The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a private person in a case related to cyber fraud for using Delhi Jal Board logo to cheat unsuspecting complainant and other victims.
The arrests were made in connection with a case of alleged bribery of Rs 3 crore and fraudulent disbursal of a loan from BECIL to an accused Mumbai-based firm.
Vaibhav Khuraniya, one of the complainants in a fraud case against Choksi, said that it may not be easy to bring him back to India due to legal complexities involved in extradition.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Samajwadi Party leader and former MLA Vinay Shankar Tiwari and one more person in connection with a Rs 700 crore bank fraud case, the agency said on Tuesday.
Tiwari, who is a promoter of Gangotri Enterprises, is under investigation for his alleged role in large-scale financial irregularities. The firm, known for securing government contracts, is reportedly at the center of the suspected fraud.
According to the police, the accused has been identified as Mohsin Mohammed (36), who was involved in a fraudulent property sale worth crores of rupees.
In a significant breakthrough, the Hyderabad Cybercrime Police have arrested three individuals from Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, for their involvement in a digital arrest fraud case, according to a press statement by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crimes.
Mumbai Crime Branch arrests four individuals for their role in a significant MBA admission scam targeting Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHCET) candidates, promising manipulated exam scores in exchange for large sums of money.
The accused, identified as Tanish Chhedja, Manu Srivastava, Faisal Rafiq, Abdul, and Hrithik Panchal, allegedly lured the complainant, Roshan Bhinder, into arranging promotions for an energy drink named Sky 63.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested WTC group promoter Ashish Bhalla in an alleged real estate fraud case involving cheating and duping thousands of investors of their money through a well-planned conspiracy.
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Gangtok Sub Zonal Office, has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 65.46 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the alleged misappropriation and laundering of fund
The CBI said in a statement that initially the agency registered the case in January 2012 under sections 419, 420 read with 511 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 66A (b) & (c) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 against unknown persons.