ED seizes ₹11.88cr from Soren’s aide, others in connection with laundering case
2 years, 5 months ago

ED seizes ₹11.88cr from Soren’s aide, others in connection with laundering case

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has seized ₹11.88 crore from the bank accounts of Pankaj Mishra, the political representative of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and others as part of its investigation into a money laundering case related to illegal mining in the state. The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has seized ₹ 11.88 crore from the bank accounts of Pankaj Mishra, the political representative of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, and others as part of its investigation into a money laundering case. In a development that is certain to increase political pressure on chief minister Hemant Soren, who faces a disqualification complaint the Election Commission of India, and his party, the federal agency said a trail of ₹100 crore of proceeds of crime generated from illegal mining has also been “unearthed”. “Cash amounting to ₹11.88 crore lying in 37 bank accounts belonging to Pankaj Mishra, Dahoo Yadav and their associates has been seized under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the illegal mining case.

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ED arrests industrialist Sanjay Sureka in Rs 6,000 crore bank fraud case
6 days, 12 hours ago

ED arrests industrialist Sanjay Sureka in Rs 6,000 crore bank fraud case

India Today  

Industrialist Sanjay Sureka, owner of Concast Steel and Power Limited, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday following extensive raids in Kolkata. The central agency conducted searches at 10 locations linked to Sureka, including his residence in Ballygunge, where jewellery worth Rs 4.5 crore and several foreign-made luxury cars were seized. According to sources, the arrest is part of …

ED seizes assets worth ₹3.9 crore in money laundering probe
1 week, 4 days ago

ED seizes assets worth ₹3.9 crore in money laundering probe

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has seized movable assets worth approximately ₹3.9 crore during searches in Mumbai, Delhi and Gurgaon as part of its money laundering investigation into Dentsu Communications India Private Limited and Suumaya Industries Ltd and their promoters. The agency's investigation stems from a Worli police case against the accused for allegedly embezzling ₹137 crore from certain non-banking financial …

Mumbai court approves monetisation of ₹2,565.9 crore in properties in Choksi fraud case
2 weeks ago

Mumbai court approves monetisation of ₹2,565.9 crore in properties in Choksi fraud case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday permitted the monetisation of properties worth ₹2,565.9 crore that were attached or seized by the Enforcement Directorate since 2018 as part of its money laundering investigation against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi in the alleged Punjab National Bank fraud. Mehul Choksi The court's decision followed an application from the victim banks, Punjab National …

Suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal granted bail in money laundering case after 28 months
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal granted bail in money laundering case after 28 months

India Today  

Suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal, who has been in judicial custody for the last 28 months in an alleged money laundering case, was granted bail by a Jharkhand court on Saturday. The bail was granted to Singhal by a special Ranchi PMLA court, where her plea was heard under provisions of a law regarding prolonged judicial custody. The court had …

Malegaon laundering case: ED searches seven places in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, seizes ₹13.5 crore
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Malegaon laundering case: ED searches seven places in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, seizes ₹13.5 crore

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate, Mumbai Zonal Office, on Friday searched seven premises in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, and seized ₹13.5 crore in cash. The search operation was conducted in connection with the Malegaon money laundering case in which the accused had allegedly misused accounts opened with the Nashik Merchant Co-operative Bank to withdraw ₹196 crore over five months. 295/2024 dated November 7, …

Kerala High Court Directs ED To Probe Alleged Fraud Of ₹24 Crore In Edamulackal Co-Operative Bank
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Kerala High Court Directs ED To Probe Alleged Fraud Of ₹24 Crore In Edamulackal Co-Operative Bank

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ordered, the Enforcement Directorate to register a case against all the persons involved in the Edamulackal Co-operative Bank Fraud. The Court directed ED to register a case against all the persons involved for misappropriation, breach of trust, cheating as well as offences under the PC Act. The Court asked the Home Secretary and Additional …

Cops seize Rs 47 lakh, cryptocurrency worth Rs 1.36 crore
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cops seize Rs 47 lakh, cryptocurrency worth Rs 1.36 crore

