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Multi-crore immigration scam busted in Chandigarh: 3 held, 102 passports seized

During interrogation, the accused, Jai Karan Joshi confessed to defrauding numerous individuals by opening and closing multiple immigration offices in Chandigarh over the years. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 23, 2024, 9:34 AM IST

77-year-old Bengaluru woman swindled of ₹1.3 crore in cyber scam: Report

The fraud unfolded over nearly 20 days, after the woman received a call from someone claiming to be a representative from the Telecom Department.

Published on Jul 22, 2024, 3:16 PM IST

₹400 crore ‘scam’: Absconding for weeks, key accused caught from Panipat

(For representation)

Updated on Jul 22, 2024, 7:46 AM IST

SC to hear on July 22 petitions for SIT probe into ‘electoral bond scam’

(Representative Photo)

Updated on Jul 19, 2024, 2:07 PM IST

Technical officer scammed of ₹50,000 at BSIP office amid 200 colleagues

For representation only (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jul 17, 2024, 5:38 AM IST

Kedarnath temple in Delhi? Furious Shankaracharya says ‘This can't happen’

The Kedarnath temple in Rudraprayag district. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 15, 2024, 4:16 PM IST

Karnataka BJP leaders stage protest against MUDA 'scam', detained

BJP leaders being detained during a protest against alleged fraudulent allotment of sites to land losers by Mysuru Urban Development Authority, which involves plots given to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife, in Mysuru.

Published on Jul 13, 2024, 3:30 PM IST

Retired RBI manager loses ₹4.40 crore in online trading fraud

HT Image

Updated on Jul 13, 2024, 8:16 AM IST

MCG chief orders probe into waste mgmt ‘racket’

Refuse derived fuel (RDF) domestic and business waste illegally dump at a vacant land of Baliawas village near Heritage International School in Gurugram on Sunday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 9, 2024, 5:24 AM IST

Hyderabad man loses ₹12 lakh after falling for FedEx scam, case booked

The man lost <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>12 lakh to scamsters.

Published on Jul 7, 2024, 11:26 AM IST

Fraudster posing as Mumbai crime branch officer dupes Chandigarh woman of ₹ 80 lakh

The caller instructed the victim to seclude herself in a room and avoid discussing the matter with anyone. (iStock)

Updated on Jul 7, 2024, 7:12 AM IST

Review: The Scam That Shook a Nation by Prakash Patra and Rasheed Kidwai

The original FIR in the Nagarwala bank cheating case of 1971 on display at an exhibition on Delhi Police Day at the Parliament street police station in New Delhi on 16 February 1991. (HT Photo)

Published on Jul 5, 2024, 7:39 PM IST

Panchkula jeweller loses ₹9.6 crore in investment fraud

Upon seeking the refund of the amount, he was sent an Apple Iphone in place of the money invested. (iStock)

Updated on Jul 5, 2024, 9:34 AM IST

Thane man's ‘Tinder’ date ends with a whopping bill of ₹44,000

Snapshot of the bill received by the man while he was on a date.

Updated on Jul 4, 2024, 12:07 PM IST

Man scams scammer, convinces fraudster to send him ₹20. Here’s how

An X user shared this screenshot in a post detailing how he scammed a scammer.

Published on Jul 2, 2024, 9:28 PM IST

Mobile number porting after SIM swap to take 7 days to crack down SIM swap scams

The waiting period to port a number from a swapped sim is now 7 days.

Published on Jun 29, 2024, 3:34 PM IST

No clean chit for Byju's, reports misleading, says Centre

Published on Jun 26, 2024, 11:00 PM IST

Scam gone wrong: Redditor threatens scammer with black magic, internet in splits

Scammer's exchange with the person.

Published on Jun 24, 2024, 9:06 AM IST

Six men arrested for cyber fraud, impersonation of govt officials

The caller claimed that a parcel was booked using the victim’s Aadhaar card and phone number, and contained passports, bank cards, clothes, a laptop, cash, and drugs. (File Photo)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024, 5:58 AM IST

₹1.55 crore scam unearthed, 1.1K rice bags meant for poor families seized

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau says it call officials of a warehouse in Maur Mandi and those of Food Corporation of India for questioning to ascertain if they have any role in the rice scam. (Picture only for representational purpose)

Updated on Jun 21, 2024, 10:37 PM IST

‘India isn’t for beginners': Internet reacts to US woman's Jaipur jewellery scam

A US woman was duped of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>6 crores by a jeweller duo in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Published on Jun 12, 2024, 3:13 PM IST

US woman duped into paying ₹6 crore for fake jewellery worth ₹300

A US woman was scammed into buying fake jewellery for <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>6 crore. (Representational image)

Published on Jun 11, 2024, 5:40 PM IST

How B Nagendra’s resignation is a significant setback for the Karnataka Congress

Karnataka scheduled tribes welfare and youth empowerment and sports department minister B Nagendra tenders resignation from his ministerial post to chief minister Siddaramaiah, in Bengaluru on Thursday. (ANI)

Published on Jun 9, 2024, 7:45 AM IST

BJP demands K'taka CM Siddaramaiah's resignation over Valmiki Corporation scam

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah. (PTI)

Published on Jun 8, 2024, 4:53 PM IST

Scribe fooled into investing in Web series, loses ₹60,000

According to the police, when the said journalist conducted an interview with Harish Shah, she came into contact with the accused and the two knew each other since 2020. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

Updated on Jun 3, 2024, 6:54 AM IST

Woman, 36, robbed off ₹28 lakh in gold scam, 2 arrested by Navi Mumbai police

The woman was promised half kg gold at a low price.

Published on Jun 2, 2024, 11:10 AM IST

Social security pension scam: HC asks CBI to look into the role of municipal councillors

Law school (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on May 30, 2024, 6:36 AM IST

Soni Razdan reacts to receiving scam calls, laments the ‘flawed system’

Soni Razdan on recent scam calls

Updated on May 23, 2024, 5:57 PM IST

Ghostly figure caught on camera next to sleeping child in Michigan

A Michigan resident, John Kipke shared that the ghostly figure was captured on one of his security cameras.

Updated on May 14, 2024, 2:55 PM IST

Woman, 92, turns tables with her witty response to scam callers

The woman, lovingly called 'Bumma' gave witty replies to scamsters who tried to swindle her.

Published on May 14, 2024, 2:47 PM IST

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