Man arrested for impersonating government official in Madurai
9 months, 1 week ago

Man arrested for impersonating government official in Madurai

The Hindu  

A 34-year-old man, L. Navaneetha Krishnan of Anaiyur, has been arrested on charges of cheating and impersonation, after he pretended to be an official from the Department of Commercial Taxes in Madurai, and defrauded an individual. Police said that Navaneetha Krishnan had approached S. Yusuf of Vandiyur, who works as a supervisor at a packaged drinking water company in Masthanpatti, falling under tge Anna Nagar police station limits, in February. Claiming to be an official from the Commercial Taxes Department and flashing an identity card, he had pointed out some shortcomings at the company. Navaneetha Krishnan admitted that he had formerly worked at the government department but was no longer employed there.

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Karnataka man arrested for posing as Lokayukta officer, attempting extortion via WhatsApp
19 hours, 3 minutes ago

Karnataka man arrested for posing as Lokayukta officer, attempting extortion via WhatsApp

Hindustan Times  

A man from Karnataka's Mangaluru was arrested for posing as a Lokayukta officer and attempting to extort money via WhatsApp. As per a PTI report, Dhananjaya Reddy Thota, 31, allegedly impersonated a Lokayukta official in a call to Purushottam, a panchayat officer, demanding money to "resolve" a supposed corruption case. Realtor held for posing as Lokayukta employee Recently, a 45-year-old …

Bengaluru realtor arrested for posing as Lokayukta office employee to manipulate property deal: Report
1 week ago

Bengaluru realtor arrested for posing as Lokayukta office employee to manipulate property deal: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 45-year-old real estate agent in Bengaluru has been arrested for impersonating a relative of the Upa Lokayukta and pressuring a deputy Tahsildar to prioritise property registration work. the accused, identified as Anand Kumar, was detained by Anekal police following a complaint filed by the deputy registrar of Lokayukta. According to a report by The Hindu, the accused, identified as …

Gujarat man arrested for impersonating IAS official, duping people
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Gujarat man arrested for impersonating IAS official, duping people

India Today  

The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday. “Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” …

26-year-old arrested for impersonating BJP leader Ashish Shelar’s PA
3 months, 3 weeks ago

26-year-old arrested for impersonating BJP leader Ashish Shelar’s PA

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Bandra police on Friday arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly impersonating the personal assistant of the Bharatiya Janata Party leader and legislator Ashish Shelar and subsequently cheating many persons. Satpute told the police that several lawyers had been getting such calls from a man who called himself ‘Sharma’ and posed as the PA of Shelar and that their …

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

Ex-Karnataka Minister B Nagendra Arrested In Valmiki Corporation Scam Case
5 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Karnataka Minister B Nagendra Arrested In Valmiki Corporation Scam Case

ABP News  

Bengaluru, Jul 12 The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested former state Minister B Nagendra in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited, sources said. He left behind a note claiming unauthorised transfer of Rs 187 crore belonging to the Corporation from its bank account; from that, Rs …

Assured Rs 10 crore, man duped of Rs 5 lakh in Tamil Nadu
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Assured Rs 10 crore, man duped of Rs 5 lakh in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Two persons were arrested by the Thoothukudi cyber crime police for allegedly duping a youth of Rs 4.88 lakh after promising to offer a sum of `10 crore, if the latter converted to Christianity from Hinduism. As per police investigation, neither of the accused individuals belong to Christianity, rather used religious conversion as a tool to dupe the public. …

Three held for duping a retired government official of ₹2.54 crore in Noida
1 year, 3 months ago

Three held for duping a retired government official of ₹2.54 crore in Noida

Hindustan Times  

The Gautam Budh Nagar cybercrime police arrested three people on Tuesday for allegedly duping a retired government officer in Noida of ₹2.54 crore on the pretext of online trading, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the complainant, Anil Sharma, is a retired central government officialwho was lured into a trading website. According to police, the complainant, Anil Sharma, is …

Huge amount diverted, Chandrababu Naidu actively involved: Andhra top cop
1 year, 3 months ago