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Directorate of Enforcement conducted raids between November 28 and 30 across 13 locations, including Hyderabad, and seized unaccounted cash worth Rs 47 lakh and USDT cryptocurrency worth Rs 1.36 crore. The investigation was initiated on two FIRs registered by CBI, Economic Offences Wing, Delhi, concerning Rs 640 crore in cyber fraud money generated through betting, gambling, part time …

ED raids 13 locations in money laundering probe against Bihar IAS officer
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

ED raids 13 locations in money laundering probe against Bihar IAS officer

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 13 locations across Delhi, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Nagpur on 3 December as part of a money laundering investigation involving IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and others. The searches uncovered shares worth Rs 60 crore in Demat accounts belonging to family members of a close associate of Hans, who is currently in judicial custody. Shares …

ED arrests two CAs, crypto trader in Rs 640-cr cyber fraud case
2 weeks, 6 days ago

ED arrests two CAs, crypto trader in Rs 640-cr cyber fraud case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Two chartered accountants and a cryptocurrency trader have been arrested here in a money laundering investigation linked to a cyber fraud case of Rs 640 crore, the Enforcement Directorate said Wednesday. The money laundering probe stems from two FIRs filed by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police that were registered to probe charges of cyber fraud …

Days after raids in pornography money laundering case, Raj Kundra summoned by ED, says report
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Days after raids in pornography money laundering case, Raj Kundra summoned by ED, says report

Live Mint  

Raj Kundra, businessman and husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the ongoing pornography case, as per media reports. This comes just two days after the ED carried out raids at multiple locations connected to Kundra as part of a money laundering investigation related to the production and distribution of pornographic …

Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A 33-year-old resident of Chandivali, Powai, has been defrauded of ₹26.33 lakh by cyber fraudsters who brought the full weight of the ‘law’ to bear upon her, pressuring her into parting with her savings and investments. Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case The Cyber Police said things began to unravel for the victim on …

ED raids Raj Kundra, others in 'pornographic' films linked money laundering case
3 weeks, 4 days ago

ED raids Raj Kundra, others in 'pornographic' films linked money laundering case

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the premises of businessman Raj Kundra, the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, and some others as part of a money laundering case linked to the alleged distribution of pornographic and adult movies, official sources said. This money laundering case of May, 2022 stems from at least two Mumbai police FIRs and chargesheets filed …

Prosecution sanction for Kejriwal in excise case enough for money laundering trial: ED
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Prosecution sanction for Kejriwal in excise case enough for money laundering trial: ED

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate informed a Delhi court on Thursday that the sanction obtained to prosecute former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case related to the Delhi excise policy was comprehensive enough to try him in a related money laundering case as well. The ED made its submission before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue …

ED can issue summons in money-laundering cases even after filing chargesheet, says Madras HC
3 weeks, 4 days ago

ED can issue summons in money-laundering cases even after filing chargesheet, says Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has ruled that the Enforcement Directorate is empowered to issue summons to the accused as part of further investigations even after the complaint is filed in the jurisdictional court in a case of money laundering. The ruling was issued while dismissing petitions filed by P Palanichamy of PRP Granites and two others, who were booked …

Delhi: ED team attacked during raid in cybercrime case; 1 officer injured
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Delhi: ED team attacked during raid in cybercrime case; 1 officer injured

Live Mint  

During a raid in Delhi pertaining to a cyber fraud linked money laundering case, an Enforcement Directorate team was allegedly attacked at on Thursday, officials said. The agency filed a police FIR regarding the incident at a farmhouse raided by ED officials in the Bijwasan area, within the jurisdiction of the Kapashera police station in southwest Delhi. The probe pertains …

ED officer assaulted during raid in cybercrime case
3 weeks, 5 days ago

ED officer assaulted during raid in cybercrime case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: An Enforcement Directorate officer was manhandled while conducting a raid at a house in southwest Delhi’s Bijwasan area in the early hours of Thursday, a senior Delhi Police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police Surendra Chaudhary said they received information regarding manhandling of an ED officer in the Bijwasan area after which the police rushed to the spot. “An …

