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Non-bailable warrant against Mehul Choksi in ₹55.27-crore bank fraud
A non-bailable warrant has been issued against fugitive Mehul Choksi for a ₹55.27 crore bank fraud case involving Canara Bank and Bank of Maharashtra.
Updated on May 01, 2025 06:43 AM IST
New India Co-op Bank case: ED launches money laundering probe, seizes valuables worth ₹1 crore
Reacting to ED’s action, Bhanu’s lawyer Sajjal Yadav told HT on Friday, “My clients are not aware of the ED action. The funds received by Bhanu in his overseas companies were in the routine course of his business and have no nexus with banking operations or theft of ₹122 crore from the bank
Published on Apr 26, 2025 09:10 AM IST
Chandigarh: Chargesheet filed by CBI in ₹16-cr fraud case
According to the chargesheet, company directors Vinay Gupta and Urvashi Gupta took ₹16 crore as loan from Punjab National Bank for commercial purposes, but the amount was diverted to repay personal expenses and loans of other companies
Published on Apr 22, 2025 10:18 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
How India, Belgium jointly stopped Mehul Choksi from fleeing to Switzerland
Mehul Choksi, wanted in India's PNB fraud case, was arrested in Belgium while attempting to escape to Switzerland for medical treatment.
Updated on Apr 14, 2025 02:51 PM IST
All about the ₹13,500 crore fraud case that Mehul Choksi has been arrested in
Earlier on Monday, Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium on India’s extradition request over his alleged involvement in the PNB loan fraud case.
Updated on Apr 14, 2025 02:36 PM IST
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 |
TN minister K N Nehru's MP son, brother diverted funds from ₹30 crore bank loan: ED
TN minister K N Nehru's MP son, brother diverted funds from ₹30 crore bank loan: ED
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 08:00 PM IST
PTI |
ED raids DMK minister’s premises in PMLA case
The searches covered locations in Chennai, Tiruchirappalli and Coimbatore with ED officials being provided security by central security forces.
Published on Apr 08, 2025 08:24 AM IST
India thwarted cyberattacks during G20 summit, Ram Mandir ceremony: Vaishnaw in RS
During Question Hours proceeding in Rajya Sabha, the minister informed that the government is also creating awareness among people to deal with this challenge
Updated on Mar 28, 2025 03:29 PM IST
Dheer Chawla
Bizman remanded to ED custody in bank fraud case
A special court has remanded the chairperson and managing director (CMD) of Vindhyavasini Steel Corporation Pvt Ltd (VSCPL), Vijay Rajendraprasad Gupta, to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till April 2, in a bank fraud case.
Published on Mar 28, 2025 10:12 AM IST
ED conducts searches across city over alleged multi-crore bank fraud cases
The Enforcement Directorate continues to probe these cases, aiming to trace the full extent of financial misappropriation and recover proceeds of crime. Officials have stated that further legal actions, including asset seizures and arrests, may follow based on the findings
Published on Feb 16, 2025 08:20 AM IST
CBI to probe senior bank officials in probe against Ratul Puri
The agency made the disclosure in a status report filed earlier this month before a Delhi court in its probe against Moser Baer India Ltd and its office bearers
Published on Feb 14, 2025 06:26 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
Bengaluru techie duped of ₹2.8 cr as scammers gift cloning-app-embedded phone
The Bengaluru police have obtained crucial leads in the case and said that they will apprehend the suspects soon.
Updated on Jan 21, 2025 08:17 PM IST
ED attaches ₹486-cr Delhi bungalow in bank 'fraud' case
ED attaches ₹486-cr Delhi bungalow in bank 'fraud' case
Published on Jan 17, 2025 11:18 PM IST
PTI |
ED freezes ₹5.4 crore assets in ₹4,957 crore bank fraud probe
The ED has frozen assets worth ₹5.4 crore in a ₹4,957 crore bank fraud case involving Pratibha Industries Ltd, following raids in Mumbai and Delhi.
