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Arrested 'fake' cardiologist made big claims in resume, says MP consultancy firm

The ‘fake’ doctor is in police custody after a case of forgery and embezzlement was registered on the complaint of Damoh Chief Medical and Health Officer.

The fake cardiologist Narendra John Camm was held on Monday from UP's Prayagraj for alleged forgery and other offences.(Representative image/Pixabay)
Published on Apr 11, 2025 10:15 PM IST
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Fake ‘cardiologist’ arrested after allegedly killing 7 in Madhya Pradesh

A probe into the alleged murders is being conducted by the district collector as well as the National Human Rights Commission.

A fake cardiologist was arrested after he allegedly killed 7 people in a hospital in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh(Representative image/Pixabay)
Published on Apr 07, 2025 11:07 PM IST

Faking a smile at work? Here's how it could be wrecking your mental health

The shocking emotional cost of ‘fake it till you make it’: Here's why pretending to be happy at work is making you miserable and destroying your mental health.

The hidden mental health toll of 'fake it till you make it'.(Image by Unsplash)
Updated on Mar 15, 2025 02:07 PM IST
By | Edited by , New Delhi

Subtle manipulation tactic ruining relationships: How to spot ‘future-faking’

Is your partner 'future-faking' you? Here are the red flags to watch out for.

Promises or lies? How to identify 'future-faking' and protect your heart.(Image by Pexels)
Updated on Jan 15, 2025 11:58 AM IST
By | Edited by , New Delhi

Many Bihar school teachers set to lose jobs due to ineligibility, fake documents

The district education officers have been seeking clarification from suspect teachers with regard to lack of CTET eligibility or forged documents frequently.

Bihar has been carrying out large scale recruitment of teachers in the government schools, but now it may have to axe thousands, who did not have the desired qualification or forged documents. (Santosh Kumar/ File photo of BPSC TRE)
Published on Nov 05, 2024 01:29 PM IST

Fake cop jumps into auto, demands 50,000 from Mumbai woman, video goes viral

A Mumbai woman filmed a man impersonating a policeman who attempted to extort ₹50,000 from her for using a vape.

As he points the camera at the man, he puts his hand up to cover his face and push the camera away from him.(X/@Mard_Maratha_0)
Published on Oct 16, 2024 01:01 PM IST
ByMuskaan Sharma

Dadar woman duped in 1.5L job scam for son

The Dadar police have booked a woman for allegedly duping a female resident of Dadar out of ₹1.5 lakh under the pretext of securing a job for her son in the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA)

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Updated on Jul 29, 2024 08:16 AM IST
ByManish Kumar Pathak

12 Rae Bareli villages under lens for ‘issuing’ fake certificates

Many of these allegedly fake documents were issued using the government’s Civil Registration System (CRS) portal.

New under construction house of Zeeshan and his father Rizwan in Salon town of Rae Bareli. (Mushtaq Ali/HT)
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 07:36 AM IST
By, Rae Bareli/lucknow

Artist swaps British Museum coin with fake

BRITAIN-MUSEUM/ARTIST (PIX):Artist swaps British Museum coin with fake

Artist swaps British Museum coin with fake
Published on Jul 22, 2024 10:32 AM IST
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'Samsung,' 'Vivo' power banks filled with mud, scammer caught red-handed by man

The viral video shows a man selling power banks from brands such as Samsung and Vivo; however, it was soon revealed that they were fake.

The man was seen selling fake power banks on train.(X/@Sankott)
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 10:41 AM IST
ByVrinda Jain

Mumbai: Wockhardt Hospital in Mira Road receives bomb threat email, probe on

Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai's Mira Road received a bomb threat through email on Monday, news agency ANI reported

Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai's Mira Road received a bomb threat through email on Monday.(PTI)
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 02:30 PM IST

Arvind Kejriwal surrenders at Tihar Jail, calls exit polls ‘fake’

Most of the exit polls predicted the National Democratic Alliance would win more than 350 Lok Seats.

Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal with his wife Sunita Kejriwal and party leader Sanjay Singh.
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 05:13 PM IST

Ludhiana civil hospital technician caught red-handed while accepting bribe

Ludhiana civil surgeon Dr Jasbir Singh Aulakh planned the sting after a man approached him, complaining that the said lab technician had asked him for ₹3,000 for a negative dope test report. He had applied for the report in order to get an arms licence

Dr Aulakh said the dope test does not detect alcohol. (Shutterstock)
Published on Apr 20, 2024 10:46 PM IST
ByRakshit Sharma, Ludhiana

Eight arrested in raid on fake gaming call centre in Gurugram

Siddhant Jain, deputy commissioner of police (cybercrime), said that they learned about the centre through the “Pratibimb” portal of the Union ministry of home affairs

The arrested suspects were identified as Sunil Kumar alias Sonu, 42, Pawan Kumar, 24, Arshdeep Kumar, 27, and Tarun Kumar, 20, of Fatehabad, Paras Deep, 19, of Sirsa, Deepak Kumar, 21, of Matlora in Hisar, Himanshu Kumar, 20, of Patiala Chowk in Jind, and Rajender Kumar, 37, of Aghar Jitto in Jammu and Kashmir. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 03, 2024 06:36 AM IST

Kanker Maoist encounter fake, say family members of 3 killed, police deny charge

Kanker SP Elesela denied the allegations and said that this is a standard thing that villagers claim after any encounter

The families of the deceased claimed the three villagers were not Maoists and killed in a fake encounter, a charge denied by the police. (PTI file photo)
Published on Feb 27, 2024 12:32 PM IST

Letter levelling rape charges against senior officers is fake: Police

The Mumbai Police have declared that a letter accusing three senior officers of rape and harassment, supposedly written by eight women constables, is fake. The police have investigated the matter and found that the constables did not write the letter and their names and signatures were used without their knowledge. The allegations are completely false and it is believed that some anti-social elements are responsible for the act. The Maharashtra State Commission for Women has requested a detailed report from the police regarding the matter.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2024 07:16 AM IST
ByMegha Sood

Delhi Mohalla clinics under scanner for ‘fake’ pathological tests; BJP reacts

According to reports, fake mobile numbers were used to mark the entry of patients to conduct lab tests.

Delhi Mohalla clinics under scanner for ‘fake’ pathological tests
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 04:01 PM IST

2 employees dupe car dealer of 55 lakh by submitting fake petrol bills

Two former employees of Fortpoint Automotive Cars Pvt. Ltd. in Mumbai have been accused of cheating their employer of ₹55 lakh ($77,000) by submitting fake petrol bills.

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Updated on Dec 15, 2023 07:14 AM IST
ByVinay Dalvi

Day 3: A matter of ‘forged’ affidavit against Shinde

In the Seva vs Sena disqualification hearings, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief whip Sunil Prabhu was cross-examined on a resolution passed by Uddhav Thackeray to remove Eknath Shinde as group leader of the party. The resolution was claimed to be fake and forged by the Shinde faction, and Prabhu was accused of being responsible for the forgery. The hearing will continue in November and December, with the verdict expected to be delivered by December 31st.

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Updated on Nov 24, 2023 09:32 AM IST

UGC releases list of ‘fake’ colleges, Delhi bags the highest

It had come to the notice of the UGC that a number of institutions were offering degrees in contrary to the provisions of the UGC Act

In order to create awareness among students and parents about such colleges that do not have the power to confer or grant degrees, UGC has come up with a list of ‘fake’ colleges
Published on Oct 04, 2023 10:42 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Chandigarh: UP man held for 60-lakh insurance fraud

Chandigarh Police recovered 16 mobile phones and one ATM card from the accused, Tarun Sharma alias Bharat Nandan of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

