PNG gas scam: Man clicked on bill link & kept losing money until Rs 31 lakh was drained; 21 others fell for the same fraudFake gas bill update scam: A cyber fraud has targeted 22 individuals in Thane, Maharashtra. Victims received fake gas bill update messages,...
06 Jun, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
Operation Octopus: Trapping the tentacles of India’s cyber fraud networkAmidst the alarming increase in cyber scams, the Hyderabad Police have initiated Operation Octopus, a mission aimed at dismantling the enti...
31 May, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
NEET-UG paper leak case: Maharashtra school suspends arrested teacher, vows support to CBI probeA senior Physics lecturer from Pimpri Chinchwad has been suspended after her arrest in the NEET-UG paper leak case. The school administrati...
23 May, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
Rs 70 crore money laundering case: ED gets 'godman' Ashok Kharat's custody till May 26Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat has been remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody until May 26 in connection with an alleg...
20 May, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Why was NEET 2026 exam cancelled? Full timeline of leak, 'guess paper' controversy, Rajasthan-Uttarakhand link & what we know so farNEET 2026 exam cancelled: The cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 has triggered a nationwide controversy after investigators uncovered alleged lar...
12 May, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
Rs 7 crore gold loan 'fraud' at bank in Maharashtra's Jalna; two heldA massive fraud of Rs 7.31 crore has been uncovered at a Canara Bank branch in Jalna, Maharashtra. Police report that ornaments from gold l...
26 Apr, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
Hyderabad police crackdown on pan-India cyber fraud network, 32 bank officials among 52 heldUnder 'Operation Octopus 2.O', as many as 32 bank officials, 15 mule account holders and five middlemen were apprehended for complicity, Hy...
19 Apr, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Nashik court sends 'godman' Kharat in police custody till April 23 in fifth sexual assault caseNashik police secured custody of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat until April 23. This is the fifth sexual assault case against him. Kharat ...
19 Apr, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
'Kaise haraya' AIMIM Corporator Sahar Sheikh in trouble: Thane tehsildar recommends FIR over 'fake' OBC certificateAIMIM corporator Sahar Sheikh is in trouble. Her father, Yunus Sheikh, faces a recommended FIR. An inquiry found a fake OBC caste certifica...
17 Apr, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
Akshaya Tritiya Alert: Fake gold-silver scam exposed. How conman who earlier duped Aditya Pancholi & Salim Khan's aide trapped victimsAn interstate fake gold coin scam targeting wealthy individuals was busted by Gurgaon Police, with the arrest of Solanki Prabhubhai Gulshan...
17 Apr, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Rs 500 crore scam: EOW arrests three, over 11,000 investors cheated in MaharashtraThane Economic Offences Wing has arrested a couple and their associate. They are accused of defrauding over 11,000 investors, including 1,5...
31 Jan, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
Will act with alacrity on cyber fraud cases: Police assure Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court was hearing a petition filed by a city-based woman, claiming the police failed to act promptly when she tried to repo...
20 Apr, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
Maharashtra sees 2.19 lakh financial fraud cases of Rs 38,000 cr in 2024; Mumbai tops listMaharashtra reported 2,19,047 cases of financial fraud last year, involving a total amount of Rs 38,872.14 crore. Mumbai saw the highest nu...
03 Feb, 2025, 11.06 AM IST
CBI puts on hold probe into Rs 50,000 crore frauds related to public sector banks as states refuse consentThe CBI is the only federal agency to probe corrupt officials attached to central departments like the income tax, customs, GST and public ...
08 Sep, 2021, 08.59 AM IST
Frauds cost Rs 18,170 crore to banking sector in FY17: ReportWhile Bank of Maharashtra reported 3,893 cases of fraud, ICICI Bank came a close second with 3,359 cases and HDFC Bank the third with 2,319...
29 Mar, 2018, 07.47 PM IST
Frauds involving bank staff: South has 49% cases, but accounts for 19% lossOverall, data from April 2013 to June 2016 shows that a total of Rs 2,450 crore was lost to 1,232 frauds of Rs 1 lakh and more where employ...
02 Mar, 2018, 05.44 PM IST
Maharashtra becomes leading state in online fraud and forgery casesIn the face of tall claims made by law-enforcement agencies, Maharashtra has earned the dubious distinction of leading other states in onli...
14 Dec, 2015, 11.55 AM IST