Cyber police arrest Nagpada resident in ₹11 crore online trading fraud
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Cyber police arrest Nagpada resident in ₹11 crore online trading fraud

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The South Cyber police on Wednesday arrested a 31-year-old Nagpada resident in connection with the online share trading fraud in which a 75-year-old Colaba resident recently lost ₹11 crore. Cyber police arrest Nagpada resident in ₹ 11 crore online trading fraud The arrested accused was identified as Kaif Ibrahim Mansuri, who used to work as a customer relationship executive …

ED books IFS officer, husband, in investment fraud-linked money laundering case
3 weeks, 6 days ago

ED books IFS officer, husband, in investment fraud-linked money laundering case

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said that a chargesheet has been filed against Indian Foreign Service officer Neeharika Singh, her husband, and his companies in a money laundering case linked with an alleged investment fraud, PTI reported. What is the case The probe into the money laundering case began after the ED took note of the 33 First Information Reports …

Five held for duping minister’s accountant of ₹2 crore in cyber scam
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Five held for duping minister’s accountant of ₹2 crore in cyber scam

Hindustan Times  

In a major breakthrough, the cops at Cyber Police Station on Sunday arrested five cyber criminals who had defrauded over ₹2 crore from the accountant of cabinet minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi. Following investigations, a team of cyber cops under inspector Rajeev Tiwari arrested five fraudsters from Bareilly, Dehradun and other districts. Posing as Nandi’s son, the cyber criminals instructed …

Accused in 125cr suspicious banking transactions remanded to ED custody
1 month ago

Accused in 125cr suspicious banking transactions remanded to ED custody

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court sent 33-year-old Gujarat resident, Akram Mohammad Shafi, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with a money-laundering probe of banking transactions worth ₹125 crore, to seven days ED custody. Accused in 125cr suspicious banking transactions remanded to ED custody ED’s investigation stems from a police probe against …

ED Arrests Two Masterminds Behind UP Police Constable, UPPSC Exam Paper Leaks
1 month ago

ED Arrests Two Masterminds Behind UP Police Constable, UPPSC Exam Paper Leaks

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate, Lucknow has taken the custody of two "masterminds" of the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Exam and Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission's RO /ARO exam paper leak case. ED, Lucknow has arrested Ravi Attri and Subhash Prakash, the two masterminds of the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Exam Paper Leak and Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission’s RO/ARO …

ED attaches assets worth Rs 2.43 crore in Blossoms Oils, Fats Limited case
1 month ago

ED attaches assets worth Rs 2.43 crore in Blossoms Oils, Fats Limited case

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad zonal office of the Enforcement Directorate has attached immovable properties worth Rs 2.43 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in connection with the Blossoms Oils & Fats Limited case. The attached properties, belonging to Sarvade Vinod Kumar and Jan Shakti Oil Products Pvt Ltd, represented by M Venkata Nagendra, include both …

Digital arrest: Man from Assam held for swindling Rs 92 lakh
1 month ago

Digital arrest: Man from Assam held for swindling Rs 92 lakh

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: A 38-year-old man from Assam was arrested by the cyber crime wing of the Central Crime Branch Chennai on charges of swindling Rs 92 lakh from a central government employee in a digital arrest scam. The caller claimed that the victim’s Aadhaar-linked mobile number was involved in money laundering and an arrest warrant was issued against him. The police …

ED seizes ₹12.41 crore in cash from ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin's premises
1 month ago

ED seizes ₹12.41 crore in cash from ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin's premises

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate said on Monday that it has seized cash, “sensitive” documents, digital devices and fixed deposit receipts during a search operation at nearly two dozen premises linked to “lottery king” Santiago Martin. Cash seized by ED Martin is a Chennai-based businessman who was revealed in March as the single-biggest donor to political parties through the now-scrapped electoral bonds …

ED seizes ₹8.8 crore from office of ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin
1 month, 1 week ago

ED seizes ₹8.8 crore from office of ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday seized ₹8.8 crore from the corporate office of “lottery king” Santiago Martin in Chennai. Also, the action came after the Madras high court recently allowed the central agency to proceed against the “lottery king,” as it set aside a lower court order that accepted closure by Tamil Nadu Police of a primary FIR against the …

