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He used the same modus operandi, conducted "rituals" and also used items like stones and tamarind seeds for intimidation and "divine invocation". Kharat, currently in police custody, is facing 12 criminal cases in Ahilya Nagar and Nashik city, including eight for sexual assault. The SIT has recorded statements of 30 witnesses and victims so far, said IPS officer Tejaswi Satpute, who heads the SIT, on Tuesday. "During questioning, it came to light that the accused exploited the faith of victims ...Read More >
Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar Gautam rejected the bail plea of teenager Abuzar Gaffari, who has been accused of committing offences under Sections 318 , 112 , 317 , 49 , and 3 of the BNS, along with Section 66 of the Information Technology Act. "This court is of the view that the role attributed to the applicant is not peripheral. Economic offences involving organised cyber fraud have serious ramifications on society and financial systems, and are required to be dealt with strictly," th ...Read More >
Siddiqui was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan on Saturday, at the conclusion of his ten-day ED custody granted on March 25. He has now been sent to judicial custody till April 17. On March 24, the ED arrested Siddiqui in his second case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act . Their probe found that "forged" documents were prepared and used for fraudulent acquisition of land, and Siddiqui, director and majority shareholder of Tarbia Education Foundation, ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Self-styled godman-cum-astrologer Ashok Kharat allegedly sexually exploited women by claiming that he possessed "divine power" and would use it to cause the death of their family members or defame them if they speak against them, the special investigation team (SIT) probing cases against him said. Tejasvi Satpute, who heads the SIT constituted by the Maharashtra government, said that 12 FIRs have been registered against Kharat. While eight cases are related to sexual assault, four are l ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Delhi Police has busted a fake call centre allegedly duping people by selling fraudulent roadside assistance policies, apprehending 12 people, including two proprietors, an official said on Tuesday. The racket was operating from the Guru Arjun Nagar area. Acting on inputs received on April 4, a team conducted a raid at Rattan Lal Complex in Guru Arjun Nagar and unearthed the fraudulent setup, he said. "During the raid, the team apprehended all 12 people present at th ...Read More >
Mumbai: The sessions court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail of a man, his wife and son, booked by the Andheri police station on the complaint of their landlord for allegedly misusing power of attorney, transferring three rooms to their names and cheating the landlord to the tune of '63.60 lakh. As per the case registered by the 75-year-old landlord of Sitabai Hawaldar Chawl, he had inducted Devendra Singh as a tenant in 2016. The landlord claimed that over a period of time, Singh gaine ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) A Delhi court on Monday deferred the hearing of arguments on the fresh interim bail application filed by Al-Falah group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui to April 11. This plea is related to the money laundering case involving the cheating of students enrolled in the Al-Falah University. Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing the fresh bail plea after it was remanded to trial court by the Delhi High Court on April 1. Earlier on Wednesday, the Delhi ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday remanded Al-Falah group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui in 14 days of judicial custody, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the "fraudulent" acquisition of a Rs 45 crore worth land in Delhi. Siddiqui was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan on Saturday, at the conclusion of his ten-day ED custody granted on March 25. He has now been sent to judicial custody till April 17. Also Read: ED arrests Al Falah group cha ...Read More >
Mumbai: Statistics provided by the Mumbai police have revealed that there has been a significant increase in registration of cyber-crime cases this year as compared to the cases registered last year. In the first two months 952 cyber-crime cases were registered in the city as compared to the 715 cases registered last year during the same period. Maximum cases registered this year were related to credit/debit card online fraud followed by share market investment fraud and online investment fraud. ...Read More >
Seven BPCL customers in Indore are under investigation for allegedly misappropriating over Rs 5.7 crore in mistakenly deposited funds, prompting a police probe into widespread digital wallet errors. Key PointsSeven BPCL customers in Indore are accused of misappropriating over Rs 5.7 crore in erroneously deposited funds.Police are investigating how a total of Rs 129.55 crore was wrongly credited to approximately 1,000 BPCL 'Smart Fleet' customers' digital wallets.The case was registered under In ...Read More >
