impersonation

New Delhi, April 10 A Delhi court has rejected the bail plea of a man who impersonated a high-ranking Army official to deceive a woman into a relationship, observing that the relationship did not arise out of free and informed consent, and granting bail in such a case undermines its seriousness...

New Delhi, April 10 The CBI has filed a chargesheet against a man for allegedly defrauding a retired banker from Delhi's upscale Gulmohar Park of ₹23 crore in a digital scam, officials said on Friday.After taking over the investigation on March 15 at the order of the Supreme Court, the Central...

Dimapur, April 8 A day before the by-election in Nagaland's Koridang (ST) assembly constituency, the National People's Party lodged a complaint with the Election Commission on Wednesday, alleging that anti-social elements are impersonating as personnel of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) in...

Jaipur, April 6 – As a division bench of the Rajasthan High Court upheld a single bench order cancelling the Sub-Inspector (SI) Recruitment Exam 2021 over allegations of paper leak and impersonation, veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday urged the ruling BJP government to “do their job”...

Jaipur, April 4 A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court on Saturday upheld a single bench order cancelling the sub-inspector (SI) recruitment exam 2021, following allegations of paper leakage and "impersonation."Justice Samir Jain had cancelled the exam on August 28, 2025, stating that...

New Delhi, April 2 A Delhi court has rejected the bail plea of a man accused of being an active member of a 'digital arrest' scam, holding the material recovered from his possession adequate to prove a prima facie case against him.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar Gautam was hearing a...

Shimla, March 28 A 34-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly defrauding a Nepalese national of Rs 5,000 by impersonating a police officer in Bhuntar, in the Kullu district, police said on Saturday.The accused has been identified as Mohit Sharma, a resident of Dhalpur, Kullu...

New Delhi, March 28 – A controversial case has emerged from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, where a foreign student studying at a private university has been accused of impersonating a transgender person and collecting money from devotees at local temples. The allegations have sparked political...

Bhopal/New Delhi, March 26 – In a strong criticism, the Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Madhya Pradesh government in a case related to the Vyapam scam.The apex court has directed both the CBI and the state government to submit complete...

Srinagar, March 26 – The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch said on Thursday that it was conducting house searches in connection with a fraud case during the Covid period, in which large sums of money were misappropriated.A statement from the Crime Branch said that the Economic Offences Wing...

In Guwahati, on March 25, opposition parties questioned the Assam police regarding the death of Zubeen Garg, after the Singapore Police Coast Guard ruled out foul play. This ruling was upheld by a coroner in Singapore.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma maintained that there was no difference...

Gorakhpur (UP), March 24 A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer to marry a woman and defraud her family of Rs 15 lakh, police said.The complainant alleged that his daughter came across the profile of the accused, Pritam Nishad alias Arjun Singh (30), from Etah...

Thane, March 23 The Thane police have arrested cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal in connection with an alleged fraud of Rs 71.6 lakh, officials said on Monday.The company, however, claimed the FIR was false, and there was a conspiracy...

Mumbai, March 23 – Bollywood star Akshay Kumar recently learned that actress and singer Sugandha Mishra had to impersonate Katrina Kaif for her first job as a radio jockey.Speaking to Akshay Kumar and the audience, Sugandha said, "My first job was as a radio jockey. My show was a morning show...

Hyderabad, March 21 Cyber criminals defrauded an accountant of a private company by impersonating the company's owner, police said on Saturday.The cyber criminals sent a message to the accountant on an instant messaging app in early March, including a picture of a woman and claiming that she...

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...

Berhampur, March 16 The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Odisha arrested three people from Rajasthan on Monday for allegedly stealing gold ornaments from a trader near the Berhampur railway station, while posing as CBI officers.The police seized gold ornaments weighing 88 gm, valued at...

New Delhi, March 13 A Delhi Police constable stationed at the Shaheen Bagh police station was arrested on Friday for allegedly being involved in a racket that produced fake Police Clearance Certificates (PCCs), an official said.The racket came to light during an investigation into a case of...

Panaji, March 13 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached three immovable properties, with a total market value of ₹6.27 crore, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with an alleged money laundering case involving Estevan D’Souza...

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...