ED seizes ₹3 crore from Kolkata businessman in lottery scam
1 month, 1 week ago

ED seizes ₹3 crore from Kolkata businessman in lottery scam

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata, The Enforcement Directorate on Friday seized around ₹3 crore from a businessman's house in Kolkata, as part of its ongoing probe into a high-profile lottery scam. ED seizes ₹ 3 crore from Kolkata businessman in lottery scam The central agency has been conducting search operations at multiple locations in West Bengal since Thursday in connection with the alleged scam, …

ED's money laundering probe leads to raids across Maharashtra and Gujarat
1 month, 1 week ago

ED's money laundering probe leads to raids across Maharashtra and Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at more than 16 locations across Maharashtra and Gujarat on Thursday, investigating suspicious banking transactions worth ₹80-90 crore allegedly conducted by a Malegaon-based trader through misappropriated bank accounts. During the raids, which extended into Thursday night, the agency froze approximately ₹ 1.8 crore held in two scrutinised bank accounts. During the raids, which extended …

ED raids in Maha, Gujarat in Malegaon trader bank accounts fraud case
1 month, 1 week ago

ED raids in Maha, Gujarat in Malegaon trader bank accounts fraud case

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided multiple locations in poll-bound Maharashtra and neighbouring Gujarat as part of a money laundering probe against a Malegaon-based trader who allegedly misused bank accounts of various people to carry our transactions worth more than Rs 100 crore. The money laundering case stems from a Malegaon Police FIR filed last week against a local …

ED seizes assets worth ₹333.82 crore in cooperative society fraud case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ED seizes assets worth ₹333.82 crore in cooperative society fraud case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate's Mumbai zonal office has provisionally attached assets worth ₹333.82 crore in a money-laundering investigation involving alleged fraud at Dnyanradha Multistate Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. The Enforcement Directorate's Mumbai zonal office has provisionally attached assets worth ₹ 333.82 crore in a money-laundering investigation. The ED's investigation revealed that DMCSL's management allegedly embezzled funds by fraudulently diverting ₹2,467.89 …

Fake ED Officials Raid DLF Farms Resident, Attempt to Extort ₹5 Crore
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Fake ED Officials Raid DLF Farms Resident, Attempt to Extort ₹5 Crore

The Hindu  

Fake ED officials attempted to extort ₹5 crore from a farmstay resident on the pretext of a raid. Seven men posing as ED officials entered the Ashoka Avenue premises in the Chhattarpur’s DLF Farms claiming that they were conducting a search. They entered the house of the victim and asked him why he was withdrawing cash regularly from his bank …

Seven Arrested for Posing as ED Officers, Bid to Extort Rs 5 Crore in Fake Searches
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Seven Arrested for Posing as ED Officers, Bid to Extort Rs 5 Crore in Fake Searches

ABP News  

Seven people have been arrested for posing as ED officers and attempting to extort Rs 5 crore from a man living in DLF Farms area in South Delhi. The victims were lured to the house by fake ED officers posing as officials and were threatened with arrest and violence if they refused to comply with the demands. The police have …

Four Police Personnel Suspended for Stealing Cash in East Godavari
2 months ago

Four Police Personnel Suspended for Stealing Cash in East Godavari

The Hindu  

Four police personnel have been suspended for allegedly stealing cash during a gambling raid in East Godavari. The incident, which resulted in the seizure of ₹5.9 lakh in cash, led to the suspension of four police officers, including a Circle Inspector, Sub-Inspector, and two constables. The investigation is ongoing.