Updated on Jan 05, 2025 06:50 AM IST
Ghaziabad: 3 held for stealing cheques from drop boxes
The gang obtained dropped cheques from branches in cities like Mumbai, Lucknow, Kolkata, Vadodara, Nagpur, Chennai, among others and changed names written on them
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 07:44 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ghaziabad
UP: Actor Disha Patani's father, an ex-SP, duped of ₹25 lakh; FIR filed
The five conmen promised Jagdish Singh Patani a high-ranking position in a government commission in exchange for money.
Published on Nov 16, 2024 07:57 AM IST
ED files prosecution complaint in ₹62-cr bank fraud
An ED official said that the PC was filed against five persons associated with Pure Milk Products Private Limited (PMPPL), including MD Charanjit Singh Bajaj
Updated on Nov 06, 2024 05:18 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
CBI begins probe against realty firm in multi-cr bank fraud case
CBI probes a Pune real-estate firm for ₹12.67 crore bank fraud, involving misappropriation of funds and misconduct by a bank official.
Updated on Nov 02, 2024 05:20 AM IST
Fake SBI branch dupes villagers: Bold 10-day scam uncovered in Chhattisgarh
A group of fraudsters opened a fake SBI branch in Chhattisgarh and minted money off of the people in the village.
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 03:11 PM IST
Kingpin of ₹300-cr bank fraud found living in Vrindavan as ‘seer’, arrested
The accused was nabbed from near Krishna Balram temple of Vrindavan in Mathura when the Maharashtra police team from Beed district traced him living there
Published on Sep 27, 2024 05:20 PM IST
Julie Chrisley resentenced for 7 years in fraud and tax evasion case
In a court filing, Little had argued that Chrisley's two youngest children are struggling with “day-to-day functioning” because of their mother's absence.
Published on Sep 25, 2024 11:23 PM IST
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Bank official arrested for aiding cybercriminals in ₹25.5L fraud
The cyber conmen defrauded a 70-year-old resident of Sector 83, Gurugram, by luring him into an investment scam, police said
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 07:42 AM IST
Punjab: PMLA court denies bail to AAP MLA Gajjanmajra
AAP MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra also approached Punjab and Haryana high court challenging his arrest and remand order but the same were dismissed by the HC following which he approached the apex court.
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:06 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
CBI starts probe into ₹255.74 cr bank loan fraud
CBI probes a ₹255.74 crore bank fraud involving a Mumbai firm, accused of diverting loan funds through fake invoices and false transactions.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Here's exactly how Trump landed $175 million insurance bond amid legal tussle
Amidst a $464 million civil fraud judgment, Donald Trump secures a legal lifeline through a $175 million bond from Knight Specialty Insurance Company.
Published on Apr 16, 2024 06:20 PM IST
CBI court hands jail terms to five bank employees in fraud cases
The official mentioned that the chargesheet was filed by the CBI on May 29, 1998. After trial, the court found the five accused guilty and sentenced them accordingly.
Published on Mar 28, 2024 10:16 PM IST
How an ICICI Bank manager plotted ₹2.5 crore heist to meet business targets
ICICI Bank branch manager in Rajasthan withdrew the money from customer accounts to open new fixed deposits, current and savings accounts and meet his targets.
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 04:35 PM IST
Punjab & Sind Bank employee steals over ₹52 crore from customers' FDs to play online games; ED attaches accused's assets
ED initiated an investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by the CBI against Bedanshu Shekhar Mishra and others relating to bank fraud and misappropriation of funds.
Published on Jan 21, 2024 05:30 PM IST
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Bank fraud case: Chandigarh pharma firm MD among 4 named in ED chargesheet
ED has submitted a chargehseet against four persons, including a managing director (MD) and director of a Chandigarh-based pharmaceutical manufacturing company, Parabolic Drugs Limited, who were arrested for a ₹1,626-crore bank fraud.
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 06:10 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh