With this fresh recovery, the total seizure by ED and Kolkata Police reached Rs 141.47 crore.
The cash was seized from the Garden Reach residence of city-based businessman Amir Khan, who allegedly launched a mobile gaming application named E-Nuggets, which was designed for the purpose of defrauding the public.
One can see lots of residential and commercial towers everywhere these days in the state capital. With a dream to have a house in Bhubaneswar, in particular, many people put their life’s savings into buying a home without researching in advance about the builder’s credentials.
Concerned editor, Ardhendu Das, was reportedly served notices twice but hadn't deposed before the EOW, following which the enforcement agency raided his house today.
The duped depositors have held the bank authorities responsible for the fraud.
Worth mentioning, under the yojana, a poor family receives Rs 2,000 to perform the last rites of the deceased person.
In the present case, there are 28 banks involved in a consortium with a huge amount of disbursement.
Raja Karan had provided the houses constructed under EWS scheme at Andarpur in Cuttack to around 33 people illegally.
The accused, Srinath Rana was arrested from Balasore in connection with the case which was initially registered with the Bharatpur Police Station on a complaint filed by K.G. Sree Charan, Director of Varushapriya Agrotech Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore.
Rourkela: In a major achievement, the GST intelligence wing unearthed a racket involved in fraudulent GST transactions amounting to crores of rupees in Rourkela today. As per reports, the racket was active since the introduction of GST by the union government and had been causing massive losses to the state exchequer by availing benefits under […]
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch of Odisha Police today arrested four persons including a woman on charges of misappropriating Rs 2 crore from a regional rural bank. Police informed that the arrests were made based on a complaint lodged by the regional manager of the rural bank, Odisha Gramya Bank […]
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch arrested four persons in connection with a fraud worth Rs 1.22 crore at the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) in Bhubaneswar. Out of the four arrested persons, two persons are non-Odia traders. As per reports, the fraud was executed using forged cheques and documents following […]
Bhubaneswar: Chief of Quick Action Team (QAT), sub-inspector Deepak Lenka was suspended today. Lenka was suspended following allegations that he was involved in several fraud cases. Police Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty issued the suspension order of Lenka and said that a new QAT team will be formed soon. Along with one assistant sub-inspector of police, eight […]
London: The Westminster Magistrates’ Court of London today ordered extradition of absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya to India. After the extradition order, a CBI spokesperson said, “We hope to bring him soon and conclude the case. CBI has its own inherent strengths. We worked hard on this case. We are strong on Law and facts […]
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court rejected the plea of five persons including IAS officer and former director of Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation (ORHDC), Binod Kumar, and directed them to surrender before the Vigilance court in connection with Rs 55 lakh-financial fraud in 2000. As all of them have been pronounced guilty and the quantum […]