A family in Noida was duped of over ₹1 crore after being held under ‘digital arrest’ for five days by fraudsters posing as government officials. The shocking cyber scam, where victims are coerced through video calls into believing they are under investigation, is emerging as a new form of
Scams & Allegations
Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath has raised concerns about the authenticity of app reviews on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, suggesting that many 5-star ratings seem fake or AI-generated. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kamath questioned whether these reviews could be part of a parallel economy, where app developers buy positive […]
Pune Rural Police have successfully apprehended an inter-state gang of robbers who targeted an elderly man at an ATM centre. The gang allegedly threatened the victim, Jalalwad, at knife-point and withdrew ₹50,000 from his account using his debit card. The robbers, arrested on Friday, had in their possession 147 ATM cards from various banks. The […]
Kartik Jasu Patel, the chairman of Khyati Multispeciality Hospital, was arrested by Ahmedabad City police on Saturday, 66 days after being named in the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) racket. The arrest came as Patel arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. Patel, 59, is the last of the nine accused to […]
A disturbing incident has surfaced on Indian Railways, highlighting passenger theft amid ongoing concerns about overcrowding, cleanliness, and food quality. A viral video from Prayagraj shows railway staff inspecting luggage and recovering bed sheets and towels that appear to have been stolen from train coaches. The video, shared by Reddit user ‘whoismayankk’,
In a significant breakthrough, Navi Mumbai Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Khagaria, Bihar, for allegedly duping a Navi Mumbai resident of ₹14.88 crore through an online share trading scam. The accused, identified as Sujitkumar Madankumar Singh, was tracked down by the Cyber Cell after months of investigation. Singh has connections in Cambodia, where […]
The ambitious Srinagar Smart City Project, aimed at transforming the city’s infrastructure and improving urban life, is under scrutiny following allegations of corruption and substandard work. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Jammu & Kashmir has registered cases against two project officials and is investigating several aspects of the initiative. Preliminary
A Mumbai police sub-inspector, Gyanesh Yedage, has been booked by the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 3 lakh to release a man detained in a narcotics case. Yedage, who was posted at Dongri police station, reportedly went on sick leave after he became aware of the investigation against him. […]
Kawasi Lakhma, a prominent Congress leader and former excise minister in Chhattisgarh, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday in connection with a multi-crore liquor scam. Lakhma, who served as a six-time MLA for Konta in Sukma, was questioned for several days by the ED in Raipur before his arrest. The case, which […]
Cash Bundles, Admit Cards, and OMR Sheets Found Amid Fire Debris; Questions Mount Over ‘Cash-for-Admission’ Racket PATNA: What started as a routine fire incident at the Chanakya Hostel of Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on Thursday has now unraveled a shocking scam linked to medical admissions. As firefighters extinguished the flames, a startling