Huge amount diverted, Chandrababu Naidu actively involved: Andhra top cop

India Today  

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who was arrested in a Rs 300 crore financial fraud case, was actively involved in diverting huge amounts of money from the government to private entities, Chief of Andhra Police's Crime Investigation Department, N Sanjay, said on Wednesday. Addressing the media, the CID chief pointed out the alleged involvement of the former Chief …

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu arrested in A.P. Skill Development corruption case
1 year, 3 months ago

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu arrested in A.P. Skill Development corruption case

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department on September 9 said that former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was the principal conspirator and “accused no 1” in the ₹371 crore skill development scam. The agency further said that the government order was issued under Mr. Naidu’s instructions, intending to cause wrongful loss to the public exchequer and gain to private individuals. In …

Four arrested in Chennai for cheating property buyers with fake documents
1 year, 5 months ago

Four arrested in Chennai for cheating property buyers with fake documents

The Hindu  

The Thiruvanmiyur police, on Wednesday, arrested four persons for cheating a mechanical engineer and his friend of more than ₹25 lakh with fake land documents. A senior official of the City Police said Nandakumar, who is working as a mechanical engineer at a private company in Bengaluru, along with his friend had planned to purchase a property on East Coast …

GST fraud of ₹175 cr. unearthed, mastermind nabbed at Bengaluru airport
1 year, 5 months ago

GST fraud of ₹175 cr. unearthed, mastermind nabbed at Bengaluru airport

The Hindu  

Directorate-General of GST Intelligence, Chennai Zonal Unit, has busted a fake Input Tax Credit racket running into ₹175 crore involving 59 companies. A 34-year-old resident from Chepauk, the mastermind behind the scam, was nabbed at the Bengaluru airport during his attempt to flee the country and subsequently arrested, according to a statement from DGGI, the apex intelligence and investigative agency …

Man ‘kidnaps’ brother-in-law for daughter\'s treatment, arrested
1 year, 10 months ago

Man ‘kidnaps’ brother-in-law for daughter\'s treatment, arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Panjagutta police arrested seven persons, who claimed to be Income-Tax officials, in connection with the kidnap of a businessman B.V. Murali Krishna. Inquiries revealed that Rajesh, who works for Murali Krishna, hatched the kidnap plan to raise funds for his ailing daughter’s treatment. Ironically, Rajesh was with Murali Krishna after the latter was set free by the kidnappers and …

Nagpur man switches relative’s SIM card, illegally withdraws ₹12.65 lakh
2 years, 10 months ago

Nagpur man switches relative’s SIM card, illegally withdraws ₹12.65 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Handing over his mobile phone to a relative cost a senior citizen dear, as the former, along with his accomplices, fraudulently withdrew ₹12.65 lakh from his account and invested it in crypto currency. Before returning the phone, Aatish transferred Kanhiya’s SIM card to another device and used it to fraudulently transfer ₹12.65 lakh from his bank account between January 28 …

‘Hacker’ Sri Krishna detained by Bengaluru police
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Hacker’ Sri Krishna detained by Bengaluru police

The Hindu  

Jeevan Bima Nagar police on Saturday detained software engineer and alleged hacker Sri Krishna, whose name recently cropped up in connection with a multicrore bitcoin scam. Sri Krishna, who was out on bail after his arrest in November 2020, was detained for reportedly participating in a drunken brawl at a star hotel on Airport Road. Based on a complaint filed …

Man Posing as RSS Functionary Held for Duping People on Pretext of Providing Govt Jobs
4 years ago

Man Posing as RSS Functionary Held for Duping People on Pretext of Providing Govt Jobs

News 18  

Yuvraj Swamy allegedly cheated government job aspirants by convincing them of his ‘strong political connections’. Bengaluru Crime Branch arrested a 55-year-old man posing as a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary for allegedly cheating government job aspirants on the pretext of his “strong political connections” on Wednesday. Joint Commissioner of Police Sandeep Patil said that a complaint was filed by a person …

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