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Thailand consulate employee cheated of Rs 2.53 crore by ‘internet friends’

The man, along with his wife and two children, had visited Thailand in August 2017, police said.

Published on Jan 25, 2019, 1:49 PM IST

Supreme Court proposes panel to minimise fraud in online exams

Advocate Prashant Bhushan argued before the Supreme Court bench that cheating in exams has increased in recent years and honest students and candidates end up losers.

Published on Jan 11, 2019, 11:58 AM IST

Man held for posing as media baron, decamping with cash

The accused had lured 21 women through different matrimonial sites. A city court had also issued a non-bailable warrant against him in the case, the officer added.

Updated on Dec 24, 2018, 9:38 AM IST

CBI gets custody of 10 arrested in Rs 9-cr ‘Nirav Modi-type fraud’ at PNB

The CBI arrested eight officials of Punjab National Bank on December 17-18 in connection with an alleged Rs 9 crore fraud.

Published on Dec 20, 2018, 11:42 AM IST

UP firm shuts after defrauding hundreds of crores with Europe jobs promise

UP firm shuts after defrauding hundreds of crores with Europe jobs promise

Published on Dec 15, 2018, 9:23 AM IST

Promised Rs 3 crore for insurance claim, retired Delhi civic official duped of Rs 32 lakh by conmen

The victim is a retired Delhi civic official who had filed for an insurance claim.

Updated on Dec 13, 2018, 9:29 AM IST

UP STF probe indicates over 10,000 govt teachers got jobs fraudulently

On the STF’s recommendation, the basic education department has formed a committee in every district to verify the documents of teachers.

Updated on Nov 1, 2018, 11:43 AM IST

Elderly woman duped of gold rings by trio posing as cops in Gurugram

Cops suspect the role of the Keener gang, whose members pose as police and target elderly people between 4pm and 5pm when there are few people on the roads.

Updated on Oct 7, 2018, 12:27 PM IST

Engineer con posed as judge to avoid toll fee, arrested

Kedarnath Sagar Sharma (in white t-shirt) posed as a senior civil judge from Telangana and started conning people in Delhi and Gurugram by promising them government jobs, flats and admissions in central government-run schools, using his “influence”.

Published on Sep 28, 2018, 5:31 AM IST

Sidhu alleges ₹500 crore fraud in Jalandhar, Amritsar civic bodies

Local bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu during a press conference at Jalandhar.

Updated on Sep 28, 2018, 9:14 AM IST

Ludhiana man dupes BCA student of Rs 4 lakh on promise of job in Punjab police, booked

The complainant said he even received a text message on his mobile phone about a job confirmation.

Updated on Sep 18, 2018, 9:09 AM IST

Woman duped of Rs 20,000 by men posing as bank officials

Police officials privy to the investigation said that, prima facie, they did not suspect involvement of bank officials.

Published on Sep 15, 2018, 6:10 AM IST

Four booked in Gurugram for defrauding state insurance firm

The insurance company told police that they had recently uncovered a similar fraud in Delhi, in which one vehicle was found to have caused damage in five hit-and-run cases.

Published on Sep 14, 2018, 5:56 AM IST

Three held in Delhi for duping traders looking to buy fake currency

Police have recovered a bulk of “churan label notes” from the three men — Zia-ul-Rehman (45), Mohammad Shahid (22), and Irfan Ali,19.

Published on Sep 14, 2018, 4:07 AM IST

Man duped of Rs 33,000 after son buys shoe-protecting chemical online

The person did not reveal his name but asked the son for banking details, including account number, debit card number and PIN, the victim told police.

Updated on Sep 13, 2018, 5:41 AM IST

Man arrested for raping, duping woman he met on social networking website

Police said that over the course of the year, the man allegedly borrowed <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>21 lakh from the woman, citing a medical emergency and for an investment in a business enterprise.

Updated on Sep 13, 2018, 12:48 PM IST

Delhi Police nab managing director of real estate firm for fraud

Officials said the company had assured to give possession of flats to its buyers within 36 months from the start of construction. The buyers had paid 90% of the money. But the company stopped construction and the accused diverted the funds for his own use.

Updated on Sep 13, 2018, 8:39 AM IST

Had submitted list of high profile fraud cases to PMO when I was RBI governor, says Raghuram Rajan

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan

Updated on Sep 11, 2018, 8:33 PM IST

Seven Punjabi NRIs among 10 arrested in Canada for fraud, drug trafficking

Seven Punjabi NRIs among 10 arrested in Canada for fraud, drug trafficking

Updated on Sep 8, 2018, 9:24 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

Wanted builder, on the run for a year, arrested for fraud in Noida

Wanted builder, on the run for a year, arrested for fraud in Noida

Published on Aug 29, 2018, 3:32 AM IST

Delhi fraudsters who stole kids’ scholarships held

Six men have been arrested for allegedly embezzling scholarship money of around 450 children across the country.

Published on Aug 25, 2018, 3:46 AM IST

Four booked in Gurugram for taking loan through fraudulent means

Police said the direct selling associates of the finance company, in both the cases, had created false verification report, allegedly in connivance with loan applicants, to help them secure loans.

Updated on Aug 24, 2018, 8:50 AM IST

Gurugram woman duped of Rs 1.34 lakh by man claiming ‘true love’ on social networking site

The woman received a friend request on Facebook from a man, who identified himself as a foreign national, and within a couple of days of sending her the request, he took her WhatsApp number and started texting her, claiming to be in love with her.

Published on Aug 24, 2018, 4:53 AM IST

Women posing as sarpanch’s friends steal 40 suits from his shop in Gurugram

One of the women passed on stacks of suits to another woman sitting on a couch, holding a child around two years old. The latter then hid the suits in a cloth, with which she was covering the child, and smuggled them into a van parked outside a shop.

Published on Aug 24, 2018, 4:44 AM IST

Online friendship that cost a Shimla woman Rs 30 lakh

By the time police completed the investigation and filed an FIR on Tuesday, the woman had died in an accident.

Updated on Aug 23, 2018, 8:09 AM IST

Man submits fake Aadhaar card as bail surety in Gurugram court, arrested

The accused, identified as Jogender Kumar (34), hails from Rajasthan. He moved to the city three to four months back and obtained an Aadhaar card and other documents under the assumed name of Ashok Kumar against a local address.

Updated on Aug 9, 2018, 3:12 PM IST

Senior vice president of realty firm Earth Infra arrested for fraud in Noida

Amit Satija (right), senior vice president of Earth Iconic Infrastructure Private Limited, falsely assured buyers of a 12% return if the buyer paid the total amount in advance.

Updated on Aug 6, 2018, 3:36 PM IST

Opinion: Wanted. A nurse for Fortis who won’t kill it

As India’s second-biggest hospital network, Fortis’s long-term survival – and its ability and willingness to work with the government – will be important.

Updated on Jul 10, 2018, 11:33 AM IST

CBI hunts for banking, tax experts from ministries to probe PNB scam, other frauds; offers good money

Among the prominent cases CBI is investigating is the over Rs 13,000-crore fraud in Punjab National Bank allegedly committed by jeweller Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, the promoter of Gitanjali Gems.

Updated on Jul 8, 2018, 2:21 PM IST

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