Four persons held for abducting their business partner

1 day, 18 hours ago

Businessman from Madurai cheated of ₹48 lakh in Rajapalayam

Virudhunagar district police have arrested two persons from Madurai on charges of having cheated a businessman from Madurai, K. Muthukumar, of ₹48 lakh on the pretext of selling him gold, on March 15. The police said that Muthukumar, who was in gold business, had got introduced to one T. Martin of Seithur through a friend from The Nilgiris. He introduced …

Gold Madurai Martin Muthukumar Kannan Rajapalayam Karuppaiah

1 day, 19 hours ago

Two held for swindling money from accident victim

The Hindu

The police on Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly swindling money from a scooter accident victim at Marutharoad near here. Suresh, 62, from Neelikkad, Puthussery, and Najmudheen, 47, from Changaramkulam were arrested for swindling money out of Anand, a scientific assistant in the police department. Anand grew suspicious when Suresh reached his house on the next day morning asking for …

Suresh Anand Scooter Accident Marutharoad

2 days ago

Two held for armed robbery at retired DU professor's house in Delhi

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Two people have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a retired Delhi University professor's house in Ashok Vihar here, an official said on Thursday. Two held for armed robbery at retired DU professor's house in Delhi The accused have been identified as Suraj alias Akhil, and Sachin, both residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar, …

Delhi Robbery House Help Gautam Budh Nagar Retired Sachin

2 days, 1 hour ago

Rachakonda police bust inter-State child trafficking racket; 10 infants rescued, 18 adoptive parents arrested

The Hindu

Rachakonda Police have rescued 10 infants and arrested 27 persons, including key accused Amulya, an Asha worker from Malakpet, Hyderabad, in connection with an inter-State child trafficking racket. The investigation revealed that a total of 25 infants were illegally procured and sold across multiple States, said Commissioner of Rachakonda police, G. Sudheer Babu. The key accused include Somu Amulya, 29, …

Hyderabad Maharashtra Rescued Infants Amulya Malakpet Rachakonda Police

3 days, 3 hours ago

Three arrested for murdering retired Chennai Corporation employee over land issue

The Hindu

The Tambaram police have arrested three persons on the charge of murder of a 70-year-old retired Chennai Corporation employee in a purported attempt to grab his relative’s land in Uthandi, on Wednesday. During their investigation, the Tambaram police said they found that Kumar was murdered by a three-member gang, allegedly to take over a parcel of land in Uthandi belonging …

Land Ravi Kumar Uthandi Tambaram

3 days, 6 hours ago

2 arrested for killing colleague over suspicion of stealing ₹1,200

Hindustan Times

THANE: The Narpoli police in Bhiwandi have arrested two employees of a mandap decorator for allegedly killing their colleague on suspicion of having stolen ₹1,200 from them. The police have registered a murder case against the two accused, Baitullah Khan aka Raju and Ajay Mishra, under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. According to the police, the complainant Tushar …

Raju Narpoli Vehale Village Vehale

Bengaluru man falls for ‘Kumbh Mela crisis’ scam, loses ₹1.4 lakh to fake BBMP engineer: Report

Hindustan Times

A Bengaluru resident lost ₹1.4 lakh to a scammer who posed as a BBMP engineer in distress, claiming to be stranded at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. According to a report by Times of India, the victim, a 54-year-old private firm employee from Banashankari, was drawn into the fraud after his friend received a call from an unknown number on …

Bengaluru Victim Hindi His Friend Bbmp Engineer

4 days, 7 hours ago

‘Suspicious financial transactions’ in firms linked to Majithia, says SIT probing 2021 drug case

Hindustan Times

A Punjab police special investigation team on Monday questioned Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a 2021 drug case, with a senior officer claiming that they had discovered “suspicious financial transactions” in firms linked to the former minister and his family. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia speaks to the media after appearing before Special Investigation Team …

