Fraud
- Middle East
Police launch manhunt for 1,425 Keralites in Rs 700 crore fraud against Kuwait bank
The Kerala Police have initiated an extensive probe into a massive fraud involving approximately 1, 425 Keralites including 700 nurses who allegedly duped the Gulf Bank of Kuwait of around Dh 303…
- World
US charges Gautam Adani with fraud over bribery scheme
New York: Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay USD 250 million bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 8 arrested for Rs 3,600 crore fraud, cheating 300 people
Hyderabad: The economic offences wings (EOW) of the Cyberabad police arrested eight individuals on charges of cheating around 3600 people of Rs 300 crore in the name of providing high interest rates.…
- Telangana
Telangana manager held for swindling Rs 1.24 crore from firm
Hyderabad: A manager of a company in Vikarabad district was arrested on Friday, November 1, for allegedly swindling Rs 1.24 crore from the firm’s account. The accused reportedly used the money for…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: AP realtor arrested for duping client of Rs 1.45 cr
Hyderabad: A real estate owner and his accomplice were arrested on October 31 for duping a client of Rs 1.45 crore on the pretext of selling plots in a fabricated and unauthorized…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Sub-registrar arrested for registering fradulant land docs
Hyderabad: A sub-registrar was arrested for allegedly registering land documents obtained through fraud from a person here in Qutbullapur. According to the Jeedimetla police, the sub-registrar V Jyothi was working in Chits and…
- Hyderabad
Four arrested in real estate fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Four individuals were arrested on Thursday, October 24, for defrauding investors by promising high returns through two companies. The accused, identified as Byra Chandra Shekar, Vemulapally Jahnvi, and Garimella Venkata Akhil—directors…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 3 held for rice ‘pulling’, cash worth Rs 25 lakh seized
Hyderabad: The Commissioners Task Force North (Zone) in coordination with Mahankali Police on Tuesday, October 8 arrested three persons accused of rice ‘pulling’ and seized cash worth Rs 25 lakh from them.…
- Telangana
Hyderabad: Two held for digital fraud worth Rs 10.61 crore
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has arrested two individuals based in Bangalore for digital fraud. The police recovered Rs 10.61 crore from the accused, including Rs 4.62 crore usurped in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man held for duping villa owners of Rs 7 crore
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Thursday, September 26 arrested a man for defrauding customers of Rs 7 crore who bought villas in his project. The accused, identified as…
- Business
1 Cr fraud numbers disconnected via Sanchar Saathi: DoT
New Delhi: The Department of Telecom (DoT) on Wednesday said that its Sanchar Saathi portal has disconnected ‘one crore fraud numbers’. DoT’s Sanchar Saathi portal is a citizen-centric web portal created to…
- Hyderabad
Gang of 13 held for Rs 4 crore UPI fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 13 members of a gang involved in UPI fraud worth Rs 4 crore were arrested by the Cyberabad police on Sunday, September 8. The police seized Rs 1.72 lakh in cash…
- India
Swiggy discloses Rs 33 crore fraud by ex-junior employee, takes legal route
New Delhi: IPO-bound food delivery platform Swiggy has disclosed that a former junior employee allegedly embezzled more than Rs 33 crore over a period of time from one of its subsidiaries. As…
- Telangana
Hyderabad: Retired SP duped of Rs 14.7 cr in real estate fraud
Hyderabad: B Janardhan Reddy, an 81-year-old retired Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), was allegedly defrauded of Rs 14.70 crore by a conman named Rakesh Manyam and his associates. Over the past 15…
- India
‘I built my life on lies…’ Indian student confession leads to deportation
New York: In an anonymous Reddit post, a 19-year-old Indian student admitted to forging admission documents to get a seat at a US university, which ultimately resulted in his deportation under a…
