Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrests director in multi-crore Ponzi scam

IANS | September 5, 2023 6:06 PM

Chandigarh, Sep 5 (IANS) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday arrested Dharmendra Sandhu, one of the directors, in connection with Pearls Agrotech Corporation Ltd (PACL Ltd) scam in which five crore investors were defrauded of around Rs 50,000 crore by the company.

Mumbai woman makes 39th bomb hoax call to cops

IANS | September 5, 2023 1:45 PM

Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) In a bizarre development, a woman on Tuesday called up the Mumbai Police Control Room to inform about a bomb allegedly planted at the posh Napean Sea Road, which later turned out to be a hoax.

‘Fake passports, drugs links & wireless sounds’: How a woman philanthropist was duped over a phone call

Shekhar Singh | September 5, 2023 12:18 PM

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The art of cybercrime often lies in its power to deceive, with scammers constantly evolving tactics to ensnare unsuspecting victims. In a recent case, a philanthropic professional found herself swindled of nearly Rs three lakh in just five hours, in an operation that displayed a higher level of sophistication by cyber thugs.

ED summons Nusrat Jahan on her association with questionable company as director

IANS | September 5, 2023 11:34 AM

Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday summoned Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan for questioning on her past association as a director with a shady financial entity which duped senior citizens of several crores of rupees by promising them residential flats at reasonable rates.