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New Delhi, [India], July 5 (ANI): Nehal Deepak Modi, the brother of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, allegedly played a crucial role in laundering proceeds of crime in the high-profile Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case as well as actively involved in the 'disappearance and concealment of assets' and 'destruction of evidence', officials said on Saturday. The revelation comes after Nehal Modi was arrested in the United States on the basis of an extradition request made by the ...Read More >
New Delhi, [India], July 5 (ANI): Nehal Deepak Modi, the brother of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, allegedly played a crucial role in laundering proceeds of crime in the high-profile Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case as well as actively involved in the "disappearance and concealment of assets" and "destruction of evidence", officials said on Saturday. Also Read | Mumbai Ranked Among '100 Best Food Cities in the World' in TasteAtlas List; Six Indian Cities Make the Cut. Th ...Read More >
MCLEOD GANJ - The Dalai Lama said Saturday he dreamed of living for decades more, as the Buddhist spiritual leader prayed with thousands of exiled Tibetans on the eve of his 90th birthday. Thumping drums and deep horns reverberated from the Indian hilltop temple, as a chanting chorus of red-robed monks and nuns offered long-life prayers for Tenzin Gyatso, who followers believe is the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. Looking in good health, dressed in traditional maroon monk robes and a fl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's younger Brother, Nehal Modi, walked out of a US prison on Thursday after serving a nearly-three-year sentence in a cheating case and was taken into custody the very next day by authorities there on the request of Indian agencies, officials said. The Interpol had issued a Red Notice against Nehal Modi on the request of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2021 and an extradition request was also sent in 2022, but it could not be ex ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's younger Brother, Nehal Modi, walked out of a US prison on Thursday after serving a nearly-three-year sentence in a cheating case and was taken into custody the very next day by authorities there on the request of Indian agencies, officials said. The Interpol had issued a Red Notice against Nehal Modi on the request of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2021 and an extradition request was also sent in 2022, but it could not be ex ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cyber Crime police have apprehended two individuals from Gujarat in connection with a stock trading fraud case. The arrests were made as part of an investigation into a scam that allegedly defrauded a victim of over Rs 67 lakh. Police identified the arrested individuals as Mehulbhai Devrajbhai Ramani, aged 37, described as an account supplier, and Gondaliya Hardik Kumar Mukeshbhai, aged 26, identified as an account holder. Authorities seized net cash of Rs 1 lakh from t ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court has rejected Jacqueline Fernandez's plea to dismiss an FIR against her in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving Sukesh Chandrasekhar. The court also refused to quash the ED's chargesheet and related proceedings.The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez for quashing an FIR against her in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case, involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Justice Anish Dayal dismissed her plea, which al ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez's petition seeking to quash the FIR and supplementary chargesheet filed against her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Justice Anish Dayal delivered the order. The court had earlier reserved its judgment on the matter. A detailed copy of the judgment is yet to be uploaded. The case revolves around allegatio ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday dismissed Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez's petition seeking to quash the money laundering case filed against her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged gifts received from conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Chandrasekhar and his wife Leena Paulose were arrested and are also accused under the MCOCA.The court, after hearing arguments from both sides, declined to interfere in the ongoing trial proceedings. Justice Anish Dayal pron ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 3: Social media is abuzz with Indian techie Soham Parekh, who has been accused of duping several Tech companies with moonlighting and a fake resume. The "Soham-Gate" began when Suhail Doshi, founder of Mixpanel and Playground AI, publicly accused Parekh of simultaneously working for multiple startups using a fake resume. In a post on X, which has now gone viral, Suhail Dosh went on to call Soham Parekh a "scammer" and alleged that the Indian techie duped multiple