Financial Transactions Case Patiala Sharma Sit Firms Transactions

4 days, 9 hours ago

Pimpri-Chinchwad police solve 6 chain-snatching incidents; two arrested

Hindustan Times

The Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Sunday arrested two individuals involved in a chain-snatching incident and recovered stolen jewelry worth ₹13.57 lakh. Police have claimed to solve six chain snatching cases reported in various police stations including Nigdi, MIDC Bhosari, Ravet, Dehu Road, Hadapsar and Tofkhana police stations. After the investigation, 350-400 CCTV footage across the 250 km area police identified the …

5 days, 10 hours ago

Kanpur man outsmarts scammer, tricks him into sending Rs 10,000

India Today

A young man in Kanpur turned the tables on a cyber fraudster and managed to transfer Rs 10,000 from the scammer’s account into his own. Pretending to panic, Bhupendra played along and told the fraudster, “Uncle, please don’t tell my mother, or I’ll be in big trouble.” The fraudster demanded Rs 16,000 to settle the matter. He claimed the jeweller …

Fraudster Scammer Bhupendra

6 days, 6 hours ago

Hyderabad woman duped of ₹2.8 crore by brother in fake coffee scheme using Chris Gayle’s name: Report

Hindustan Times

A 60-year-old Hyderabad businesswoman was allegedly duped of ₹2.8 crore by six people, including her brother, through a fake coffee powder company, with fraudsters falsely claiming West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle as a promoter to attract investments, The Times of India reported. Chris Gayle, West Indies cricketer In her criminal complaint, the woman accused six individuals, including her brother, of …

Brother Crore Her Brother Chris Gayle Hyderabad Woman

6 days, 10 hours ago

3 boys apprehended for abducting teen for ₹50K ransom in S Delhi

Hindustan Times

Three boys were apprehended on Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping a 17-year-old boy for a ₹50,000 ransom in south Delhi’s Mehrauli on Tuesday, police said on Friday. During interrogation, police said that one of the accused planned the kidnapping to pay scooter installments for a delivery job. Additional deputy commissioner of police Achin Garg said that police received a call around …

Delhi

6 days, 19 hours ago

Cyber crime police arrest key accused in ₹55 lakh FedEx digital arrest case

The Hindu

The Cyber Crime wing of Hyderabad City Police arrested Mohammed Zubair Ahmed, 31, the main accused in a large-scale FedEx digital arrest fraud case. The complainant was then connected to individuals posing as Mumbai police officers via a Skype video call, where they coerced him into transferring ₹55 lakh to obtain a police clearance certificate, said a press note from …

Hyderabad Case Fedex Mohammed Zubair

1 week ago

3 held for honey-trapping, robbing astrologer in Palakkad

The Hindu

The police arrested three persons, including a woman, for robbing an astrologer using a honeytrap at Kozhinjampara, near here. The police said seven more people, including the mastermind of the crime, N. Pratheesh, are wanted in connection with the case. A day earlier, Maimoona and an accomplice visited the astrologer at his Kollengode residence, requesting his services to perform rituals …

Astrologer Pratheesh Kozhinjampara Maimoona

1 week, 1 day ago

ED attaches assets worth ₹1.90 lakh in Hyderabad human trafficking rackets operated by Bangladeshi nationals

The Hindu

The Directorate of Enforcement, Hyderabad Zonal Office, has provisionally attached assets worth ₹1.90 lakh in connection with two cases of immoral trafficking rackets operated by Bangladeshi nationals in and around Hyderabad. The Telangana Police had conducted raids at two brothels on the outskirts of Hyderabad, uncovering an organised prostitution and human trafficking syndicate operated by Bangladeshi nationals. The victims, Bangladeshi …

India Hyderabad Trafficking Bangladeshi Nia Bangladeshi Nationals Ed Accused

1 week, 1 day ago

Bhopal man steals Rs 21 lakh Thar to celebrate friend's birthday, gets caught

India Today

Bhopal police arrested a man for stealing a Thar Roxx jeep worth Rs 21 lakh after the death of its owner, a SBI bank manager. During the enquiry, police got the clue that Tulsiram had been seen driving the vehicle from Platinum Plaza, where the late owner had parked it. The police tracked Tulsiram’s location, surrounded him, and recovered the …

