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Rs 100 cr trading scam: How Chinese ‘conman’ & gang preyed on rookie investors in guise of ‘Goldman Sachs’

Fang Chenjin was previously booked by AP Police after he allegedly destroyed critical cables at Apple supplier's Tirupati plant, and by UP Police over an 'app-based investment scam'.

Brand ambassador today, top cop tomorrow — life of ‘cricketer-turned-conman’ Mrinank Singh

Singh, a former Haryana U19 player, was arrested by Delhi Police Monday for allegedly duping Taj Palace Hotel of over Rs 5,00,000.

Gunner, govt car, circuit house suites. Not just Ghaziabad cops, ‘VIP conman fooled Varanasi police too’

Varanasi police, who assigned a gunner & police escort to Anoop Chaudhary at least 7 times this year, have lodged an FIR against him. Chaudhary was arrested by UP STF last month.

Aliases & bag of tricks to dupe gullible ‘Charlies’ — how ‘conmen’ like Sherpuria, Kiran Patel thrive

ThePrint spoke to police officers to understand what makes a conman. Honey trap-like tactics, use of media & social media, posing as string-pullers with ruling party all part of tactics.

‘Yoga guru’ among 2 held in UP for cheating — one ‘identified victims, other posed as Yogi CMO bigshot’

Accused Arvind Tripathi and Ramshankar Gupta arrested in Lucknow. UP STF says they demanded money from businessmen & public servants by promising tenders and transfers/postings.

‘Fintech honcho, CMO official, Amit Shah’s nephew’ — how models, MLA were ‘duped by Gujarat conman’

Viraj Ashwin Patel allegedly dropped names & promised jobs to models, even proposing marriage to one. He is now in judicial custody and faces rape charge. Crime branch to probe.

How ‘conman’ Sherpuria went from waiter in Gujarat to fixer for top civil servants including CBI officers

Sherpuria allegedly created over 56 companies under dummy directors, in which he pumped in funds as 'start-up support' to launder money. The firms are now under investigation.

How Kiran Patel used ‘RSS link’ to start J&K con game. ‘Overacting’ & IAS-IPS confusion blew cover

Gujarat ‘conman’ Kiran Patel allegedly posed as a PMO official and duped J&K administration. How did he do it? What were his connections, and what exactly was his motive?

Tricolour at Lal Chowk, Khelo India: How ‘conman’ Kiran Patel used social media to project ‘official image’

Central to Patel's mimicry of being a high-powered government official is sharing development projects in Kashmir, while also co-opting signs of nationalism like Indian flag.

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The Delimitation Dilemma—What Southern politicians should be bargaining for

Instead of fighting the inevitable population shift, southern leaders should seek to integrate migrants and preserve their local influence.

Indian LNG importers accelerate spot market purchases as prices dip

The purchases mark a turnaround after Indian buyers had earlier limited spot buying and canceled tenders because offers were too expensive.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.