Pearls Group fraud: ED attaches 169 Punjab properties worth Rs 3,436 crore

IANS | December 18, 2025 4:09 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) As many as 169 immovable properties valued at Rs 3,436.56 crore and located in Ludhiana, Punjab, were attached by the ED in connection with a Rs 48,000 crore fraud committed under the garb of a real estate investment scheme floated by Pearls Agrotech Corporation Ltd (PACL), an official said on Thursday.

Delhi Police bust fake call centre targeting US citizens; 7 arrested

IANS | December 18, 2025 3:39 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Cyber Cell of the Crime Branch, Delhi Police, has busted an illegal international call centre operating from Gujranwala Town in North Delhi that was impersonating Apple Technical Support to defraud US citizens, officials said on Thursday.

Cyber crimes surge over 60 pc in last three years: Centre

IANS | December 17, 2025 7:28 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Cyber crime cases in India have surged sharply over the past three years, rising over 60 per cent from 52,974 cases in 2021 to 86,420 cases in 2023, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday, citing the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).