Bihar IAS Officer Sanjeev Hans Arrested in Money Laundering Case
2 months ago

Bihar IAS Officer Sanjeev Hans Arrested in Money Laundering Case

Hindustan Times  

Bihar IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Gulab Yadav have been arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Hans was arrested from his official residence in Patna, while Yadav was detained in Delhi under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Bihar IAS Officer and Former MLA Arrested in Money Laundering Case
2 months ago

Bihar IAS Officer and Former MLA Arrested in Money Laundering Case

Hindustan Times  

Bihar IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Gulab Yadav have been arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Hans was arrested from his official residence in Patna, while Yadav was detained in Delhi under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Cyber Criminals Target Army Officer, Siphon ₹2 Crore in 'Digital Arrest'
2 months, 1 week ago

Cyber Criminals Target Army Officer, Siphon ₹2 Crore in 'Digital Arrest'

Hindustan Times  

Three men have been arrested for duping an army officer of ₹2 crore through a digital arrest. The suspects, including a retired Major General, used bank accounts of students from other states to transfer the money. The army officer was kept under digital arrest for five days before being released and realizing that his money had been siphoned off. The …

13 held for swindling elderly of Rs 4.72 crore in digital arrest scam
2 months, 3 weeks ago

13 held for swindling elderly of Rs 4.72 crore in digital arrest scam

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Chennai police have arrested 13 people in connection with a digital arrest scam, in which a 72-year-old woman in Abhiramapuram was swindled of Rs 4.72 crore. The caller had threatened the victim that her mobile number and Aadhaar number was being used to open many bank accounts, and cases were registered against her in Mumbai and Delhi Cyber …

Vigilance sleuths seize ₹1.5 lakh in unaccounted from sub-registrar, tout in Coimbatore
3 months ago

Vigilance sleuths seize ₹1.5 lakh in unaccounted from sub-registrar, tout in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption on Thursday seized ₹1.5 lakh in unaccounted cash, allegedly collected by a sub-registrar and her tout from document writers in Coimbatore. According to DVAC officials, the cash was seized from Keerthi Shankar, who allegedly acted as a tout for Nancy Nithya Karoline, sub-registrar of Singanallur. The officials received specific information that Karoline was receiving …

Land-for-job scam case: Delhi court summons Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi Yadav
3 months ago

Land-for-job scam case: Delhi court summons Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi Yadav

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Wednesday summoned Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his sons — Tejaswi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav — in a money laundering case related to land-for-job scam. Special Judge Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Court directed Mr. Prasad, his sons and six other accused persons, named in the chargesheet …

Two held for defrauding Noida authority of ₹3.9 cr in 2023 FD scam
3 months, 1 week ago

Two held for defrauding Noida authority of ₹3.9 cr in 2023 FD scam

Hindustan Times  

The Noida Police have arrested two people, including the mastermind, for allegedly defrauding the Noida authority of ₹3.9 crore in 2023 during a fixed deposit scam, officers said on Saturday. On June 30, 2023, posing as an accounts officer from the Noida authority’s finance department, a conman allegedly transferred ₹3.90 crore from the authority’s bank account to various other accounts, …

Enforcement Directorate arrests four more accused linked to cyber fraud syndicate involving “Chinese scammers”
3 months, 1 week ago

Enforcement Directorate arrests four more accused linked to cyber fraud syndicate involving “Chinese scammers”

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested four accused in a case related to cyber fraud of ₹2.60 crore by a person posing as a Central Bureau of Investigation official, who was part of a network involving “Chinese scammers”. “All the four accused were involved in incorporation of shell companies and opening of bank accounts, through which Proceeds of Crime generated from …

ED seizes Rs 90L cash, silver bullion during raids in case against Bihar IAS officer, others
3 months, 1 week ago

ED seizes Rs 90L cash, silver bullion during raids in case against Bihar IAS officer, others

New Indian Express  

PATNA: The Enforcement Directorate has seized about Rs 90 lakh in cash and 13 kg silver bullion after it undertook fresh searches in a money laundering probe against Bihar-cadre IAS officer Sanjeev Hans, former RJD MLA Gulab Yadav and some others, official sources said. Some alleged old associates of Hans, a 1997-batch Indian Administrative Service officer who served as the …

13 held for cheating Bajaj Electronics of Rs 4 crore via UPI fraud
3 months, 2 weeks ago

13 held for cheating Bajaj Electronics of Rs 4 crore via UPI fraud

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: A 13-member gang was apprehended by the Cyberabad police for their alleged involvement in cheating a well-known electronics company of Rs 4 crore through ‘UPI fraud’. The incident came to light after the firm, Bajaj Electronics, lodged a complaint across various police stations under Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda commissionerates claiming that it faced massive losses in a series of …