Thar Gokhale Tulsiram

Ranya Rao case: ED raids multiple locations in Bengaluru, other places

The Hindu

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided multiple locations in Bengaluru and some other places as part of a money laundering probe linked to the alleged gold smuggling racket in which Kannada actor Ranya Rao was arrested by the DRI in Karnataka, official sources said. A case has been field under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, taking cognisance of a …

Bengaluru Rao Dri Multiple Locations Ed Multiple Ranya Ranya Rao

1 week, 2 days ago

Maharashtra News: Police Arrest Key Member Of Bag-Lifting Gang In Rs 8 Lakh Wedding Theft In Palghar

ABP News

Police have busted a bag-lifting gang and arrested one of its key members from Madhya Pradesh while conducting a probe into the theft of cash and valuables of Rs 8 lakh at a wedding in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said. During the wedding function last month in Palghar's Virar area, a bag containing Rs 8 lakh in cash and gold …

Palghar Rs 8 Lakh Rs 8 Key Member

1 week, 4 days ago

Half-price scam: Kerala crime branch takes K N Anandakumar into custody

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Crime Branch took K N Anandakumar, one of the accused in the multi-crore half-price scam, into custody on Tuesday after his bail plea was rejected by the Thiruvananthapuram Sessions Court. Anandakumar, who is suspected to have played a major role in the financial fraud, was taken to the Crime Branch office in Pettah for questioning. The investigation team …

Crime Scam Crime Branch Anandakumar Branch Takes

1 week, 6 days ago

Refused sex by partners, 2 men kidnap teen, rape and murder him in Kanpur

India Today

A 13-year-old boy was raped and murdered by two men who were denied sex by their respective partners in Kanpur. 'WE WERE REFUSED SEX' Hussaini, one of the two accused arrested, revealed to the police during questioning that he and Azhar were refused sex by their respective partners during the holy month of Ramadan. The next morning, Hussaini, who lived …

Sex Boy Ramzan Hussaini Azhar

1 week, 6 days ago

Three held for ₹20 lakh robbery in Mailardevpally

The Hindu

Three people from Sikar district of Rajasthan, involved in robbery of ₹20 lakh from SRM Product Plastic Company employee, were arrested on Saturday. The arrest follows a complaint by Jitender Bajaj, an employee of SRM Product Plastic Company, who was carrying ₹20 lakh in cash when he was ambushed near Raghavendra Colony. On March 6, two of the accused, Sachin …

Accused Bajaj Cash Hemanth Seetharam Srm Product Plastic Company

1 week, 6 days ago

HiTec City call centre racket: police trace mastermind, seek custody of fake PayPal agents

The Hindu

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau is set to seek 14-day custody of the 63 accused who targeted PayPal customers in the US from a call centre - Exito Solutions - in Hitec City. This comes shortly after 63 ‘agents’ manning a fake call centre in Patrika Nagar were arrested by the bureau in an overnight operation carried out on March …

Paypal Bureau Seek Custody

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Four arrested for alleged robbery of over ₹10 lakh from crusher manager

The Hindu

The police have arrested four individuals in connection with the alleged armed robbery of ₹10.20 lakh from a crusher manager at Mavungala, Kanhangad, Kasaragod, on Thursday. The arrested suspects are Bihar natives Muhammed Ebron Alam, 21, Muhammed Malik, 21, and Muhammad Farooq, 30, and Assam native Dhananjan Bora, 22. Acting swiftly, a coordinated investigation was spearheaded by Kanhangad DySP Babu …

