The Special Inquiry wing officials of the Central Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested a 43-year-old HR executive for allegedly cheating youth by offering them jobs in reputed companies. The accused, Patnool Khalandar Khan, a resident of JP Nagar, has been arrested based on a complaint filed by one of the victims. According to the police, … Read more
Former IAS trainee Puja Khedkar speaks to the media. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 15, 2025) extended till April 21 the protection from arrest granted to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination. A Bench … Read more
Manikrao Kokate. File photo: X/@kokate_manikrao A court in Nashik on Wednesday (March 5, 2025) stayed the conviction of Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate in a cheating and forgery case of 1995. A Magistrate Court on February 20 convicted the NCP leader and his brother Sunil Kokate and sentenced them to two-year imprisonment in the case … Read more
The L.B. Nagar Zone Special Operation Team (SOT) on Monday arrested seven individuals at a lodge for cheating while taking Duolingo Exam, an online English eligibility test for admissions to international universities in the USA, Ireland and Australia. The suspected organisers allegedly collected ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 from each student to ensure they pass the exam, … Read more
The increased demand for firecrackers can sometimes lead to unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of unsuspecting buyers, the police said. File photograph | Photo Credit: KARUNAKARAN M Over 25 cases of fake websites selling fireworks and crackers have been reported in a month, the Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police said on Saturday, while … Read more
The Special Zonal Crime Team (West) of Central Crime Station (CCS) Hyderabad nabbed a person from Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, for cheating people by promising to arrange blood and plasma donors. Officials said that the man was previously booked and convicted in seven cases with a similar modus operandi but continued to run the scam. Police … Read more
Inspector General G. Lakshman, an accused in the financial fraud case involving self-styled antique dealer Monson Mavunkal, failed to turn up before the Crime Branch (CB) investigating the case on Friday. In all, the officer had been issued notice to appear before the investigation agency twice. On both occasions he had sought postponement on medical … Read more
The Talaghattapura police on Tuesday arrested a PU dropout who, posing as an IPS officer, had allegedly cheated a businessman and escaped with ₹1.7 crore . Based on the complaint by Venkata Narayana, the Talaghattapura police tracked down the accused through the CDR and CCTV details and arrested him. The accused R. Srinivas, 34, a … Read more