companies, includin ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested three cyber fraudsters from Jamtara, Jharkhand, for duping a man of Rs 10 lakh under the guise of updating his credit card's KYC details.The accused have been identified as Aftab Ansari (27), Mujaffar Jilani (27) and Mohammad Iqbal Raza (24), all residents of Jamtara.According to police, the victim, a 49-year-old resident of Palam in southwest Delhi, received a phone call from one of the scammers, who falsely claimed to be a bank representative. On April 5, t ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to enhance decentralised monitoring of dark web, the police have decided to allow use of 'grapnel' -- a tool it developed to trawl data from the underbelly of internet -- in all the 20 police districts in the state. Dark web is a part of the internet that can be accessed only using encrypted software and protocols. Until now, 'grapnel' was allowed to be used only in the cyber division located in the police headquarters. The new decision will see it being used in cy ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said the state govt was consistently working to provide better resources to the doctors and quality healthcare services to the citizens.He mentioned that medical colleges were being established in every district.While there were only six medical colleges in 2014, the number has now increased to 15, and nine new colleges are under construction. As a result, MBBS seats in the state increased from 700 in 2014 to 2,185, at present. The ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 57-year-old retired telecom employee from Kishan Ganj, north Delhi, lost Rs 14 lakh in a "digital arrest" scam after cyber fraudsters, posing as Mumbai Police, threatened him with arrest over alleged bank fraud. Two suspects, Banshi Lal and Prem Kumar, both 20-year-old graduates from Barmer, Rajasthan, have been arrested.According to police, the case came to light when the victim filed a complaint via the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP), stating he received a video call ...Read More >
The victim, who originally hails from Delhi and is currently residing in the Kharadi, had created a profile on the matrimony site seeking a prospective bridegroom. In 2023, she received a message claiming to be Dr Rohit Oberoi, an Australian citizen of Indian origin. Over time, the duo developed a close relationship. The accused visited her in Pune and other cities in India, further gaining her trust. The victim had previously received ₹5 crore as alimony after a divorce and was planning to st ...Read More >
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant sent a strong message to industries, stating that the dumping of hazardous and industrial waste in non-designated areas would not be tolerated. He chaired a meeting of the Goa Waste Management Corporation on Friday, and said that all types of waste, including industrial, chemical, and biomedical waste generated in the state, will be monitored and tracked.Sawant said that while nearly all hospitals and medical facilities complied with norms for the disposal of ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Markets watchdog Sebi has confirmed reports in a section of the media that it had carried out raids in multiple locations and on multiple shell companies for what it considers to be cases of pump and dump scams. "Sebi has conducted search and seizure operations at multiple locations in June in connection with pump and dump in certain scrips and has seized incriminating evidence," Sebi said in a statement Friday, confirming various news reports regarding its raids in the pump and dump sc ...Read More >
Chennai/New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) The CBI conducted nation-wide raids at 42 locations in five states and arrested nine people in connection with Mule Bank Accounts being used in Cyber frauds. In continuation of its on-going efforts to combat Cyber Crime and Digital Arrest Scams, the CBI acting on specific information and after verification launched coordinated searches at 42 locations across five States--Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh--as part of the Operation Chakra ...Read More >
The Central Bureau of Investigation has uncovered a massive cyber fraud operation. It involves 8.5 lakh mule accounts across India. These accounts are used to launder money from digital scams. The CBI conducted raids and arrested nine suspects. These include middlemen and bank officials. The investigation revealed lapses in KYC norms.The CBI has detected 8.50 lakh mule bank accounts in over 700 branches nationwide which are being used by cyber criminals to launder proceeds from scams involving d ...Read More >
Digha/Kolkata: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra of the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple, the CM spoke of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being detained at two places in Odisha.Asking Odisha "not to be jealous", Banerjee said while she respected the Puri Jagannath temple, she expected the same respect for the Digha Jagannath temple."I learnt th ...Read More >