Kanhangad

2 weeks, 1 day ago

T.N. Cyber Crime Wing arrests two men from Surat in ‘digital arrest’ scam

The Hindu

The Cyber Crime Wing of Tiruvallur police has arrested two men from Surat, Gujarat, for their alleged involvement in a ‘digital arrest’ scam. On December 17 last year, a victim of the fraud, hailing from Tiruvallur district, registered a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal alleging he was defrauded to the tune of ₹71 lakh. The caller told …

Crime Cyber Account Arrest Surat

2 weeks, 2 days ago

When kidnap victim turned out to be a ‘glittering’ fraud

New Indian Express

This one might seem like a film script: a routine police probe into an abduction case in Aluva unexpectedly uncovers a web of financial fraud spanning several states. The case came to light on January 26, when Sashi, a 63-year-old lottery vendor from Kurumassery, witnessed a disturbing scene near the Aluva District Hospital. Within minutes, the alert was relayed to …

2 weeks, 2 days ago

CB on the lookout for remaining 12 accused in alleged loan scam in Perumbavoor Urban Cooperative Society

The Hindu

The Crime Branch probing the alleged cheating through loan scam worth around ₹100 crore in the Perumbavoor Urban Cooperative Society is on the lookout for 12 more accused in the case. “At the moment, we are probing a single case of cheating via loan scam by clubbing together numerous petitions accounting for around ₹40 crore. The main modus operandi of …

Loan Cooperative Investors Accused Loan Scam

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Couple arrested for extorting money from senior citizen in Ghaziabad

Hindustan Times

A couple was arrested in Ghaziabad on Tuesday for cheating a senior citizen of ₹11 lakh on various pretexts over the past year, police said. Sometime later, Priti called me saying that Neha’s in-laws have implicated Neha in her husband’s suicide case and police were demanding ₹1 lakh. “On February 15, I got a call from a man posing as …

Couple Man Ghaziabad Pandey Lakh Priti Indirapuram

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Chamarajanagar police rescue family of three abducted from Bandipur

The Hindu

The Chamarajanagar district police on Tuesday announced the rescue of a family of three persons from Bengaluru less than 24 hours after their abduction from a resort in Bandipur, near here. Working on clues, the police team traced the family to a farmhouse at Honnahalli village in Sindagi taluk of Vijayapura district, where they had been held captive by Puneeth …

Family Car Resort Nishant Chamarajanagar Bandipur

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Eight extortionists posing as reporters nabbed

The Hindu

The Puthukkadai police have arrested eight persons who, posing as reporters, threatened a finance firm owner and tried to extort ₹1 lakh from him. The police said a group of people, which introduced itself as reporters of Neethivalai magazine, met finance firm owner Justin Raj and threatened him that he was collecting exorbitant interest for the loan his firm gives …

Raj

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Four arrested in ₹70 crore chit fund fraud targeting 1,300 victims

The Hindu

Four individuals who duped at least 1,300 citizens in Hyderabad of ₹70 crore in a chit fund fraud were arrested by the Crime Investigation Department of Telangana on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Chavva Kumar, 50, Chavva Yadagiri, 62, Chavva Chinna Esthari, 60 and Chavva Venkatesh, 58, were taken into custody on Monday following a complaint by Pasham Venugopal Reddy, …

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Wanted in theft case, marketing manager and home guard arrested after 20 years from Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu

The Doddaballapura Rural Police have arrested a 47-year-old home guard working with the Andhra Pradesh police and his associate, serving as a marketing manager for a private company, who were involved in a theft case, had jumped bail and relocated to a neighbouring State with a fresh identity 20 years ago. Baba’s advice, the district police stepped up to clear …

20 Years Home Guard Marketing Manager

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Wife, son murder man in Sangli to claim ₹1cr insurance, arrested

Hindustan Times

Sangli police have arrested a woman, her son, and an accomplice for allegedly murdering a man to claim his ₹1 crore insurance, initially staging his death as an accident. The accused—Vanita Baburao Patil, her son Tejas Baburao Patil, and his friend Bhimrao Ganpatrao Hulwan, all from Shirdhon in Kavathe Mahankal—were arrested on March 1. “Telephonic data and CCTV footage placed …

