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No relief for Vikram Bhatt in Rs 30 cr cheating case. What court said

Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday refused bail to Vikram Bhatt and wife in a fraud case, saying the matter involves misappropriation and requires further probe.

Rs 1,100 salary to business empire, and then a ‘halal investment fraud’—Al-Falah founder’s murky past

In 2014, Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui set up Al-Falah University, which is now in eye of a storm with 3 of its teaching staff being linked to terror module allegedly behind Red Fort blast.

Compromise can’t obliterate criminal liability in cheating case when public interest is involved—HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed anticipatory bail plea of a person accused of cheating complainant by defrauding him of Rs 4.5 lakh on promise of getting him a govt job.

Held for Rs 232 cr ‘embezzlement’ at Dehradun airport, AAI manager booked for similar ‘fraud’ in Jaipur

CBI had arrested the accused 2 weeks back in Dehradun airport case. At Jaipur airport, where he was last posted, he allegedly siphoned off Rs 18.12 cr in similar fashion.

‘Mere negligence not a criminal offence’: Charges dropped against PNB ex-director in Nirav Modi case

Was 'humanly impossible' for ex-PNB boss to monitor each of the 7,000 branches, no criminal intent or gratification & negligence can't be equated with criminal intent, court said.

‘Strikes at core of informed consent’: Marriage voidable if marital history concealed, says Delhi HC

Four kinds of marriages are considered voidable under Hindu Marriage Act: voidable due to impotency, legal defects, defect of consent due to fraud, or pre-existing pregnancy by another spouse.

Why HC quashed CBI case against TN minister’s family firm that sought bank loan through ‘deception’

Case pertained to alleged fraud relating to Rs 30 cr bank loan obtained by Truedome EPC India, a group company of minister KN Nehru’s family firm.

Fugitive businesswoman accused in 2002 import-export fraud case extradited from US after 2 decades

Monika Kapoor is accused of committing fraud of Rs 1.44 cr in 1998. CBI team is returning with her to India, where she will face trial. Her brothers, also accused, were convicted in 2017.

Indian cricketer Deepti Sharma accuses teammate Arushi Goel of Rs 25 lakh fraud, theft

An FIR has been lodged against Goel & her parents at Sadar Police Station in Agra based on complaint by Sharma's brother. The 2 cricketers have played together in the domestic circuit.

CISF suspends 5 personnel who carried out fake I-T raid at woman’s home & took away cash, jewellery

According to police, the woman and her stepmother were embroiled in a property dispute, and the latter sought help from a relative, who brought a CISF inspector on board with the plan.

On Camera

CJ Roy’s death raises an important question. Why isn’t there a time limit on tax raids?

Deterrence cannot mean institutional licence for an endlessly extensible raid. A search that extends across days, followed by seals and freezes that linger for weeks, begins to resemble a siege.

Land, labour, licences: From UP to Tripura, states race ahead on Centre-led deregulation push

76% of Centre’s deregulation reforms implemented across states under Phase-I of compliance reduction exercise. Several states & UTs adopted flexible land use, 3rd party inspections, labour reforms.

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.