Anil Ambani and Reliance Communications are under renewed scrutiny as the CBI launches a fresh investigation into allegations of a Rs 3,750 crore fraud against the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) involving Non Convertible Debentures. Photograph: Prashant Waydande/ReutersKey PointsThe CBI has filed a new case against Anil Ambani and Reliance Communications for allegedly defrauding LIC of Rs 3,750 crore.The case involves alleged conspiracy, cheating, misappropriation, and violations of the Preve ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday registered a fresh case against Reliance Communications Ltd, its promoter Anil Ambani, unknown public servants and others for allegedly causing a wrongful loss of Rs 3,750 crore to the Life Insurance Corporation of India. Officials said the case has been filed under charges of conspiracy, cheating, misappropriation and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, based on a complaint from LIC. This is the fourth case registered agai ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case on Wednesday against M/s. Reliance Communications Ltd, Anil Ambani, unknown public servants and unknown others on allegations of causing wrongful loss of Rs 3750 crores to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India. Case Filed on Complaint from LIC Regional Manager According to the CBI, the case has been registered on the basis of a complaint received from M.K. Tejan, regional manager, LIC of India Ltd. for offences of crim ...Read More >
PUNE: The number of criminal cases against arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat rose to 10 after Nashik city police registered two fresh offences, including one of rape and another of cheating, based on new complaints from a woman and a businessman. Police said eight of the 10 cases pertain to rape and sexual exploitation, while two are related to cheating. The Sarkarwada police in Nashik registered the latest cases on Friday night following a complaint by a married woman, who alleged that ...Read More >
New Delhi: A shocking complaint lodged by a man against his wife has come to light in Bengaluru. In the complaint, the 37-year-old man alleged that his wife harassed her and forcibly evicted him from his wife. The complainant, a resident of Nagarbhavi, also accused her of sexual misconduct and cheating on him He also complained that his in-laws constantly interfered in his marital life, which led to discord between him and his wife. What the FIR said The FIR said that the complainant married ...Read More >
Nashik, Apr 1 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Nashik on Wednesday remanded rape-accused self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in a 14-day judicial custody. Kharat was arrested on March 18 after a 35-year-old woman accused him of repeated rape over a period of three years. Following his arrest, multiple rape complaints were filed against him. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is conducting a probe against Kharat. As his police custody ended on Wednesday, he was produced before the court. During th ...Read More >
Srinagar: A Special Anti-Corruption Court in Pulwama on Tuesday convicted five persons, including former Education department officials and a beneficiary woman, in a nearly three-decades-old case involving a "fraudulent" appointment of a teacher, sentencing them to up to five years of imprisonment. The case (FIR No. 110/1998), originally registered by the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir -- now the Anti-Corruption Bureau -- pertained to the illegal entry of a woman into the Education department t ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 30: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable assets worth Rs 271.48 crore in a money laundering probe linked to alleged cheating and fund diversion involving a listed real estate company. Assets attached under PMLA The attached assets, comprising land parcels in Panvel and Shahapur talukas of Maharashtra, were attached on March 26 under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The action is part of an ongoing investigation against ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A 32-year-old man from Secunderabad paid out Rs 75 lakh to an online casino fraud over a period of three years. Incidentally, in 2021, the same city resident had lost Rs 10 lakh to the same set of fraudsters. In his complaint to the city cybercrime police, the victim stated that in 2021 he received a WhatsApp message from fraudsters posing as representatives of an online betting platform. They promoted betting on cricket, teen patti and casino games, assuring easy profits through a g ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths carried out raids at 14 locations in Mumbai in a money laundering case against Rajendra Narpatmal Lodha, former director of Lodha Developers, the agency said on Friday. The raids were carried out on Wednesday. During the operations, movable assets amounting to Rs 59 crore in the form of cash, bank balances and fixed deposits along with various other incriminating documents, digital devices and immovable asset details worth several crore ...Read More >