Tejas Vanita Baburao Baburao Patil

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Bihar woman and lover kidnap son, demand Rs 25 lakh to build their own house

India Today

To have a house of their own, a woman and her lover hatched a conspiracy to kidnap her son and demanded Rs 25 lakh from her family members in Bihar's Chhapra district, police said. The woman, Babita Devi, and her lover, Nitish Kumar, were arrested after she accepted her involvement in kidnapping her son. The matter came to light when …

Her Son Nitish Kumar Kumar Her Lover Babita Rs 25 Lakh Kidnap

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Police foil bid to kidnap Lucknow businessman; 3 held

Hindustan Times

Three men who were allegedly hired to kidnap a businessman were caught with firearms and ammunitions in the Krishna Nagar police station limits of the state capital, police said on Saturday. A police official said two pistols, a revolver and four live cartridges were recovered from the accused who were intercepted near Lok Bandhu intersection on Friday night. The accused, …

Lucknow Bahraich Lucknow Businessman

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Jalandhar: ED arrests mastermind, wife in ₹3,558-crore investment scam

Hindustan Times

The Directorate of Enforcement, Jalandhar Zonal Office, arrested Sukhvinder Singh Kharour, CEO of VueNow Marketing Services Ltd, and his wife Dimple Kharour on Friday under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in connection with the ₹3,558-crore cloud particle investment scam. The Directorate of Enforcement, Jalandhar Zonal Office, arrested Sukhvinder Singh Kharour, CEO of VueNow Marketing Services …

Fir Jalandhar Pmla Money Laundering Act Sukhvinder Singh Topics Recommended Kharour

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Man arrested for cheating steel manufacturer of Rs 3.02 crore; two suspects absconding

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The Avadi police on Friday arrested a man from Madipakkam for allegedly cheating an iron and steel pipes and bars manufacturer from Sathangadu of Rs 3.02 crore. According to the Central Crime Branch police, the complainant approached them in 2023 stating that one Narasimhan procured steel and iron products like pipes, bars and sheet coils worth a few crores …

Narasimhan Goods Worth Suspects Absconding

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Case registered for impersonation as R&AW officer

The Hindu

Sleuths from the Central Crime Branch are on the lookout for a man, who posing as officer of Research and Analysis Wing, the premier intelligence agency of the country, duped a former government employee and made away with ₹17 lakh promising to recruit five youths, including two sons of the complainant, as field officers for R&AW. As per the complaint, …

Job Sriramachandra

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Two persons held under POCSO Act

The Hindu

The Tondiarpet All-Women Police have arrested two men in connection with the sexual assault of a minor girl. Police said the girl left home on February 6 and stayed at her friend’s place but left soon after. The investigation revealed that after promising to marry her, Praveen, abetted by Vijayakumar, took the girl to his house in Perungudi, where he …

Praveen Pocso Act Girl Persons Held

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Child trafficking racket with links to Gujarat unearthed in Hyderabad, 11 arrested

The Hindu

A gang of eleven individuals, including “customers”, were arrested in connection with an inter-State child trafficking racket following a police operation led by the Malkajgiri Special Operations Team in collaboration with Chaitanyapuri police. During the operation, the police rescued four infants—two baby girls and two baby boys—who had been illegally procured and sold to families in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. …

Hyderabad Arrested Racket Deepthi Krishnaveni

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Cyberabad cybercrime police arrest three for Rs 1.38 crore digital arrest fraud

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: Cyberabad cybercrime police arrested three persons on Monday in connection with a Rs 1.38 crore “digital arrest” fraud. They had falsely implicated him in an Anti-Money Laundering case and persuaded him into transferring Rs 1.386 crore to multiple bank accounts, the police said. The police tracked the transactions and found that `9.6 lakh was credited to Gokul’s Federal Bank …

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Gang of three from Tamil Nadu arrested in ₹1.38 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud

