February 17 Five cybercriminals, including a man wanted in 26 fraud cases, were arrested in the districts of Giridih and Deoghar in Jharkhand, dealing a major blow to online banking scams in the region, police said.In the Giridih district, three individuals...