fraud

New Delhi, March 19 – Two individuals, including the complainant's son, have been arrested for allegedly staging a daylight burglary at a house in the Shakarpur area of east Delhi. Police have recovered around Rs 20 lakh worth of stolen gold jewelry and cash, an official said on Thursday...

Ahmedabad, March 19 City police have seized high-quality counterfeit Indian currency worth ₹2.38 crore and arrested seven persons, officials said on Thursday.Acting on a tip-off, the crime branch apprehended the accused, including a spiritual and yoga teacher based in Surat, when they arrived...

Ahmedabad/Surat, March 19 – An operation to manufacture and circulate fake Rs 500 notes has been uncovered by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch, which seized Rs 2.38 crore in forged notes and arrested seven people, including a woman.The arrests were made on Wednesday night after officers intercepted...

New Delhi, March 19 Observing that filmmaking is a high-risk business, the Supreme Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against a producer for fraud after he failed to return money to a financier.A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra said that to constitute an offense of...

Kollam, March 19 – In the controversial Sabarimala gold theft case, two more accused, Pankaj Bhandari and Govardhan, were granted bail by the trial court in Kollam on Thursday.They were granted bail after the prosecution failed to file a chargesheet within the stipulated time.The Kollam...

New Delhi, March 19 – A 16-year-old Taekwondo player has uncovered an "elaborate fraud" being perpetrated on thousands of athletes by an organization claiming government affiliation, and the Sports Ministry is preparing to file an FIR against it.The teenager, who wishes to remain anonymous...

Srinagar, March 19 The Jammu and Kashmir Police's Counter Intelligence Wing (CIK) has busted a highly sophisticated international cyber fraud racket by arresting seven people here, officials said on Thursday.The CIK-CID received several technical and credible inputs regarding the operation of...

Washington, March 19 – FBI Director Kash Patel defended the bureau’s aggressive counterterrorism and law enforcement efforts during a hearing before the Senate, as lawmakers questioned him about surveillance, resources, and evolving threats.The Indian-American FBI chief adopted a combative and...

Washington, March 18 The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Wednesday that it has launched a search for Indian national Kalpeshkumar Rasikbhai Patel, who is accused of defrauding multiple victims between 2017 and 2021.In a post on X, the FBI said that Patel, also known as Kenny...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 The Kerala police said on Wednesday that fraudsters are exploiting people's concerns about LPG cylinder shortages to deceive unsuspecting customers under the guise of booking gas.The police said that cyber fraud gangs are becoming active in the state under the...

Gurugram, March 18 The Gurugram Police have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly raping a woman over several months after befriending her on a matrimonial website under the pretense of marriage, officials said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Nadeem Khan, a native of Uttar Pradesh's...

Kolkata, March 18 The Kolkata Police have dismantled an organized cyber fraud network operating illegal 'SIM box' devices to impersonate law enforcement officials, an officer said on Wednesday.A 'SIM box' is a telecom device used to illegally route international calls, making them appear as...

Jamtara, March 18 Six cybercriminals were arrested in the Jamtara district of Jharkhand on Wednesday, a senior police official said.The accused were apprehended from a deserted area near the Padamdih village, within the jurisdiction of the Karmatar police station, following a tip-off, he said...

Kanpur, March 18 A 60-year-old retired school teacher in Kanpur was allegedly defrauded of ₹1.57 crore in a sophisticated, multi-layered cyber scam, police said on Wednesday.The fraudsters impersonated prominent global figures such as Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, American singer Josh Turner, and...

Kolkata, March 18 – Kolkata Police have busted an organized cyber fraud racket operating illegal SIM box systems for routing fraudulent calls and impersonation.According to police, a young man accused of defrauding a person of Rs 3 crore through a "digital arrest" scheme was arrested on...

Noida (UP), March 18 Noida's cyber crime police have arrested a man for allegedly duping people of around Rs 12 lakh by offering fake tour and travel packages through social media, officials said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Aditya Raj, was arrested from Amrapali Society by the...

The Secretary for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Sanjay Jaju, has called for a "trust-based" and "responsibility-focused" approach to transform India's advertising sector into a globally competitive and truthful ecosystem. Addressing the AdTrust Summit 2026 in Mumbai today, the...

New Delhi, March 18 The Supreme Court has set aside a Himachal Pradesh High Court order that had quashed a First Information Report (FIR) alleging fraud, forgery, and criminal conspiracy to seize ancestral property worth crores of rupees in the Shimla district.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath...

Mumbai, March 18 The Maharashtra government told the legislative assembly on Wednesday that action has been initiated against those involved in an alleged fraud targeting fresh graduates with the promise of jobs at the Hinjewadi IT Park in Pune.Labour Minister Akash Fundkar said his department...

Bangalore, March 18 A 59-year-old man was arrested for allegedly defrauding an Income Tax department official by posing as a "parrot astrologer" and promising career growth and a better life through rituals, police said on Wednesday.Following the arrest of the accused astrologer, Shekar...