The Hindu

Three men from Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, have been arrested by the Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police for their involvement in a ₹1.38 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud. Under immense pressure, the victim was tricked into transferring ₹1,38,60,000 across multiple bank accounts controlled by the fraudsters,” explained the police. The Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police initiated a thorough investigation, which revealed that the stolen …

Tamil Nadu Fraud Victim Cyberabad Cyber

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Crime Branch gets four-day custody of accused in alleged CSR funds scam

The Hindu

The Crime Branch probing the alleged corporate social responsibility funds scam on Monday received the custody of the key accused, Ananthu Krishnan, for four days till Thursday. “The fact is that neither has he made even a single formal application for CSR funds nor has he received a single penny as CSR. So, on collecting investments for delivering 48,000 two-wheelers, …

State Alleged Csr Csr Funds

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Actor abduction case prime accused Pulsar Suni held for threatening restaurant staff in Kochi

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Police on Monday took the 2017 actor abduction case prime accused Pulsar Suni into custody for allegedly threatening and verbally abusing employees of a restaurant in Rayamangalam in Ernakulam district. It was in September last year that Suni was released on bail after being incarcerated in the actor abduction case for over seven years. Based on the complaint, Kurupampady …

Case Actor Suni Held

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Agent booked for ₹65 lakh fraud, sending man on ‘dunki route’

Hindustan Times

The Rohtak police have registered a case against a travel agent following a complaint filed by one of the deportees from the United States, officials said. The police booked Jhajjar-based agent Pramod Saroha on a complaint filed by Sandeep Kumar of Chiri village, who accused the agent of duping him of ₹65 lakh by promising to send him to the …

Lakh Agent

Armed gang hack rowdy to death in Bengaluru

The Hindu

A 38-year-old rowdy sheeter was hacked to death by an armed gang of assailants while he was returning from a pub in Ashok Nagar police station limits in the wee hours of Sunday. The deceased, Hyder Ali, was allegedly involved in 11 criminal cases and was a rowdy-sheeter in Ashok Nagar Police Station since 2014. The deceased had been to …

Attack Hyder Ali

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Punjab Police busts extortion racket operated by USA-based gangster; ASI among two arrested

New Indian Express

The Punjab Police has busted a major extortion racket operated by USA-based gangster Gurdev Jassal, arresting two of his operatives, including Assistant Sub-Inspector Surjit Singh, who was posted in Batala and has since been dismissed from service. The police also recovered ₹83 lakh in extortion money, illegal firearms, and luxury vehicles from their possession. After receiving continuous threat calls and …

Extortion Money Jassal

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Odisha's Keonjhar police rescue kidnapped mining firm executive after 10-day operation, seven held

New Indian Express

KEONJHAR: In a major breakthrough, Keonjhar police have rescued the senior executive of a mining company 10 days after he was kidnapped from Keonjhar’s Barbil and recovered over Rs 50 lakh from a Jharkhand-based criminal gang which carried out the sensational abduction seeking a ransom of Rs 2 crore. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, DIG, Western Range Brijesh …

Pradhan Keonjhar Firoz Barbil

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Couple held for cheating people of ₹6.46 crore in money doubling scheme

The Hindu

The Central Crime Branch of the Avadi City Police has arrested a couple for allegedly cheating 18 persons to the tune of ₹6.46 crore on the pretext of investing in a money doubling scheme. According to the complainants, M. Kalaivanan, 34, of Kolathur and others, the couple met them between 2021-24 and promised to double the money that they invest …

Invest Couple Held

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bitcoin India Wallet and Exchange owner held for duping man of ₹8.5 lakh

The Hindu

The cybercrime unit of Hyderabad police on Saturday arrested a fraudster who duped a person of ₹8.5 lakh in a cryptocurrency fraud through his digital trading platform. Ltd., under the guise of a legitimate trading platform through Bitcoin India Wallet and Exchange application and website. The case came to light when a 35-year-old resident of Jubilee Hills lodged a complaint …

Bitcoin India Exchange Owner

Four persons held for abducting their business partner

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