Fraud Case
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Mumbai 'boss scam' exposes new cyber fraud tactic; employee duped of Rs 1.98 crore
Maharashtra | Aug 09, 2026, 11:54 AM ISTA Mumbai employee was allegedly duped of Rs 1.98 crore after cyber fraudsters used his company director's name and photo on WhatsApp to demand an urgent payment. Police later secured Rs 1.83 crore, around 92 per cent of the amount.
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Vishakha Rathod, wife of Rs 88 crore fraud mastermind, deported from UAE after husband's extradition
World | Aug 06, 2026, 07:40 AM ISTVishakha is the wife of Avinash Rathod, the mastermind of the Rs 88 crore fraud in which several people were induced to invest in multiple fraudulent schemes.
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Haryana Congress leader duped of Rs 10 lakh by fraudster posing as Rahul Gandhi's secretary
Haryana | Jun 28, 2026, 10:25 PM ISTThe caller informed Sanjiv that the Uttarakhand Congress unit was planning a training programme in Chandigarh. He said senior party leaders would attend the event and requested financial help for hotel bookings and other arrangements.
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Former prime minister's son Naresh Gujral loses Rs 7 crore to cyber fraud: How the scam unfolded
Delhi | Jun 19, 2026, 09:33 AM ISTCybercriminals allegedly created a fake account on a messaging platform using the display picture of Naresh Gujral, son of former Prime Minister IK Gujral, and impersonated him to carry out the fraud.
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Naresh Kumar, former PM Inder Kumar Gujral's son, duped of Rs 7.8 crore in cyber fraud; FIR filed
India | Jun 18, 2026, 11:55 AM ISTAccording to police sources, nearly Rs 4 crore has been successfully frozen by authorities as part of the ongoing recovery process. The Delhi Police Cyber Cell is currently probing the matter, tracing the money trail and identifying those involved in the impersonation-based financial fraud.
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Rs 15,000 laptop deposits, unpaid salaries: Pune IT firm shuts overnight, leaves hundreds jobless
Maharashtra | Jun 03, 2026, 10:08 AM 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
Entertainment | Jan 30, 2026, 07:26 AM 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 | Dec 22, 2025, 12:37 PM 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
Entertainment | Nov 18, 2025, 01:31 PM 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 | Oct 30, 2025, 08:13 PM 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 | Oct 16, 2025, 05:17 PM 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 | Sep 22, 2025, 06:01 PM 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 | Aug 23, 2025, 02:16 PM 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 | Aug 10, 2025, 07:33 AM 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 | Jul 31, 2025, 12:28 PM 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 | Jul 23, 2025, 02:17 PM 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 | Jul 20, 2025, 07:34 AM 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 | Jul 17, 2025, 11:23 AM 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, 10:34 PM 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 AM 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.