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Air travellers cheated of ₹9 lakh through fake ‘Lounge Pass' App. Details here

450 Indian travelers scammed via fake lounge access app, losing over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9 lakhs

Published on Oct 25, 2024, 4:28 PM IST

Woman poisons boyfriend hoping to inherit ₹252 crore. Then this happens

Steve Riley, 51, died on September 5, 2023.

Published on Oct 23, 2024, 11:52 AM IST

Conman posed as fake judge, ran bogus court for 5 years in Gujarat

Christian, the mastermind behind this elaborate ruse, wielded his gavel to pass judgments in favour of his clients.

Updated on Oct 23, 2024, 11:22 AM IST

Digital arrest of Ahmedabad man uncovers Taiwan-linked racket: Police

Digital arrest of Ahmedabad man uncovers Taiwanese-linked racket: Police

Updated on Oct 21, 2024, 6:50 PM IST

“Your dog has died…”: Actor narrates wild tale scammer narrated to extort money

Actress Sahiba Ali

Published on Oct 20, 2024, 10:16 AM IST

CBI books Maharashtra IPS for forgery in ₹1,200 crore scam case

IPS officer Bhagyashree Navtake has been charged with forgery and criminal conspiracy. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 17, 2024, 4:45 PM IST

Siddaramaiah's close aide steps down as MUDA chairman amid land allotment scam

This development follows Enforcement Directorate (ED) booking Siddaramaiah in connection with the alleged MUDA land allotment scam. (PTI)

Published on Oct 16, 2024, 6:30 PM IST

How to avoid digital arrest scams? Centre's advisory as frauds rise across India

'Digital arrest' is a cyber crime technique.

Updated on Oct 6, 2024, 8:08 PM IST

Pensioners alert! Scam involving messages asking to fill forms, know the details

Pensioners in India are increasingly being targeted by fraudsters who claim to be from the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) in New Delhi

Published on Oct 6, 2024, 3:59 PM IST

Delhi Police partners with Scooby-Doo to uncover scammers | Watch

A still from Delhi police's new 'Scooby Doo' campaign. (X)

Updated on Oct 6, 2024, 2:16 PM IST

Rhea Chakraborty, Elvish Yadav summoned in ₹500 crore mobile app scam

Rhea Chakraborty has been summoned by police in a probe linked to HiBox mobile app.

Published on Oct 5, 2024, 5:33 PM IST

Jail for scammers who fooled Apple into replacing fake iPhones with new ones

Published on Oct 5, 2024, 3:20 PM IST

‘Israel-made time machine’ and the promise of youth in UP couple’s massive scam

A UP couple scammed dozens by promising to restore their youth through a time machine (Representational image)

Published on Oct 4, 2024, 11:52 AM IST

Twist in Bihar fake IPS case: Teen bought uniform, made up scam story, say cops

On September 20, Mithlesh Manjhi showed up to the police station in Bihar's Jamui dressed as an IPS officer with a gun

Updated on Oct 3, 2024, 6:28 PM 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. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 3, 2024, 3:11 PM IST

Social activist who complained against CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA case booked

A 30-year-old woman, a resident of Nanjangud in Mysuru district, alleged Krishna had threatened her and her mother on July 18 with dire consequences.

Published on Oct 1, 2024, 3:30 PM IST

CM's wife offers to return 14 sites to MUDA; ‘Surprised,’ says Siddaramaiah

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah speaks to the media. (ANI)

Published on Oct 1, 2024, 2:30 PM IST

Video: Probe team conducts investigation in case linked to Karnataka CM's wife

The allotment of the plot is under probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta team.

Published on Oct 1, 2024, 2:22 PM IST

Bengaluru man orders iPhone 15, fake ‘Flipkart’ delivery boy shows up.

A reddit user in Bengaluru said that a man in white t-shirt pretended to be a Flipkart delivery man when he ordered an iPhone 15.

Published on Sep 30, 2024, 1:29 PM IST

MUDA scam: Activist files complaint with ED against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah (PTI)

Published on Sep 29, 2024, 4:20 PM IST

Three taken in custody in teacher recruitment scam in Samastipur, details here

A middleman and two primary school headmasters were hander over to the police in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers through TRE-1 & TRE-2. (Representative image)

Updated on Sep 28, 2024, 4:23 PM IST

MUDA case: Ex-Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde says CM Siddaramaiah should resign

Former judge Santosh Hegde.

Published on Sep 25, 2024, 7:45 PM IST

Exploring best course of action: Karnataka CM’s legal advisor after HC’s verdict

Karnataka Chief Minsiter Siddaramaiah with his Deputy DK Shivakumar addresses a press conference after Karnataka High Court dismissed his petition challenging the approval given by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot for an investigation against him in the MUDA site allotment case, in Bengaluru.

Published on Sep 24, 2024, 6:58 PM IST

Fake 'Brad Pitt' promises romantic relationship, scams two women of ₹3 crore

Spanish police arrested five scammers who defrauded two women of €325,000 by posing as Brad Pitt online.

Published on Sep 24, 2024, 4:48 PM IST

Karnataka HC rejects CM Siddaramaiah's plea against Guv's sanction for probe

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah faces scrutiny for allegedly facilitating the illegal allotment of prime sites to his wife in Mysuru. (ANI image)

Updated on Sep 24, 2024, 2:45 PM IST

Mumbai lawyer loses ₹5 lakh to scammers posing as crime branch officials

The Mumbai lawyer's brother contacted the police after he was scammed by men posing as crime branch officials.

Updated on Sep 10, 2024, 8:29 AM IST

Call centre in bus caught by Ghaziabad Police for scams worth ₹3 crore

The gang which had been operating for three years, had reportedly managed to cheat people out of more than <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3 crore. (Representative Image)

Published on Sep 7, 2024, 1:58 PM IST

Abandoned by ex-boyfriend, Thai transwoman scams 73 Japanese men to seek revenge

Amy's heartbreak and betrayal led her to seek revenge through scams.

Published on Sep 4, 2024, 6:43 AM IST

5 in ED custody for investment scam; Noida bizman who lost ₹9 cr among victims

The accused have been sent to ED custody for six days (Representational Image)

Updated on Sep 3, 2024, 10:55 PM IST

Karnataka HC extends stay on proceedings against CM in MUDA case till Sept 9

The Court adjourned for a week the hearing on Chief Minister's petition challenging the legality of Governor Thaawarchand's sanction for his prosecution in the case. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Sep 2, 2024, 9:00 PM IST

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