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Bengaluru: Two police cases indicate Karnataka Raj Bhavan name was misused to cheat BJP members

August 28, 2022 8:20 pm

A local BJP leader, KR Venkatesh, was convinced by two persons from Delhi claiming to represent an organisation called Indian Journalist Compendium that he would be given an award at the Raj Bhavan by Governor Thawarchand Gehlot on the occasion of Independence Day, if an amount of Rs one lakh was paid to them.

UT civic body restores Rs 28L that was fraudulently withdrawn

April 02, 2022 8:34 pm

"Bank of Baroda has restored the said amount of Rs. 28.51 lakh from the date of fraud October 11, 2021, in the Punjab National Bank Branch at MCC building premises", a senior municipal official said.

Mumbai: Pravin Raut in ED custody till February 11

Chargesheet filed against Pravin Raut in FSI-linked money laundering probe

April 01, 2022 8:12 pm

The chargesheet named Raut, Sarang Wadhawan and Rakesh Wadhawan of Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd and Guruashish Construction as accused in the money-laundering case.

Maharashtra: Pravin Darekar gets notice for ‘fraud’

March 08, 2022 7:33 am

A source in the department said, “Darekar had allegedly disbursed Rs 27 crore to BJP MLA Suresh Dhus, violating all norms. Dhus had shown on paper two companies, which did not exist, for which loan was sanctioned by the bank during Darekar’s tenure.”

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Three from Mumbai fell prey to fake courier cyber-fraud, lose Rs 3.02 lakh

November 10, 2021 10:30 am

For past few years, cyber-fraudsters have duped thousands of people across Mumbai by giving their own numbers as that of bank helpline numbers, courier service, online shopping portals, network service providers and online market places.

Pune: Fraudster dupes 77-year-old man of Rs 59,200 at ATM

October 19, 2021 9:01 am

Police said the complainant had gone to an ATM run by State Bank of India where the fraudster approached him and offered to help in getting a mini statement from the machine.

Pune: Over 100 women may have been cheated by Chennai man in marriage fraud, say police

September 22, 2021 3:46 pm

Last week, the suspect, Premraj Thevraj, a resident of Chennai, was arrested for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs 11 lakh by entering into a fake marriage with her. He had met the woman on a matrimonial website in April, police said.

Tamil Nadu man arrested for 'cheating Chinchwad woman of Rs 11 lakh in marriage fraud'

September 14, 2021 7:49 am

The woman met the man through a matrimony site last year. He said he would marry her and after phone conversations for about three months, he sought financial help from her.

Pune: Businessman Gautam Pashankar booked for ‘cheating man of Rs 2.4cr’

September 13, 2021 7:40 am

Gautam Pashankar (65) was reported missing on October 21 last year and was traced by Pune police at a hotel over a month later.

West Bengal: BJP member held for ‘cheating’; framed, she claims

August 27, 2021 3:45 am

It is alleged that Khan had taken money from complainant Sandeep Agarwal, a resident of VIP Road in Kolkata, with a promise to expedite his matrimonial case.