The Cyber Cell of Crime Branch busted a gang and arrested two of its members for allegedly duping a person on the pretext of hotel booking, said the police on Thursday.
While granting bail, Justice Yogesh Khanna noted that the petitioner is ready to deposit the alleged cheated amount of Rs Eight Lacs before the Trial Court which shall be kept in an interest-bearing Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) to be renewed automatically every year.
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted relief to Sukesh Chandrasekar in a matter related to the punishment awarded to him. The jail authorities have been directed to give him a hearing.
According to the officials, ED has initiated investigations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based upon an FIR registered by CBI, New Delhi against Magnum Steels and others for defrauding Bank of Baroda to the tune of Rs 95.97 crore.
The Supreme Court has remarked that cases involving tortious acts or criminality like fraud or cheating could not be decided by the Consumer Forums deficiency in service has to be distinguished from the criminal acts.
Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a 52-year-old man and his son for allegedly trying to extort money, thrashing a restaurant owner in Delhi's Qutub Road, Nabi Karim area.
The accused have been identified as Alex (30), a resident of City Bein, Edo state, Nigeria, and Ibeh (45), a resident of Oduduwa street, Lagos, Nigeria. They were arrested from Greater Noida, officials said.
A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Sharmila Deshmukh was hearing Mushrif's plea, seeking the quashing of an FIR registered against him in Kolhapur on charges of cheating.
According to Delhi Police, Bawana police station received a PCR call that a person snatched Rs 5,000 impersonating himself as Pollution Inspector at factory in Sector-2, DSIIDC, Bawana in a bid of extortion on January 23.
Mahamed Sharif, who is accused of posing as a UAE government official and duping Leela Hotel of over Rs 20 lakhs, was grilled for three hours by the officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Special Cell on Sunday after he was granted two-day police custody by a court.
The accused identified as Mahamed Sharif (41) was arrested in Karnataka on January 19. He fled without paying his outstanding bill worth over Rs 20 lakhs to the hotel.