A case under Sections 419 (impersonation), 420 (cheating), 120 B (criminal conspiracy) was filed in 2021 at Sector 36 police station in Chandigarh. (iStock)
Updated on Oct 04, 2023 08:16 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Assam man held in Bengaluru over held for blackmailing woman

The accused was working at a Bengaluru firm where he befriended the woman and got into a relationship with the during which he took the intimate pictures, police said

A 26-year-old man arrested for allegedly blackmailing, asking sexual favours from a woman. (Representative Image)
Updated on Sep 05, 2023 01:03 AM IST
By, Bengaluru

Held in Gujarat for murder, FSL, Nashik employee booked for forgery

A forensic lab employee in Nashik, India, who went missing last September was found to have been arrested for murder in Gujarat. It was discovered that all the documents he had provided to the lab were forged. A cheating and forgery case has been registered against him.

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Updated on Jul 27, 2023 12:34 AM IST
ByPayal Gwalani

IIIT-A asst engineer sacked over fake degree after over a decade’s service

The Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, in its verification report had termed Gaj Raj Singh’s degree fake

IIIT-A campus in Prayagraj. (HT file)
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 10:51 PM IST
By, Prayagraj

Special drive against GST frauds limited to physical verification only: Chandigarh DC

The drive is part of the special two-month nationwide drive launched by central and state GST departments from May 16 to July 15 to detect suspicious and fake GST registrations

CBM president Charanjiv Singh had appealed to pursue such surveys only on the basis of some substantial inputs rather than door-to-door visits by taxation officials. (HT File Photo)
Updated on May 24, 2023 01:01 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Fake cancer injection supplier held in Gurugram

Gurugram police arrest a 40-year-old man for supplying fake cancer injections worth INR4 crore, after he surrendered himself before the drug control officer.

Amandeep Chauhan, drug control officer of Gurugram, said that he was present in the Huda dispensary in Sector 45 and at around 1pm, the suspect, Rotidur Rehman Ansari, entered his office and surrendered. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 11:55 PM IST
By, Gurugram

Canada: Ex-Indian students may be deported in case related to fake documentation

There are at least 30 students facing removal proceedings, though that hasn’t escalated to the final order being passed, as yet.

Former international students from India, facing deportation from Canada, staging a protest in downtown Toronto on March 30, along with supporters. (Supplied pic)
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 12:20 PM IST

7 booked for taking loans of 1.33 cr on fake LIC policies

The accused have been identified as Rani Durairaj and Sonali Borse – the insurance agents – as well as Vaishali Shigvan, Manish Jaiswal, Deepak Dani, Ranjit Prasad and Prakash Bet – the borrowers.

“Later, the bank checked and found the LIC policies to be fake as well. When the borrowers were traced, they said that the two female agents had told them they were taking small loan amounts. However, they learnt they had taken a bigger loan amount in the two agents’ names and had paid the borrowers a very small amount. The two agents had also told them they needed the loan for only three months and will soon repay it,” said the police officer. (Image for representation)
Updated on Apr 23, 2023 12:35 AM IST
ByVinay Dalvi

Pune ZP orders Blue Bells High School to down shutters in 7 days

On September 22, 2022, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had seized two floors of the Blue Bells High School and Junior College building after investigations revealed that the premises were being used for terrorist- and anti-national activities including weapons’ training and radicalisation of Muslim youth by the banned Islamic outfit, Popular Front of India (PFI)

Blue Bells High School and Junior College at Kondhwa Budruk. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 10:36 PM IST

Fake certificates: Four Panchkula men booked for duping two cousins of 5 lakh

The accused have been identified as Ankush, Bhupinder Singh, Sandeep Kumar and Pravesh Kumar; they were booked on the complaint of Pradeep Kumar, 22, a resident of Turon village in Panchkula

The accused took <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 lakh from the cousins for helping them clear Class 10 and 12. (Getty Images)
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 03:53 AM IST
By, Panchkula
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