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Court sentences man to 7 years imprisonment for cheating investors
Court sentences man to 7 years imprisonment for cheating investors
Published on Apr 30, 2025 05:48 PM IST
PTI |
Three arrested for duping several investors of crores of rupees
The victim+ learnt about the trading platform through social media. He was added to a WhatsApp group called K05-IIFL Securities Ltd for tips on the share markets. He was then lured to invest ₹1.70 crore through a mobile application
Published on Apr 30, 2025 07:52 AM IST
Megha Sood
100 days of DOGE: lots of chaos, not so much efficiency
USA-TRUMP/100DAYS-DOGE:100 days of DOGE: lots of chaos, not so much efficiency
Published on Apr 24, 2025 03:31 PM IST
Reuters |
Russian court jails former general who criticised top brass for 5 years on fraud charges
UKRAINE-CRISIS-RUSSIA-CORRUPTION:Russian court jails former general who criticised top brass for 5 years on fraud charges
Published on Apr 24, 2025 03:21 PM IST
Reuters |
2 persons duped of ₹77.6 lakh in medical college admission fraud; 6 booked
2 persons duped of ₹77.6 lakh in medical college admission fraud; 6 booked
Published on Apr 20, 2025 10:22 AM IST
PTI |
Panchkula: Visa consultant booked by police for ₹9-lakh fraud
Complainant Sanjeev Kumar, a 55-year-old IT consultancy professional and resident of Sector 17, alleged that the accused defrauded him of ₹9 lakh and illegally withheld his passport under the guise of facilitating his permanent residency (PR) in Canada
Published on Apr 20, 2025 05:44 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
3 doctors booked for siphoning off ₹4.75 lakh from CM’s Medical Assistance Fund; EOW to probe
3 doctors booked for siphoning off ₹4.75 lakh from CM’s Medical Assistance Fund; EOW to probe
Published on Apr 19, 2025 10:15 PM IST
PTI |
MHA warns pilgrims of scams, urges caution, website checks | Advisory in detail
The ministry said frauds are perpetrated through fake websites, deceptive social media pages, and paid advertisements on search engines like Google.
Updated on Apr 19, 2025 01:18 PM IST
72 doctors duped of ₹2 cr by ‘tour operator’
Police said that Sharad Hegde, the alleged tour operator, met the doctors at a five-star hotel in Powai, during a conference of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI) in November 2024
Published on Apr 19, 2025 08:22 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
72 doctors planning Baku vacation duped of ₹2 crore
The accused, Sharad Hegde, posed as a tour operator and met the doctors at a conference: Police
Updated on Apr 19, 2025 06:43 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
CBI applies for non-bailable warrant against Choksi in ₹55 cr bank fraud case
The special court, however, transferred the case and CBI’s plea for a NBW against Choksi to the Esplanade metropolitan magistrate court after noticing that the charge sheet filed by police did not name any public servant
Published on Apr 18, 2025 08:26 AM IST
Bareilly graveyard land encroached using fake Waqf Trust; 11 booked
The incident of 2020 came to light after one Puttan Shah of Bareilly’s Sarnia village, approached SSP Anurag Arya and lodged a complaint in this regard a week ago
Published on Apr 17, 2025 09:38 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Meerut
Mehul Choksi arrested: Here's why his extradition to India can take a long time
Choksi, who is wanted by the CBI and ED in India, was recently arrested by law enforcement officials in Belgium.
Updated on Apr 14, 2025 05:45 PM IST
Chandigarh-based retd Colonel, wife duped of ₹3.41 crore: Three more held
On March 18, Bajwa, a resident of Sector 2-A, Chandigarh, received a call from an international number in which the caller pretended to be a government official
Published on Apr 13, 2025 08:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
IndusInd bank employee in Gurugram held over ₹35 lakh fraud
Ayushman revealed that he had opened a bank account in a fake firm's name and transferred more than a lakh of the stolen money in it.
Updated on Apr 12, 2025 09:44 PM IST
PTI |
87-year-old retired BMC doctor opens phishing link, loses ₹16 L
An 87-year-old doctor was scammed of ₹16 lakh after calling a fraudster while searching for pest control, believing she was contacting the BMC.
