defrauding

  1. MP: Web developer arrested for defrauding Australian customer of Rs 1 crore

    Indore: A city-based web developer has been arrested for allegedly defrauding an Australian citizen of Rs 1 crore after promising to develop a video conferencing platform that runs on Apple devices. Police gave this information on Thursday.Freelance developer Mayank Saluja (42) allegedly did...
  2. Man arrested for cheating home buyers of Rs 1.15 crore in Palghar

    Palghar: Police have arrested a 30-year-old man who was absconding since March after allegedly defrauding several people of Rs 1.15 crore by promising them houses in Maharashtra's Palghar district. An official gave this information on Thursday.The accused was nabbed at Vagralapada in Vasai...
  3. Indian origin fraud woman jailed in Singapore

    SINGAPORE - A 33-year-old Indian-origin Singaporean woman was on Wednesday sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding 12 people of more than SGD 106,000 in various scams.District Judge John Ng also imposed a SGD 2,000 fine on Priscilla Shamani Manoharan, who began her crime in 2022...
  4. Case registered against two for defrauding loan agency, private sector bank of more than Rs 3 crore

    Thane: Police have registered a case against two people for allegedly defrauding a loan agency and a leading private sector bank to the tune of Rs 3.26 crore. An official gave this information on Tuesday.He said that the accused have been identified as Sagar Suresh Sonawane and Rajesh Shette...
  5. A case was registered against 2 people in Thane for cheating 4 people of Rs 39 lakh on the pretext of getting them a job in the Secretariat.

    Thane: Police have registered an FIR against two people for allegedly defrauding four people of over Rs 39 lakh by promising them jobs at the state secretariat in Maharashtra's Thane district. An official gave this information on Sunday.One of the victims is a physically challenged woman who...
  6. Couple, two sons booked for defrauding tribal women of Rs 1.72 crore in Palghar

    Palghar: A couple and their two sons have been booked for allegedly defrauding 105 tribal women of Manor in Palghar district to the tune of Rs 1.72 crore, a police officer said on Friday.Sumaiya Patel, Yasser Patel and their sons Alkam and Ayyank are accused of luring the woman into forming a...
  7. Case registered against six for duping flat buyers of Rs 80 lakh in Thane

    Thane: Police have registered a case against six people for allegedly defrauding a banker and six others of around Rs 80 lakh by promising them flats and shops in Maharashtra's Thane district. An official gave this information on Thursday.In his complaint to the Kapurbawdi police, the...
  8. A case has been registered against a businessman for defrauding a businessman of Rs 20 lakh in the supply of machines.

    Thane, Police have registered a case against a man in Maharashtra's Thane for defrauding a 69-year-old businessman of over Rs 20 lakh in the supply of machines and rides for children in a game zone, an official said on Saturday. Said. ,He said the crime was committed between November 2022 and...
  9. Case registered against six for defrauding a Mira Road businessman of Rs 25 lakh

    Thane: Six people have been booked for allegedly defrauding a businessman of Rs 25 lakh at Mira Road in Thane district. A police officer gave this information on Friday.The Mira Road police station officer said the six accused lured him into partnering in the flour mill business between June...
  10. Contractor arrested for defrauding Latur sugar mill of Rs 7 lakh

    Latur: Police have arrested a contractor for defrauding a co-operative sugar factory in Maharashtra's Latur district of nearly Rs 7 lakh, an official said on Thursday.Nitin Gyandev Ingale, a resident of Solapur district, had signed a contract with the Manjara Cooperative Sugar Factory, located...
  11. Two people arrested for defrauding four people of Rs 3.2 crore in Gondia district of Maharashtra

    GONDIA: Police in Maharashtra's Gondia district have arrested two people for defrauding four people of nearly Rs 3.2 crore by promising "good" returns on investments, an official said on Wednesday.Police suspect that more people may come forward with a complaint of fraud against the accused...
  12. A Sangli man has been booked for defrauding investors of Rs 90.5 lakh in cryptocurrency fraud.

    Thane: A case has been registered against a man from Sangli in Maharashtra for defrauding people of Rs 90.5 lakh by promising good returns on investments in cryptocurrencies, Thane police said on Tuesday.Thane district police on Monday registered an offense under section 420 (fraud) and other...
  13. Cloth merchant cheated of Rs 23.9 lakh in Thane district, case registered against four.

    Thane: A case has been registered against the owners of a textile company for allegedly defrauding a textile trader of Rs 24 lakh in Bhiwandi city of Thane district in Maharashtra. Police gave this information on Sunday.A case has been registered against four people under sections 406...
  14. Two directors of Gyanradha Cooperative Credit Society arrested for cheating depositors

    Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Two officials of Gyanradha Co-operative Multi-State Credit Society in Beed, Maharashtra, have been arrested for allegedly defrauding depositors, police said on Friday.Chairman Suresh Kute and joint director Ashish Patodekar were arrested by Beed police from Hinjewadi...
  15. Builder booked in Thane for defrauding flat buyers of Rs 3.82 crore

    Thane, Maharashtra A real estate developer has been booked for allegedly defrauding flat buyers of Rs 3.82 crore in Thane. A police officer gave this information on Thursday.He is accused of taking Rs 30.33 lakh from the complainant for a flat, registering it in his name and then selling it to...
  16. Navi Mumbai man defrauded of Rs 67.6 lakh in share trading fraud

    Thane: A case has been registered against five people for defrauding a person of Rs 67.6 lakh by luring him into share trading in Navi Mumbai, police said on Sunday.Senior inspector Gajanan Kadam said police registered a case on Saturday under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420...
  17. Four people booked for defrauding people of over Rs 1 crore in land deal in Navi Mumbai

    A case has been registered against four people for allegedly defrauding land buyers of over Rs 1 crore in Thane, Navi Mumbai. Police gave this information on Sunday.Based on a complaint, police on Saturday registered a first information report (FIR) against the accused under sections 420...
  18. A Thane dentist was defrauded of Rs 1.5 lakh by a man she met on a matrimonial site.

    Thane, A 24-year-old female dentist from Maharashtra's Thane district has accused a man whom she met on a matrimonial site of defrauding her of Rs 1 lakh. An official gave this information on Thursday.The complainant, a resident of Mira Road, told the police that she came in contact with the...
  19. Malayalam producer Johnny Sagarika comes under police scanner in Rs 2.75 crore fraud case

    Sagarika was taken into custody after Dwaraka Udayakuma, a resident of Kovai, lodged a police complaint accusing Sagarika of defrauding her to the tune of Rs 2.75 crore under the guise of producing a film.When Sagarika failed to return the money despite reminders, Udayakuma approached the...
  20. Bank manager, his brother and friend lost Rs 84 lakh in 'share trading' scam

    Palghar, Maharashtra's Palghar district police have registered a case against seven people for defrauding a private bank manager and two others of over Rs 84 lakh by promising high returns on investments. An official gave this information on Friday.Between March and April, the two accused...