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Rs 15,000 laptop deposits, unpaid salaries: Pune IT firm shuts overnight, leaves hundreds jobless
Maharashtra | June 03, 2026 10:08 ISTThe company collected a security deposit of Rs 15,000 from interns and employees on the promise of providing laptops for work.
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Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Awasthi, husband booked in Rs 11.5 crore fraud case
January 30, 2026 7:26 ISTBhojpuri film actress Akanksha Awasthi, her husband Vivek Kumar alias Abhishek Kumar Singh Chauhan, and their associates are accused of defrauding a businessman of Rs 11.50 crore.
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Relief for Manikrao Kokate; SC stays ex-Maharashtra minister's conviction in fraud case
Maharashtra | December 22, 2025 12:37 ISTThe SC heard an appeal challenging the Bombay High Court’s order, which had refused to grant a stay on Kokate’s conviction in a 1995 fraud case. Besides, a vacation bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued a notice to the Maharashtra government on Kokate's plea.
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Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt named in Rs 30 crore fraud complaint: Here's what happened
November 18, 2025 13:31 ISTA Rs 30 crore rupees fraud case has been filed against eight others, including film director Vikram Bhatt, his wife Shwetambari Bhatt, producer Mehboob, Dinesh Kataria.
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Pune: Retired govt officer dies of shock after losing Rs 1.2 crore in digital arrest fraud case
Maharashtra | October 30, 2025 20:13 ISTAs per the FIR, the elderly man collapsed at home on October 22 and was taken to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Police reported that the man was "deeply disturbed" by the fraud.
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Mumbai businessman duped of Rs 58 crore in shocking 'digital arrest' scam
Maharashtra | October 16, 2025 17:17 ISTMaharashtra digital arrest: In this case, the businessman and his wife were allegedly placed under such 'digital arrest,' prevented from communicating freely, and coerced into transferring Rs 58 crore through multiple Real-Time Gross Settlement transactions to 18 different bank accounts.
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Sudha Murty threatened, abused by scammer posing as telecom official; FIR lodged
India | September 22, 2025 18:01 ISTIn her police complaint, Sudha Murty has requested legal action against the caller for attempting to fraudulently obtain personal data and for using threatening language.
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Delhi: Cyber police nab two fraudsters for duping people by promising roles in serials
Delhi | August 23, 2025 14:16 ISTThe scam came to light after a complaint was filed by a victim whose minor daughter was deceived into transferring approximately Rs 24 lakh. The victim was promised a role in a famous serial and was repeatedly asked for money under different pretexts before being blocked.
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Maharashtra man dupes 18 people of Rs 55 lakh by posing as Dy CM Shinde's PA; booked along with wife
Maharashtra | August 10, 2025 7:33 ISTHitesh Ramesh Sanghvi and his wife Arpita, residents of Pachora in Jalgaon, allegedly promised various favors, including government jobs, tenders and MHADA flats.
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ED conducts first-ever raids in Andaman & Nicobar Islands in Rs 200 crore ANSCB loan fraud case
India | July 31, 2025 12:28 ISTDuring the course of searches at Port Blair, various incriminating documents have been recovered, pointing towards large-scale irregularities in the grant of loans and overdraft facilities by the Andaman Nicobar State Cooperative Bank.
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Fake embassy busted in Ghaziabad: Man posed as diplomat of fictional nations, ran 'hawala network'
Uttar Pradesh | July 23, 2025 14:17 ISTInvestigations uncovered that Harshvardhan Jain had doctored photographs of himself alongside top officials, including the Prime Minister and the President, in an attempt to project legitimacy and gain credibility.
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US: Indian-origin doctor charged with fraud, demanding sexual favours for opioid prescriptions
World | July 20, 2025 7:34 ISTSeveral female patients complained Kalra often sought sexual favours for oxycodone prescriptions. A woman said she was assaulted multiple times by him, including being forced into 'unnatural sex'.
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ED raids 14 locations in religious conversion, hawala case linked to Changur Baba
India | July 17, 2025 11:23 ISTAs part of the ongoing investigation, Enforcement Directorate officials are carrying out searches at two properties linked to Shehzad Sheikh- one located in Bandra and the other in Rizvi Heights, Mahim, Mumbai. Sheikh is presently being interrogated at his Bandra residence regarding source of funds.
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Punjab's 'Insta Queen' cop Amandeep Kaur arrested, assets worth Rs 1.35 crore seized
India | May 27, 2025 22:34 ISTKaur was arrested on Monday by the Vigilance Bureau following an inquiry into her unexplained wealth. In April, she had been caught by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) with 17.71 grams of heroin.
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Angad Singh Chandhok, accused of running million-dollar tech support scam, extradited to India
India | May 24, 2025 11:42 ISTAccording to allegations, Chandhok created several shell companies and used them to transfer stolen funds obtained through the tech support scheme to India and other countries.
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Maharashtra: IPS officer's husband arrested by Mumbai EOW in Rs 24 crore fraud case
Maharashtra | May 20, 2025 20:24 ISTMumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing has taken IPS officer Rashmi Karandikar’s husband, Purushottam Chavan, into custody in a Rs 24.78 crore fraud case involving fake promises of government quota flats.
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Gang defrauding NEET-UG aspirants with false promises busted in Noida; 3 arrested
Uttar Pradesh | May 05, 2025 8:45 ISTAs the NEET-UG exam neared, the accused once again gathered data of candidates and contacted them, demanding money with false assurances of helping them clear the exam.
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Bombay HC Stays FIR against former SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and Others in 1994 fraud case
Business | March 04, 2025 13:43 ISTThe Bombay High Court stayed the order to register an FIR against former SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and others, citing lack of detail and evidence in the special court's ruling. The complainant has been given four weeks to file a response.
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SEBI to challenge Mumbai court order against Madhabi Puri Buch, former chief, in alleged fraud case
Business | March 02, 2025 23:46 ISTThe alleged financial fraud in contention had supposedly happened back in 1994. The complainant contended that SEBI officials failed in their statutory duty.
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Digital arrest scam: How to get your money back if you fall victim to cyber fraud | In pics
India | February 18, 2025 10:56 ISTKnow how to protect yourself from the new "digital arrest" scam, a growing cyber fraud tactic. Discover steps to recover stolen funds and stay alert against online fraudsters posing as law enforcement officers.
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