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Rahul Gandhi accused Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of corruption and alleged that the BJP leadership is operating a "land ATM" to benefit corporates. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging that he is the "most corrupt Chief Minister" in the country and accusing the BJP leadership of facilitating corporate interests at the cost of the public. Addressing an election rally in support of party candidate Raton Engti for the ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): A major financial fraud involving Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has come to light, with allegations of cheating amounting to nearly Rs 129.55 crore by 1093 individuals across the country over the past few years. Of these, seven such individuals from Madhya Pradesh's Indore district are accused of cheating the company of approximately Rs 5.72 crore, and a case has been registered against them at Kshipra police station in the district. ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted Congress MLA from Madhya Pradesh's Datia, Rajendra Bharti in a bank fraud case. He was related to forging records to receive illegal interest payments. Former bank accountant, Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati, was also convicted. Bharti had won from Datia in 2023. He had also won in 1985 on a Congress ticket, and in 1998 as a Samajwadi Party candidate. Between 1998 and 2001, Bharti had served as the Chairman of the bank's Board of Directors. He was al ...Read More >
The cyber security bureau has advised people not to share personal documents carelessly ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Telangana Cyber Security Bureau arrested five for illegally sending SIM cards to Cambodia * Over 600 Indian SIM cards were smuggled since 2023 for cyber fraud activities * SIM cards were used for phishing, fake calls, identity theft, and extortion scams Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode The Telangana Cyber Security B ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a major breakthrough, the Telangana cyber fraud racket busted involving SIM cards smuggled to Cambodia has exposed a large international network targeting Indian citizens. The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau arrested five members of the gang who were allegedly involved in sending Indian SIM cards abroad to carry out cyber frauds worth crores. The operation began on March 31 at Shamshabad Airport, where officials intercepted a suspect trying to board a flight. This incident led to ...Read More >
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 2: Truecaller, the leading global communications platform, today announced the expansion of its Business Chat platform, making it accessible to global channel partners and enterprise solution providers. By "opening up" market access to its platform, Truecaller is empowering partners to transition their enterprise clients from legacy, low-trust SMS to a verified, smart, media-rich, and conversational communication experience. Also Read | Ashok Kharat Case: Se ...Read More >
Karbi Anglong (Assam): Assam Congress president and candidate from Jorhat constituency in the upcoming assembly polls, Gaurav Gogoi, on Thursday hit out at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging his links with the stone, coal and areca nut mafia in the state. Speaking to reporters in Karbi Anglong, Gaurav Gogoi expressed confidence in the Congress-led alliance and said that the people of Assam have united against fear and intimidation. He said, "The entire Assam has united against the pol ...Read More >
Karbi Anglong (Assam) [India], April 2 (ANI): Assam Congress president and candidate from Jorhat constituency in the upcoming assembly polls, Gaurav Gogoi, on Thursday hit out at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging his links with the stone, coal and areca nut mafia in the state. Speaking to reporters in Karbi Anglong, Gaurav Gogoi expressed confidence in the Congress-led alliance and said that the people of Assam have united against fear and intimidation. He said, "The entire Assam ha ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after convicting Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti for criminal conspiracy, the Special MP-MLA Court at Delhi's Rouse Avenue sentenced him to three years' imprisonment on Thursday. Congress MLA from Datia Assembly constituency in Gwalior division of Madhya Pradesh was convicted by Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday and was sent to judicial custody. On Thursday, after pronouncing the quantum of punishment, the Court granted him bail upon furnishing a per ...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 >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked news channel Republic TV and its editor-in-chief, Arnab Goswami, to avoid "hitting below the belt" while covering the Enforcement Directorate's (ED's) investigations into companies linked to industrialist Anil Ambani. A single-judge bench of justice Milind Jadhav orally told Goswami and Republic TV to "bring down the rhetoric" and refrain from "giving superlative taglines to news" that could be seen as attacking an individual. "Please run storie ...Read More >
Pawa Ruia was arrested from near a five-star hotel in New Town area (File) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Pawan Ruia was arrested for alleged involvement in a Rs 300 crore online fraud * A senior citizen was cheated of Rs 93 lakh after installing a fraudulent APK file * Funds were traced to accounts of shell companies linked to Ruia family members Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Kolkata: Kolkata-based industrialist Pawan Ruia has ...Read More >
A court in Delhi's Rouse Avenue complex has scheduled a defamation complaint filed by former Minister Satyendra Jain against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Karnail Singh for framing of charges on April 8. This decision awaits the outcome of pending revisions in the Sessions court, highlighted by Singh's challenge of the proceedings. Jain's complaint centers on an allegedly defamatory statement Singh made during a news interview on January 19, 2025, accusing Jain of corruption and illicitly ac ...Read More >
Police in Meerut said the Crime Branch uncovered a GST fraud linked to fake firms and invoices used to claim illegal input tax credit. One accused, Pramod Kumar, was arrested after an investigation tied to a Ganganaagar police station case. Officials estimate an INR 3 crore loss, with the total potentially higher. Meerut's crime branch has detected a Goods and Services Tax GST fraud worth crores. Police said one person was arrested in the case on Wednesday. The alleged scam surfaced while offic ...Read More >
Meerut (UP), Apr 1 (PTI) The crime branch unit in Meerut has unearthed a Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud involving crores of rupees and arrested one accused in connection with the case, police said on Wednesday. The incident came to light during the investigation of a case registered at Ganganaagar police station. During the probe, it was found that Pramod Kumar (56), a resident of Pratap Vihar Colony in Brahmpuri, along with his associate Sarvang Jain and others, had created a network of f ...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 >
