The accused was produced before the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Bengaluru and remaded to ED custody till November 19.

Chinese woman arrested for staying in India under a false identity, Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Police said on Tuesday.

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 10 (ANI): A team of North District Cyber Police on Tuesday arrested a conman in Indore Madhya Pradesh for duping a Granthi of Gurudwara.

New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 6.28 crore of Saradha Group of Companies in Assam for running illegal Ponzi schemes by befooling common people, the agency said on Friday.

Thane Mar 23 PTI A 22-year-old resident of Mumbra in Thane district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly stealing ATM cards sent by post and withdrawing lakhs from bank accounts of people police said on Wednesday Prima facie the accused Mohammad Tohid Mohammad Azim Shaikh fraudulently withdrew Rs 5 to 6 lakh and even purchased a car a crime branch official said The accused had worked as a helper at the office of the Thane Police between July and November 2021 he said The ATM card theft came to light after several people complained of not receiving the ATM cards sent by their banks Initially a case was registered under section 420 cheating of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act against unidentified persons The accused had worked as a helper at the Thane police office between July and November 2021 after which he left the job He started stealing ATM cards of customers dispatched by speed post He used to pose as a bank official to make customers share the secret OTP necessary for activating ATM cards the crime branch official added Police recovered 86 ATM cards of different banks from the possession of Shaikh Shaikh used to dispose of the stolen ATM cards after use in a creek to destroy evidence Crime branch officials are conducting further investigation PTI COR NSK NSK

New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court has issued a notice to a wife on the husband's plea seeking divorce on the ground that he has been cheated as the medical history of his spouse did not reveal she was not a 'female'.

Thane Feb 23 PTI An offence has been registered against the owner of a jewellery store in Maharashtras Thane district for allegedly cheating investors of over Rs 156 crore police said on Wednesday The city police on Tuesday registered a case under section 420 cheating and other relevant provisions of the IPC and the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors MIPD Act against the owner of S Kumar Gold and Diamond in Kalyan an official said The jeweller allegedly accepted deposits from investors for a fixed period and promised them lucrative returns but never returned the invested amount or paid the interest on it the official from Mahatma Phule chowk police station said The accused later closed the shop and absconded he said adding that a complaint was lodged by some of the investors More than 20 persons have allegedly been cheated and the number is likely to grow once the other victims come forward the official added PTI COR ARU ARU

New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): A Special CBI Court for coal matters on Thursday granted bail to Prakash Industries Ltd directors Ved Prakash Agarwal, Ashok Kumar Chaturvedi, Harish Chandra Gupta (former coal secretary) and Kuljeet Singh Kropha (former joint secretary of coal Ministry) in CBI case in relation to the allocation of Fatehpur coal block case.

Thane Jan 22 PTI Two persons have been arrested and a minor detained in connection with a racket involved in generating fake SIM cards in Maharashtras Thane district police said on Saturday A huge stock of activated black SIM cards and fabricated identity cards were seized from the accused said Yogesh Chavan deputy commissioner of police Zone-II Bhiwandi Based on a tip-off a team from the Bhoiwada police station raided a locality in Nagaon of Bhiwandi and nabbed the accused selling SIM cards to customers on Thursday he said The police have arrested Mohammad Irfan Islam Ansari 23 and Saeed Sagar Abdul Gafar Shaikh 24 while a minor has also been detained in the case he said The police have recovered 111 fake SIM cards different Aadhaar cards having the photo of one and the same person a printer KYC machine three mobile phones and 250 SIM cards of various service providers the official said The seized goods were valued at Rs 223 lakh he said An offence under section 420 cheating and other relevant provisions of the IPC has been registered the official said adding that further probe is underway to trace people who have been sold the SIM cards PTI COR ARU ARU

Thane Dec 29 PTI The police have busted a fuel adulteration racket in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtras Thane district and seized stock worth over Rs 80 lakh an official said on Wednesday The Narpoli police on Tuesday raided an industrial premises in Purna and busted a racket involved in the adulteration of kerosene and diesel the official said A stock of adulterated fuel worth Rs 8303 lakh stored in tanks and tankers were seized from the premises he said Offences have been registered under section 420 cheating and other relevant provisions of the IPC and Essential Commodities Act Petroleum Act Petroleum Products Act among other laws the official said The accused had stored the highly inflammable material in barrels and underground tanks without permits he said They manufactured adulterated kerosene and diesel and sold it to retail and wholesale customers the official said adding that no arrests have been made so far PTI COR ARU ARU