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Giridih (Jharkhand), April 11 The Giridih police have filed an FIR against a constable for allegedly defrauding people of Rs 39.60 lakh by promising them a cheap auction of four-wheeler vehicles seized, an officer said on Saturday.The accused constable has been identified as Gautam Kumar...

Prayagraj (UP), April 11 Sixteen individuals, including two gold appraisers, have been booked for allegedly obtaining loans worth lakhs of rupees against counterfeit gold from a bank in Prayagraj, officials said on Saturday.Civil Lines Station House Officer (SHO) Ramashray Yadav said that...

Thane, April 11 A special court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced the mastermind of an investment fraud to three years of rigorous imprisonment, and ordered the government authorities to auction his seized properties to repay the money of hundreds of duped investors.In an order...

New York, April 10 Ten Indian nationals, who were living illegally in the US, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for conspiring to carry out staged armed robberies at convenience stores for the purpose of obtaining fraudulent visas.The individuals were previously charged by a...

Jaipur, April 10 A court here on Friday sent former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal on a three-day police remand in connection with the alleged multi-crore Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam, officials said."The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had sought five days' custody, but the court granted three...

Bokaro, April 10 Investigations have revealed that more than ₹6 crore was allegedly withdrawn from the district treasury's salary disbursement account in Bokaro by a police department accountant, an official said on Friday.Bokaro Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ajay Nath Jha, said that the amount...

Mumbai, April 10 A 72-year-old doctor was conned out of Rs 10 lakh by cyber criminals posing as Mahanagar Gas Limited employees, a police official said on Friday.Dr. Neelkamal Harishchandra Tandon received a call claiming that he had not paid his gas bill, and that his supply would be...

Hazaribag (Jharkhand), April 10 Two more people were arrested in the Hazaribag Superintendent of Police (SP) Office treasury scam, bringing the total number of arrests to five, and the amount embezzled has also increased to Rs 28 crore, an official said.Hazaribag Deputy Commissioner Shashi...

Sambhal (UP), April 10 A 50-year-old man was arrested with counterfeit Indian currency notes in the Hayatnagar area here, officials said on Friday.During the operation, counterfeit Indian currency worth Rs 20,000 was recovered from his possession, including 35 notes of Rs 500 denomination, six...

New Delhi, April 10 – In a major crackdown on organized cybercrime, the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police’s Special Cell has busted a key module of an international "SIM Box" fraud syndicate and arrested two accused from East Delhi, officials said on...

New Delhi, April 10 The Delhi Police have arrested a 38-year-old woman, alleged to be the mastermind of a racket targeting other women in hospitals and temples, stealing their jewelry and other valuables, an official said on Friday.The accused, identified as Paro, a resident of Bawana, was...

New Delhi, April 10 – The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has arrested the leader of a well-organized cheating racket that targeted vulnerable women at hospitals and temples across the national capital, officials said on Friday.The accused, identified as Paro (38), a resident of Bawana, had...

New Delhi, April 10 – The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has busted a racket involving the storage and sale of expired food and cosmetic products, arresting one accused and seizing a large quantity of items that pose serious health risks to consumers, officials said on Friday.The accused...

New Delhi, April 10 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against an accused based in Siliguri and a company incorporated by him, in connection with a major "digital fraud" cyber crime case involving the defrauding of a senior citizen in Delhi of nearly Rs 23 crore...

New Delhi, April 10 – In a major crackdown under its ongoing anti-cybercrime initiative 'Cyhawk 4.0,' the Delhi Police South District dismantled a fraudulent call center operating from Govindpuri and arrested 11 accused, including the masterminds behind the operation.The accused have been...

Thane, April 10 A 64-year-old man from the Thane district of Maharashtra was allegedly cheated out of nearly Rs 28 lakh in a digital fraud scam, police said on Friday.The complainant, a resident of Ronak City in Kalyan West, alleged that between April 1 and April 7, he received multiple...

Kathmandu, April 9 Former Nepali parliament speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara and joint secretary Arun Pokharel have been named among 28 accused, along with a travel company, in a case of gold smuggling.The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed the corruption...

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...

Mumbai, April 9 A couple has been arrested for allegedly cheating eight people of Rs 6.71 crore after promising them high returns in an import-export scheme, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday.The official at the Kasturba Marg police station identified the accused as Siddharth Khushal...

Noida, April 9 – In a significant breakthrough, the Sector-126 police station in Noida has cracked a gang involved in cheating and theft by luring unsuspecting victims through online dating platforms, arresting two accused, including a woman, and recovering stolen gold jewelry along with cash...