Supreme Court dismisses ED's plea against grant of bail to accused in Jharkhand land 'scam'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses ED's plea against grant of bail to accused in Jharkhand land 'scam'

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of the Enforcement Directorate challenging the grant of bail to an accused in a money laundering case related to the sale of 4.55 acres of land of the Indian Army in Ranchi, allegedly by creating false property documents. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who is out on bail, is also an accused in …

Medical admission case: ED arrests Shivaji Education Society director’s son
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Medical admission case: ED arrests Shivaji Education Society director’s son

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Deepak Deshmukh, the son of the Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Education Society director Appasaheb Deshmukh, for his alleged involvement in admission-linked irregularities at the medical college run by the education society between 2011 and 2016. According to ED, an amount of around ₹ 49.50 lakh was allegedly transferred to the bank account of the arrested accused …

Another doctor in Lucknow falls prey to digital arrest scam, duped of ₹48 lakh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Another doctor in Lucknow falls prey to digital arrest scam, duped of ₹48 lakh

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Another doctor in Lucknow fell victim to a cyber scam after being digitally extorted by conmen. Aliganj-based physician, Dr Ashok Solanki, who runs a clinic in Vikas Nagar, was put under digital arrest for over 1.5 days at his home on August 20 and 21 and duped of ₹48 lakh by two fraudsters - one posing as an employee …

‘Fake’ CBI officer dupes Ludhiana doctor of ₹16 lakh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Fake’ CBI officer dupes Ludhiana doctor of ₹16 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A fraudster posing as a Central Bureau of Investigation officer allegedly duped a city-based radiologist of ₹16 lakh, officials said. Cyber police station in-charge inspector Jatinder Singh said that Dr Pal got the call on December 19, 2023, from an unknown number. “The accused asked me to transfer ₹16 lakh to a bank account, claiming that it was a government …

CEN police arrest two persons from Gujarat for extorting ₹ 1.13 crore from Udupi doctor
3 months, 4 weeks ago

CEN police arrest two persons from Gujarat for extorting ₹ 1.13 crore from Udupi doctor

The Hindu  

The Udupi Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime police have arrested two persons from Gujarat in connection with the extortion of ₹1.13 crore from a Udupi-based doctor by posing as Customs officials and virtually confining the latter in his house, recently. On July 29, 53-year-old Arun Kumar received a call from a person who claimed to be an officer from Customs, …

ED conducts searches in ₹118-crore fraudulent contracts case in Assam
4 months ago

ED conducts searches in ₹118-crore fraudulent contracts case in Assam

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches in connection with the alleged fraudulent award of contracts worth about ₹118 crore from 2013 to 2016 by misappropriation of funds collected as cess for the welfare of construction workers in Assam. In the case being probed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the agency has seized several documents and also attached properties …

ED arrests former Pune ZP chairman in ₹494cr bank fraud case
4 months ago

ED arrests former Pune ZP chairman in ₹494cr bank fraud case

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Former chairman of Pune zilla parishad Mangaldas Bandal has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged ₹494-crore fraud at Pune’s Shivajirao Bhosale Sahakari Bank. Earlier on Tuesday, the ED seized cash worth ₹25 lakh and froze fixed deposits worth ₹50 lakh during searches conducted at Bandal’s premises. ED’s investigation revealed that several persons had committed …

‘Digital arrest’ case in which victim lost ₹2.2 crore cracked, 5 arrested, ₹1.7 crore recovered
4 months, 1 week ago

‘Digital arrest’ case in which victim lost ₹2.2 crore cracked, 5 arrested, ₹1.7 crore recovered

The Hindu  

In a rare instance, the cybercrime police in the Criminal Investigation Department have cracked a ‘digital arrest’ case, where the victim was cheated of ₹2.2 crore. The police have arrested five persons, including one based out of Dubai, and recovered ₹1.7 crore, $7700, and a high-end car from the accused. Probing the case, CID sleuths found that the money cheated …

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