The total proceeds of crime estimated in the case till now stands at Rs 2,215.98 crore.
According to sources, the 'Badhu Nuhen Mu Bandhu' actress in 2019 had contacted Real developers & Construction to buy a plot in the capital city.
The EOW officials said that the arrested accused, Chandan was working as a dealer of Sheetal Agro Inputs Pvt. Ltd., having its office at Purohitpur in Jagatsinghpur district.
During interrogation, he disclosed that he had started his business as a builder in 2011 and created eight companies along with 15-20 shell companies till 2018.
Disclosing the modus operandi of the accused, Satpathy said that Prabhakar would initially borrow small amounts (Rs 1 lakh to 2 lakh) and return the money with huge interest within 10 to 15 days. Later, after winning the confidence of the investors, he would take huge sums and then vanish.
Das said after the fraud came to light he tried to lodge an FIR at the Kendrapara Town Police around three months back. However, the police refused to register the offence, he alleged.
A private firm, A6 Entertainment' has alleged that Akash Institute has not paid the company since 2020.
A team of Lucknow Police is expected to be in Mumbai to question Shilpa and her mother Sunanda in the alleged fraud case in the name of a wellness centre
Days after arrest of businessman Raj Kundra, trouble mounts for his wife and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra.
During the interrogation, the two kidnappers admitted to their crime and revealed that Sadananda had fleeced Rs 3.5 lakh from them two years back.
Actor Salman Khan and his sister Alvira have been summoned by a court in Chandigarh in connection with an alleged fraud case
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Angul: Talcher Police arrested a girl from Cuttack for allegedly duping lakhs of rupees by posing as a finance company agent from a retired homoeopathy doctor in Angul district. The girl reportedly met the doctor Bijay Pradhan (a native of Parjang area in Dhenkanal district) who is staying in Angul with his brother, in an […]
New Delhi: Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is wanted by Indian agencies in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, has been spotted in London, a media report said. A video released by the UK’s The Telegraph newspaper showed Nirav Modi walking the London streets. He wore a changed look — with handle […]
Lucknow: A case of fraud has been registered against Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday. Four others have also been named in the police complaint alleging that the actress along with four others — Malvika Punjabi, Dhumil Thakkar, Edgar Sakaria and Abhishek Sinha — have defrauded the […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to a former director of the Andhra Bank arrested in a Rs 5,000 crore fraud case involving Gujarat-based pharmaceutical company Sterling Biotech. Justice Mukta Gupta allowed bail plea of Anup Prakash Garg asking him to furnish a personal bond of Rs two lakh with two […]
New Delhi: Fugitive diamond jeweller Mehul Choksi, who is wanted by Indian investigative agencies in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, has denied “any truth in the allegations”. In a statement issued to a Caribbean newspaper ‘Antigua Observer’, Choksi through his attorney David Dorsett said: “I can say categorically, that there […]
Mumbai: A special court here on Saturday issued summons to absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya to appear before it on August 27. The order came following a hearing on a fresh plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED has sought action against him under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance in the over Rs […]
New Delhi: The CBI on Friday registered an FIR against the Gitanjali Group of companies based on a complaint registered by the Punjab National Bank in a multi-crore fraud case, sources said. The PNB had filed the complaint on February 13 in the Rs 11,515 crore ($1.8 billion) fraudulent transactions. Searches were underway on Friday […]
Cuttack: Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh today suspended Prachet Kumar Mishra, ex-stenographer of SC/ST protection cell, who was arrested by vigilance for his alleged involvement in siphoning off Rs 88 lakh meant for the computer education of SC/ST students and self help groups (SHGs). Mishra is currently posted as police signal operator […]