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Delhi Police bust cyber fraud syndicate, 10 arrested

The accused allegedly cheated victims of over 26 lakh through APK malware-based banking frauds, impersonation scams and remote-access financial frauds.
Published on Jun 30, 2026 03:26 am IST

Chandigarh: Network of benami properties controlled by former Kotak employee being probed by IT department

The banking fraud, according to the Haryana anti-corruption bureau (ACB) officials, was perpetrated with alleged use of forged documents and fictitious bank accounts (HT File)
Published on May 12, 2026 07:28 am IST

597-cr IDFC First Bank scam: How govt money was routed via realtor, jeweller

Vikram Wadhwa, allegedly a key conspirator in a 590-crore fraud involving Haryana government departments and 190-crore financial irregularities linked to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) and CREST, was arrested in Kharar, Mohali, on Saturday.
Updated on Mar 16, 2026 12:03 pm IST

Chandigarh: CREST denies financial loss despite FIR over 75 crore irregularity claim

CREST says it did not hold any fixed deposit with IDFC First Bank. (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 14, 2026 03:38 am IST

Fraud involving Haryana government accounts: From caretaker to 590 crore scam ‘kingpin’

The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which is probing the case, has already issued a look-out circular seeking his detention at airports, seaports and land borders. (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 03, 2026 03:30 am IST

EOW arrests four in connection with 1.42-cr FD fraud in Kanpur

The arrests were made from the Maharajpur area of Kanpur. (For representation)
Published on Feb 05, 2026 05:20 am IST

UP Police probe alleged 2-crore banking fraud involving Delhi firm

UP Police probe alleged 2-crore banking fraud involving Delhi firm
Published on Oct 22, 2025 10:04 pm IST

AAP's Raghav Chadha claims public trust in banks declining, slams Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill

AAP's Raghav Chadha claims public trust in banks declining, slams Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 12:34 am IST

STF arrests four for 5 crore loan fraud

The accused are alleged to have defrauded these institutions of over 5 crore (File photo)
Published on Nov 20, 2024 08:58 pm IST

City painter arrested in 2 cr cyber fraud gets bail

HT Image
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 08:32 am IST

Bankman-Fried faces new criminal charges, accused of hiding political donations

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried exits a Manhattan Federal Court.
Published on Feb 23, 2023 10:43 pm IST

Miscreant swaps Chandigarh elderly man’s ATM, withdraws 44,000

A miscreant swapped an elderly man’s ATM and fraudulently withdrew 44,000. (HT File)
Updated on Jan 18, 2023 04:33 am IST

Bizman loses 8.33 crore in daughter’s US job offer with Green Card

The officer said that the accused duo even pretended that they sent the money back and also sent acknowledgement letters and bank statements to the complainant.
Updated on Sept 16, 2022 10:02 pm IST

ABG Shipyard scam: Congress questions delay in registration of FIR by CBI

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala (PTI)
Updated on Feb 14, 2022 02:51 am IST

Banking customers in India may fall victim to this novel phishing attack

CERT-In issued an advisory Tuesday, saying the scammers are hosting phishing websites on the ngrok platform to collect sensitive information
Published on Aug 11, 2021 05:09 pm IST

Mumbai tops cybercrime frauds in 2019, Bengaluru ranks 2nd: National Crime Records Bureau

Although the cases in Mumbai exceed 2,527, experts believe that the number should be much more but the complaints filed by the victims do not get converted into FIRs. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Sept 30, 2020 09:27 pm IST

Nearly 6,900 cases of online banking frauds registered in 2017-18: Govt

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Updated on Feb 04, 2020 06:40 pm IST

Cases of fraud on rise, Gurugram police advise caution

Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Amulya Patnaik, IPS, launched the website cyber cell.
Updated on Sept 17, 2018 04:04 am IST

Men posing as bank employees cheat 60-yr-old woman of 50,000 in Gurugram

Suresh Rani said in her complaint that she received a call from a man who posed as an employee of her bank.
Updated on Sept 06, 2018 05:06 am IST

Debit, credit card cons rise 30% in Gurugram as frauds target data

While 1,343, such complaints were received in 2016 and 1,954 in 2017, in 2018, till August 6, 1,470 such complaints were received, which is up 2017’s weekly average by 30%.
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 12:55 pm IST

Mehul Choksi gets Caribbean passport to hoodwink Indian agencies

Mehul Choksi had fled India in the first week of January.
Updated on Jul 24, 2018 09:56 pm IST

Congress questions government silence on ICICI Bank ‘loan fraud’

ICICI Bank building in Mumbai.
Updated on Jun 04, 2018 11:32 pm IST

Online banking fraud racket busted; 4 including kingpin held

The conmen allegedly posed as RBI officials to steal victim’s credentials.
Updated on May 25, 2018 03:24 pm IST

Modi’s economic policies disastrous, says Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh said farmers are facing an acute crisis, youth are not finding opportunities and the economy is growing below potential.
Updated on May 07, 2018 11:28 pm IST

Banking system has been destroyed: Rahul

Congress President Rahul Gandhi visits the grave of Maulana Hasan Raza in Amethi.
Published on Apr 18, 2018 02:35 pm IST

After cash crunch, printing of 500 notes to be increased 5 times: Govt

A HDFC Bank ATM in Bengaluru with ‘no cash’ placard.People complained ATMs in several parts of the city had run out of cash.
Updated on Apr 17, 2018 07:57 pm IST

Amid unrest, Modi and team working on three areas to see BJP through in 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses media at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on April 7.
Updated on Apr 10, 2018 08:00 am IST

Will Aadhaar curb terrorism, banking fraud? Supreme Court doesn’t agree with Centre’s argument

A view of the Supreme Court on a cloudy day. The top court also questioned the government for asking the entire population to link their mobile phones with Aadhaar “just to catch a few terrorists”.
Updated on Apr 06, 2018 05:51 pm IST

No delay by MEA in revoking passports of ‘certain individuals’: Govt on Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi

Jeweller Nirav Modi poses during the launch of his store in Mumbai. The government has faced severe criticism after alleged economic offenders, including former liquor baron Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Choksi fled the country.
Updated on Apr 04, 2018 11:53 pm IST