Published on Apr 07, 2025 04:00 AM IST
Manish Kumar Pathak
Panchkula immigration firm owner, 2 aides booked for ₹4.31-lakh fraud
Complainant alleges she paid ₹4.31 lakh to the firm’s owner, Shiv Kumar, along with Neha Gautam and Gurinder, to process her visa application.
Published on Apr 06, 2025 04:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Marathi actor Sagar Karande loses over ₹61L in part-time job fraud
However, when he attempted to withdraw a larger sum, he was informed that his credit score was insufficient. To resolve this, he paid ₹19 lakh, believing it would unlock his invested funds. Soon after, the scammers claimed that the amount was too large to be withdrawn and demanded a 30% tax payment
Published on Apr 05, 2025 08:38 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
UP man held for duping women into marrying him, promising youth with fake jobs by posing as officer
UP man held for duping women into marrying him, promising youth with fake jobs by posing as officer
Published on Apr 02, 2025 07:49 PM IST
PTI |
UP man posing as paramilitary officer marries woman, promises her brother of job; arrested for fraud
UP man posing as paramilitary officer marries woman, promises her brother of job; arrested for fraud
Published on Apr 02, 2025 06:36 PM IST
PTI |
Chandigarh: Retired Colonel, wife lose ₹3.4 cr to digital arrest scam
Realising he had been scammed, the Colonel approached the cybercrime police station in Chandigarh and filed a complaint, leading to the registration of a case on April 1
Published on Apr 02, 2025 09:38 AM IST
Naina Mishra, Chandigarh
Police launch manhunt for woman accused of defrauding an NRI of ₹41L
According to the FIR, Aluwalia, an author and freelance writer based in Austria, was introduced to Sayyid through her friend Fazal Khan. Khan had informed Aluwalia in April 2023 that he had invested in Sayyid’s company and had received good returns. He also described Sayyid as a doctor by profession
Published on Mar 31, 2025 07:50 AM IST
Megha Sood
Noida: Cyber fraud dupes MNC’s India branch of ₹3.52 cr
The complainant said one of their firm directors received a WhatsApp message from an unidentified number, asking for money transfer to a client
Published on Mar 31, 2025 06:26 AM IST
Ballia Recruitment racket: 37 nurses revealed to have knock-off joining letters
The matter came to fore after the then CMO Dr Vijay Pati Dwivedi lodged an FIR on February 22 in connection with the fraudulent appointments.
Published on Mar 31, 2025 04:50 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
After SSR, CBI files closure report in Disha Salian case revealing father's role
After closure reports being filed for the SSR death case, the CBI has done the same for the Disha Salian case — the latter however, has quite the twist
Published on Mar 28, 2025 02:38 PM IST
Woman swindles family of ₹28 crore, sells 80 stolen flats to fund online
A woman defrauded relatives and friends of 24 million yuan ( ₹28 crore) by forging property documents and selling 80 stolen flats.
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 12:51 PM IST
Simran Singh
JPMorgan bought her startup for $175 million. Now she's accused of brazen fraud
Charlie Javice faces charges of fraud after allegedly inflating her startup's user base to sell it to JPMorgan Chase for $175 million.
Published on Mar 27, 2025 08:47 AM IST
‘2 kg necklace, excavated gold’: How Delhi businessman was duped of ₹30 lakh
A businessman from Paschim Vihar was introduced by a hardware shop owner, to a woman referred to as "mother" and two men claiming to be father and son.
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 04:48 AM IST
Balongi man booked for securing ₹36L car loan using fake documents
The accused identified as Manjit Singh, a native of Fatehgarh Sahib and currently residing in Balongi, was booked following the complaint of the branch manager at Punjab Gramin Bank, Balongi, who also suspected involvement of the staff of the RTO, Mohali.
Published on Mar 24, 2025 09:50 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
SC asks discharged IAS officer Puja Khedkar to respond to quota misuse charges
The Supreme Court also asked discharged IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar to respond to the charges by the Delhi police of her being part of a larger racket
Published on Mar 18, 2025 03:40 PM IST
Abraham Thomas