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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...

Thane, March 15 Police have arrested two individuals for allegedly extorting Rs 2 lakh from a sweets businessman in Thane city, Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday.The police had received a complaint from the businessman that two individuals were demanding Rs 5 lakh from him.After...

Chandigarh, March 14 The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a jeweler on Saturday in connection with the IDFC First Bank fraud case. Investigators found that more than ₹250 crore had been routed to his firm from companies linked to the accused.Rajan Katodia...

Mumbai, March 14 Two young men were cheated of Rs 23.43 lakh with the promise of jobs in Mumbai's municipal corporation, a police official said on Saturday.The complainant, Chandra Kishore Prasad (26), who is preparing for the UPSC exam and lives in an MHADA transit building in Kandivali West...

Kochi, March 14 The Kochi city cyber police have recovered over Rs 1 crore stolen from an 81-year-old man through a "digital arrest" online fraud.The incident occurred in November last year when the elderly man was defrauded of around Rs 1.30 crore in a digital arrest scam, where fraudsters...

Mumbai, March 14 Actor R Madhavan has warned netizens about a fake account through his latest social media post. The actor, known for "3 Idiots," revealed that someone is using his name to contact people.However, Madhavan has clarified that the accused has no connection to him or his team...

Bengaluru, March 14 Two men involved in the sale of electric vehicles in the city have been arrested for allegedly defrauding several people by offering two-wheelers at subsidized rates, claiming the benefit was under a central government scheme, police said on Saturday.The accused have been...

Patna, March 13 – The Bihar Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) arrested a government official in a bribery case in Bettiah, in the West Champaran district, on Friday.The vigilance team caught Anurag Abhishek, a Field Officer at the District Dairy Development Office, red-handed while...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 13 Two individuals were arrested on Friday for allegedly defrauding a man of Rs 75 lakh in the Ganjam district of Odisha by selling him a plot of land that had already been sold to other people, police said.The accused real estate brokers have been identified as...

Pilibhit (UP), March 13 A self-proclaimed godman was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman, claiming he was giving her medicine to help her conceive a son, officials here said.The accused, Bhagwandin, a resident of Balrampur village, had reportedly been practicing...

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...

Srinagar, March 13 – Police in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir said on Friday that they had cracked a fake currency racket and three people have been detained in connection with it.A police statement said, "Police in the Shopian district have busted a fake currency circulation racket...

Mumbai, March 13 The Devendra Fadnavis government on Friday introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 in the state assembly, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage.According to the Bill, those...

Mumbai, March 13 The Devendra Fadnavis government introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 in the state assembly on Friday. The bill has strict provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage.According to the bill, those...

Thane, March 13 A case has been registered against five individuals, including a former government employee, for allegedly transferring state-owned land using forged documents in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Friday.According to the police, the accused misled the registrar's...

Mumbai, March 13 – The state government is set to introduce the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, initiating the process of identifying and punishing individuals and organized entities involved in "forced" conversions.The proposed legislation aims...

Jaipur, March 12 The Rajasthan Police's Special Operations Group (SOG) has arrested a man, allegedly involved in a large-scale fraud that collected crores of rupees from people by promising luxury car sales, cryptocurrency, and social media-based investment schemes.Additional Director General...

Jaipur, March 12 Seven individuals were arrested and two minors were detained here on Thursday, allegedly for cheating people through online gaming.The accused allegedly lured people to play online games with promises of cash prizes through WhatsApp groups and online websites, and later...

Mumbai, March 12 A special court on Thursday dropped corruption charges in the multi-crore fraud case against Guruashish Construction Pvt Ltd and its directors Rakesh and Sarang Wadhawan after the CBI concluded that no public servants were involved in the graft linked to the offense.The...

New Delhi, March 12 The CBI has registered separate cases related to two incidents of digital fraud targeting a former professor and a retired gynecologist from Gujarat, defrauding them of a total of Rs 30 crore, officials said on Thursday.In the first case, a retired professor from St...