Hyderabad, Apr 1 (PTI) The TGCSB on Wednesday said it has arrested five people from here and Uttar Pradesh, for supplying over 600 Indian SIM cards to a cyber fraud syndicate operating from Cambodia, which defrauded Indian citizens of crores of rupees. The five cyber criminals were closely associated with the Chinese fraud syndicate in Cambodia wherein the Indian SIM cards were being used for cyber crime like phishing, identity theft, impersonation, and extortion, causing huge losses to Indian ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a yet another case against industrialist Anil Ambani of Reliance Communications Ltd and others based on allegations of causing wrongful loss of Rs 3750 crores to Life Insurance Corporation of India Ltd, the agency said. The FIR names Reliance Communications, Ambani, the then non-executive chairman and unknown public servants, accusing them of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and criminal breach of trust. Ambani is facing multiple ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kolkata-based industrialist Pawan Kumar Ruia, arrested by the cybercrime division of the West Bengal Police in connection with a Rs 600 crore cyber fraud case, was on Wednesday remanded to seven days of police custody by a district court. Ruia, who was arrested on Tuesday evening outside a hotel in New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, was produced before the Bidhannagar sub-divisional court on Wednesday afternoon. During the hearing, the public prosec ...Read More >
Kolkata: Kolkata-based industrialist Pawan Kumar Ruia, arrested by the cybercrime division of the West Bengal Police in connection with a Rs 600 crore cyber fraud case, was on Wednesday remanded to seven days of police custody by a district court. Ruia, who was arrested on Tuesday evening outside a hotel in New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, was produced before the Bidhannagar sub-divisional court on Wednesday afternoon. During the hearing, the public prosecutor sought police custod ...Read More >
She cited credible reports indicating that BJP agents submitted a large number of Form 6 applications for the enrolment across districts. "These do not seem to be routine applications for voter inclusion but a mischievous ploy to include non-residents in the electoral roll," Banerjee wrote to Kumar. "There are serious concerns that these applications may pertain to individuals who are not genuine residents of Bengal and have no legitimate connection to the state. Similar patterns were reportedl ...Read More >
Kolkata/New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday seized about Rs 1.2 crore in cash and a country-made pistol during searches in Kolkata as part of a money laundering investigation against an alleged criminal and his linked syndicate, official sources said. The action is being taken in the case against Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, who is booked in multiple cases of attempted murder and extortion, they said. The ED action has come amid two-phase assembly polls in West ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Two-factor authentication for all digital transactions, including popular UPI platform, becomes effective from Wednesday in line with the RBI's direction as a measure to curb fraud. Transactions will only be processed if the user completes both verification steps, meaning even if someone sees your PIN, unauthorised payments will not be able to go through. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), all digital payment transactions in India are required to meet the norm ...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 >
PRNewswire Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 1: CARD91 announced the launch of VerifyIQ, an AI-powered verification intelligence platform designed to help banks, NBFCs, and insurance/reinsurance companies make faster, more accurate, and policy-aligned onboarding decisions. Built with an AI-first approach, VerifyIQ brings together multi-source data aggregation, AI and machine learning-led data processing with confidence scoring, and configurable decision workflows in a single operating layer ...Read More >
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Crypto exchange CoinDCX on March 30 announced the launch of a ₹100 crore Digital Suraksha Network (DSN), an initiative aimed at tackling cyber fraud and strengthening trust in India's digital finance ecosystem. The initiative will support independent research on digital fraud, fund the development of new standards, and build tools such as an open Fraud Intelligence API. It also plans to publish quarterly "State of Digital Trust" reports and support training programmes for state cybercrime cell ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 1 (PTI) AIADMK MP I S Inbadurai submitted a petition to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Wednesday, alleging irregularities in the Chepauk-Triplicane assembly constituency from where Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin is contesting. Inbadurai stated that 22 polling booths in the constituency, which were identified as "vulnerable" during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, have inexplicably been removed from that category for the upcoming polls. The party specifically ...Read More >
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 1: CARD91 announced the launch of VerifyIQ, an AI-powered verification intelligence platform designed to help banks, NBFCs, and insurance/reinsurance companies make faster, more accurate, and policy-aligned onboarding decisions. Built with an AI-first approach, VerifyIQ brings together multi-source data aggregation, AI and machine learning-led data processing with confidence scoring, and configurable decision workflows in a single operating layer for verifica ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The western region cyber police arrested an autorickshaw driver for allowing a cyber fraud racket to use his account to divert defrauded money from an Andheri based senior citizen who was cheated of ₹1.54 crore. The victim, a 69-year-old resident of Andheri who retired from a private firm, was trapped by a cyber criminal who called him in December 2025 and claimed he had been circulating obscene clips for extortion. Officers from the cyber cell said the frauds told the elderly they we ...Read More >
NASHIK/SHIRDI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing multiple cases against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat on Tuesday detained his son in Nashik for questioning and launched a search for his wife Kalpana, who remains untraceable, as reported by news agency PTI.Kharat, currently in police custody, is expected to be produced before a local court after his remand ends on Wednesday. Officials said the SIT reached Kharat's residence in Karmayogi Nagar and detained his son, Harshvardhan, who w ...Read More >
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