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New Delhi, March 12 A Delhi court has issued a notice to the joint secretary of the Consular Passport and Visa division (CPV) of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to clarify the position regarding extradition proceedings against a former managing director of Bush Foods Overseas Pvt Ltd...

Bilaspur (HP), March 12 Eight leopard claws were recovered from a scooter driven by a woman during a routine traffic check near the Barmana area here, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when a team from the Barmana police station was conducting inspections at...

Bengaluru, March 12 A 55-year-old domestic helper was arrested for allegedly stealing gold jewellery and cash worth Rs 16 lakh from the house of an elderly couple here, police said.Dhanlakshmi had been working at the couple's house in Frazer Town for nearly 25 years, they said.With her...

Meerut (UP), March 12 A man has been arrested for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer and intimidating people by misusing the false identity, officials said on Thursday.According to the police, the accused had been misleading people in the area for a long time by claiming to be a senior...

Belagavi (Karnataka), March 12 Belagavi Police have arrested a woman who allegedly lured wealthy men and robbed them, officials said on Thursday.The accused has been identified as Deepa Avatagi (33), a native of Mahalingpur in Bagalkot district. She claimed to be a fashion designer.Her...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 An investigation has been launched after authorities detected a fake website of the Kerala lottery offering online ticket purchase, police said on Thursday.The Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police registered a case and began an investigation following a complaint lodged...

Meerut (UP), March 11 A man here is alleged to have staged the kidnapping of his minor son and demanded a ransom of Rs 6 lakh in an attempt to clear debts incurred through online gaming, police said on Wednesday.The accused has been arrested and the boy has been safely recovered, they said...

New Delhi, March 11 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested one of its own inspectors in Delhi in a bribery case, reaffirming the agency’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.In an official statement issued on Wednesday, the CBI said Inspector Deepak Phalswal, posted in...

Beed, March 11 A man from the Beed district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly defrauding several women by posing as a government official and promising them benefits under various government schemes, an official said on Wednesday.Police said the accused, Gorakshanath Navnath...

Jhansi (UP), March 11 Police have arrested seven men after an encounter and recovered more than 500 LPG cylinders stolen during the Holi festivities in Jhansi, an official said on Wednesday.Following a tip-off, the police arrested Javed, Aamir, Ritik, Sumit, Shubhankar, Abhishek and Surendra...

Hyderabad, March 11 Four individuals who allegedly supplied SIM cards used in online betting and gaming frauds have been arrested here, police said on Wednesday.The Cyber Crime Police arrested the four accused in connection with a case registered after a 36-year-old resident here lost Rs 1.5...

Kota (Rajasthan), March 11 The Kota City Police has arrested an alleged mastermind of a massive inter-state employment racket, accused of cheating over 8,500 people.The accused, who allegedly collected around Rs 2 crore by promising work-from-home opportunities, was apprehended in Bihar...

The Economic Offences Wing of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Rural Police has arrested the main accused in a fraud case involving over ₹10.11 crore, perpetrated in the name of the Food Corporation of India (FCI).The accused, Jinna Venkata Ramana Reddy, is alleged to have defrauded 'Randico...

Pune, March 10 Police in the Pimpri Chinchwad area of Pune have arrested five people for allegedly kidnapping a businessman and demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh, officials said on Tuesday.The accused, all from Uttar Pradesh, allegedly abducted the businessman from the Rahatani area on Monday...

Jaipur, March 10 – The Rajasthan Police achieved a breakthrough on Tuesday by arresting an interstate fraudster accused of cheating thousands of people by offering them work-from-home jobs.The accused, Kumar Sanu alias Deepak Singh (25), son of Vijay Kumar and a resident of Baurna village...

Hyderabad, March 10 – The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Hyderabad Zonal Office has provisionally attached fifty immovable properties, valued at Rs 29.76 crore, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the illegal surrogacy racket case.The racket was run by Dr...

Mumbai, March 10 Police have arrested nine people, including a government medical officer and four police officers, for allegedly conspiring to obtain a Rs 50 lakh insurance claim from a company by falsely claiming that a man died in a road accident in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, officials...

Bhubaneswar, March 9: Despite sustained government efforts to raise public awareness, cybercriminals continue to spread their activities across the state, defrauding unsuspecting individuals and stealing crores of rupees, according to official data.Responding to a question in the Odisha...

Kolkata, March 9 A team of Nepal Police, assisted by its West Bengal counterpart, has arrested seven people, including a couple from the state, and seized counterfeit currency worth approximately Rs 70 crore during a raid at an apartment near Kolkata, an official said on Monday.The raid took...

Thane, March 9 A man has been arrested in Bhiwandi, Thane district, for allegedly using the identity documents of a senior citizen and his family to operate five companies and evade GST payments, a police official said on Monday.The accused approached the 67-year-old victim, promising him a...