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Topic: loan fraud

Actor Shilpa Shetty & husband Raj Kundra face fraud charges for cheating businessman of Rs 60 cr

The complainant, Deepak Kothari, claims that the couple took money under the pretext of expanding their business but used it for personal expenditure instead.

ED raids Anil Ambani group companies in Yes Bank loan diversion case, 35 premises searched

ED probe stems from two CBI cases lodged in September 2022 against Rana Kapoor and Reliance Commercial Finance Limited and Reliance Home Finance Limited.

Bangladesh arrests prominent economist Abul Barkat

A case was filed against 30 people, including ex-Janata Bank chief and freedom fighter Barkat, for embezzling crores via loan fraud by the company Anontex during the Awami League era.

Marital disputes to loan fraud, private detectives are Indian legal system’s secret search engine

Operating in a legal grey zone, these detectives work behind the scenes—tracking missing persons, unearthing hidden assets and gathering evidence that is often used in court.

50% of crimes reported are cybercrimes, loan app fraud most dangerous: Hyderabad police commissioner.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad city police commissioner C.V. Anand said Wednesday that of a daily average of 100 FIRs being filed in his jurisdiction, 50 percent...

Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kocchar & Deepak Kochhar granted interim bail in loan fraud case

Chanda Kochhar walked out of the Byculla women's prison in Mumbai, while her husband was released from the Arthur Road jail, a senior police official said.

Why fugitives should get ‘visa on (CBI’s) arrival’ & revenge is a dish best served by bulldozer

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Loans, servers in China, threats: How a network of extortionists scammed thousands out of crores

Delhi Police’s cyber cell claims to have busted a multicrore instant loan racket that spanned several states. 22 people have been arrested so far.

‘Please act’, Telangana govt urges RBI as loan app agents ‘harass & blackmail’ borrowers

Data cited by Telangana govt says criminal cases related to fraudulent loan apps increased by more than 1,300% to 900 in 2022, from 61 in 2021, with multiple suicides attributed to them as well.

Actor Sunny Leone claims identity theft, PAN details allegedly used for fintech loan fraud

Leone tweeted Rs 2000 loan was taken against her identity & tagged Indiabulls Securities Ltd (now Dhani Stocks Ltd) & Indiabulls Home Loans. Actor latest to have claimed fraud on Dhani.

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.