Amazon has refunded the amount as the investigation continues. Bengaluru: A Bengaluru-based software engineer fell victim to a delivery scam after receiving a piece of tile instead of a Rs 1.87 Lakh Samsung smartphone he had ordered through online shopping platform Amazon. The man, Premanand, placed an order for a smartphone on October 14 through the Amazon app and paid the complete amount through his credit card. He recorded a video of unboxing the sealed package that was delivered on Octob ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Govinda, one of Bollywood's biggest stars of the 1990s, is loved for his dance moves, comedy timing, and colorful fashion. His songs and films made him a superstar, and even today, fans remember his charm. But while his career made headlines for years, his personal life is now in the spotlight. His marriage with Sunita Ahuja, which has lasted 38 years, is facing fresh rumours. This year, reports said Govinda was having an affair with a 30-year-old Marathi actress. Soon, talk of separ ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru after developing a fever late Tuesday night, sparking concern among party workers and political leaders across the country. Doctors at the hospital are closely monitoring his condition and have assured that there is no immediate cause for alarm. Kharge, 83, was reportedly brought to the renowned medical facility after he complained of persistent fever. A medical team quickly initiated a series of d ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Economic offences in Telangana state increased in 2023. However, the economic offence cases reduced in Hyderabad. The NCRB report 2023 said that 5,728 cases of economic offences were reported in Hyderabad in 2023. In 2022, the number of cases were 6,015 and in 2021, it was 4,860. In Telangana, the economic offences cases were 26,881 and in 2022, it was 26,321. The total cases in 2021 were 20,759. The report said that 5,593 cases are related to forgery, cheating and fraud in economic ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed that while the overall crime rate reduced in Mumbai between 2022 and 2023, it increased considerably in Pune and Nagpur during the same period. The number of crimes registered in Mumbai dropped from 69,289 in 2022 to 44,873 in 2023, while the other metro cities, Pune (12,542 cases in 2023 from 11,074 in 2022) and Nagpur (17,297 cases in 2023 from 12,889 in 2022) witnessed an upward spiral. Although the data show ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Crimes againsts in Telangana dipped by 1.4 per cent, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, 2023, indicated. The crime rate is calculated as crimes per one lakh of population. India registered 27,886 cases of crimes against senior citizens in 2023, a marginal dip from 28,545 in 2022. The majority of the crimes against elderly citizens included forgery, cheating, criminal trespass, and causing simple hurt. Over 600 forgery cases were registered in Telangana, where victims we ...Read More >
Jaipur: Jaipur ranks third in the country for a number of crimes, including murder, theft, sexual harassment, and outraging the modesty of women. The one crime, however, that is a real cause for concern for city cops is cheating.Data released Tuesday by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2023 shows Jaipur registering the highest number of cheating cases in cities across the country - a total of 3,331.The Pink City is followed closely by Bengaluru with 3,109 cases, New Delhi with 2,766 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) A Delhi court on Sunday remanded Chaitanyananda Saraswati, a self-styled godman and a sexual harassment accused, to five days' police custody for questioning. The order was announced by Duty Magistrate Ravi. Saraswati, 62, accused of sexually harassing 17 women students at a private institute here, was apprehended from a hotel in Agra Sunday morning. He was produced before the judge at 3.40 pm. During the arguments, the prosecution alleged that Saraswati had molested s ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati in a multi-crore fraud and sexual harassment case, saying police require custodial interrogation to unravel the full extent of the alleged crimes. Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur noted that the investigation is still at an early stage and the accused is currently unreachable. "Investigation of the present case is at a nascent stage, and the investigating officer (IO) requ ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Swami Chaitanyananda, the former director of Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, has approached Patiala House Court for anticipatory bail while remaining on the run.Police had issued a lookout notice against Chaitanyananda following allegations that he sexually harassed several female students, many from economically weaker sections. Multiple teams have been deployed to track him and prevent him from leaving the country.Early leads placed Chaitanyan ...Read More >
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