New Delhi: The CBI said on Thursday that it detected around 8.5 lakh mule bank accounts across over 700 branches of different banks, which were being used by cyber scammers. The agency filed an FIR and conducted raids at 42 locations in Delhi, UP, and Rajasthan in connection with the use of these mule accounts in cyber frauds.Nine individuals, including three Delhi residents named Lovkesh Shakya, Savan Kumar, and Vishal, were arrested. Farman Beg and Purushottam from Uttarakhand, Shubham Kamboj ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Pune police have arrested an Indian-origin man from Australia for duping a woman of Rs 3.6 crore by promising to marry her.The accused, Abhishek Shukla, who holds an Australian passport, was arrested at Mumbai airport on Wednesday.According to officials, Shukla created a fake matrimonial website and posed as Dr Ronit Oberoi. The police have appealed to other women who may have fallen prey to similar fraud by the conman to come forward and file a complaint.Senior Inspector Swapnali Shi ...Read More >
Jaipur: Banks in Rajasthan and many other states are under scrutiny following a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) operation targeting mule bank accounts used to facilitate cyber fraud. As part of Operation Chakra-V, CBI carried out coordinated raids Thursday across 42 locations in five states -- Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh -- to dismantle a network of cybercriminals who exploited bank accounts for digital scams, investment fraud, UPI-based frauds, and impersonat ...Read More >
India might ease fuel rules for small cars. Maruti Suzuki requested this change because small car sales are down. The government is worried about the drop in affordable car sales. Relaxing the rules could help Maruti, which sells many small cars. Other car companies are discussing this proposal. New rules may start in April 2027. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) The CBI has detected 8.50 lakh mule bank accounts in over 700 branches nationwide which are being used by cyber criminals to launder proceeds from scams involving digital theft, impersonation, fraudulent investments, and UPI-based frauds, an enquiry by the agency has found. The central agency's crackdown on these mule accounts, opened using fake IDs for the limited use of siphoning victims' money, came through a coordinated search operation recently at 42 locations in Ra ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) The CBI has detected 8.50 lakh mule bank accounts in over 700 branches nationwide which are being used by cyber criminals to launder proceeds from scams involving digital theft, impersonation, fraudulent investments, and UPI-based frauds, an enquiry by the agency has found. The central agency's crackdown on these mule accounts, opened using fake IDs for the limited use of siphoning victims' money, came through a coordinated search operation recently at 42 locations in Ra ...Read More >
New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's viral cybercrime awareness caller tune, part of the Central Government's campaign to spread awareness about rising cases of cybercrime and fraud, has been discontinued as the campaign officially ends this Thursday. According to NDTV reports, the government has decided to withdraw the pre-recorded message -- which played each time a user made a phone call starting today. The megastar had lent his voice to the initiative aimed at educating the public about ...Read More >
SURAT: The investigation into a massive international cybercrime racket busted last month in Surat has revealed a staggering Rs 1,455 crore was laundered through 90 bank accounts that were opened by misusing documents of needy people over the last six months.The total amount siphoned off could rise to Rs 2,000 crore, as the police are yet to examine details of another 75 suspicious accounts.The racket was unearthed on May 22, when Udhna police detained a man carrying suspicious stamps and bank k ...Read More >
Surat: The investigation into a massive international cybercrime racket busted last month in Surat has revealed a staggering Rs 1,455 crore was laundered through 90 bank accounts that were opened by misusing documents of needy people over the last six months.The total amount siphoned off could rise to Rs 2,000 crore, as the police are yet to examine details of another 75 suspicious accounts.The racket was unearthed on May 22, when Udhna police detained a man carrying suspicious stamps and bank k ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Rebutting Chief Minister MK Stalin for his strong remarks that Centre delaying the census to reduce Tamil Nadu's representation in the Parliament, Leader of Opposition and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said the CM speaks of "fair delimitation" while presiding over the most unfair, corrupt, and dynastic regime Tamil Nadu has ever seen. He said that Stalin has been using these issues as a distraction to cover up his government's failures and scams. "The people of state ...Read More >
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