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US Probes $1Bn Minnesota Aid Fraud Amid Alleged Terror-Linked Misuse

US Probes $1Bn Minnesota Aid Fraud Amid Alleged Terror-Linked Misuse

        A powerful US House committee, working in coordination with the Treasury Department, has opened investigations into allegations that more than $1 billion was siphoned from Minnesota’s pandemic-era food-aid and other social assistance programmes — with some funds...

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AP Liquor Scam: Middleman Reveals ₹78 Crore Laundering Network

AP Liquor Scam: Middleman Reveals ₹78 Crore Laundering Network

        A major breakthrough has emerged in the ongoing liquor-scam probe in Andhra Pradesh, as key accused Anil Chokhara has reportedly confessed to orchestrating a complex money-laundering operation — moving roughly ₹78 crore through a web of shell...

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Brazil Court Convicts 14 for Laundering $95M via Crypto & Shell Firms

Brazil Court Convicts 14 for Laundering $95M via Crypto & Shell Firms

A federal court in Brazil has handed down convictions to 14 individuals for laundering approximately 508 million reais (≈ US$95 million), proceeds reportedly generated from drug-trafficking and violent-crime operations. The verdict marks the culmination of a multi-year probe into what authorities...

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ED Questions Neha Sharma in Betting-App Money Laundering Investigation

        Bollywood actress Neha Sharma appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday in connection with a major money laundering investigation linked to a popular online betting application. The ED is examining whether promotional campaigns conducted by...

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CBI Court Convicts Former SAIL AGM for Disproportionate Assets

CBI Court Convicts Former SAIL AGM for Disproportionate Assets

        A special court for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Visakhapatnam has convicted Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)’s former AGM, Ragam Kishore, in a long-pending disproportionate-assets (DA) case. He has been sentenced to three years of...

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Kanpur Land Fraud Allegation: ₹3.30 Crore Scam, FIR Registered

Kanpur Land Fraud Allegation: ₹3.30 Crore Scam, FIR Registered

        In a startling land-fraud case from Kanpur, an egg-trader named Md. Shoaib has accused eight persons of duping him of ₹3.30 crore. The alleged fraud involved purchase of land — which reportedly turned out to be either...

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KAP Global ₹95 Lakh Investment Scam: Multiple FIRs Filed in Lucknow

KAP Global ₹95 Lakh Investment Scam: Multiple FIRs Filed in Lucknow

The directors of KAP Global are accused of duping investors — reportedly including a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) and two others — of a total of ₹95 lakh. The scam involved promises of high returns under a purported investment scheme,...

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Govt Says 15 Fugitive Economic Offenders Owe ₹58,082 Crore to Public Sector Banks

Govt Says 15 Fugitive Economic Offenders Owe ₹58,082 Crore to Public Sector Banks

The Union government has told Parliament that 15 individuals declared as Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEOs) collectively owe ₹58,082 crore to Indian public sector banks (PSBs). The disclosure was made in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, detailing the scale of...

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NSUI Leader Arshman Khan Baloch Arrested in Cyber Fraud

NSUI Leader Arshman Khan Baloch Arrested in Cyber Fraud & Hawala Money Routing Case

      In a major crackdown on organised cybercrime and illegal fund transfers, the Bhavnagar Police have arrested NSUI leader Arshman Khan Baloch for his alleged role in facilitating cyber fraud operations and routing illicit money through hawala channels....

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ED Raids Ranchi CA Over ₹900 Crore Hawala, Foreign-Funds Probe

ED Raids Ranchi CA Over ₹900 Crore Hawala, Foreign-Funds Probe

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on December 2, 2025, conducted extensive raids across multiple cities — including Ranchi (Jharkhand), Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Surat (Gujarat) — targeting chartered accountant Naresh Kumar Kejriwal and associates under a suspected hawala and foreign-fund diversion network. ...

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UP Recovers ₹4,029.73 Crore in 2024-25 Tax Enforcement Drive

UP Recovers ₹4,029.73 Crore in 2024-25 Tax Enforcement Drive

The tax department of Uttar Pradesh (UP) reported a major enforcement success in the fiscal year 2024-25, recovering a total of ₹4,029.73 crore through combined efforts of mobile squads and the State’s Special Investigation Branch (SIB).  How the Recovery Was Achieved...

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Tokenize Xchange Founder Sued as Users Chase $205m in Missing Crypto

Tokenize Xchange Founder Sued as Users Chase $205m in Missing Crypto

A collective lawsuit has been filed in the Singapore High Court by 272 former customers of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Tokenize Xchange, targeting its founder Hong Qi Yu and his wife, chief operating officer Erin Koo Kee Hoon. The claimants allege that...

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ED Issues ₹466 Cr FEMA Notice in Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board

ED Issues ₹466 Cr FEMA Notice in Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) Masala Bond Probe

        The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has served a show-cause notice amounting to ₹466.91 crore under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to Pinarayi Vijayan — who chairs KIIFB — along with ex-finance minister Thomas Isaac and KIIFB...

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ED Attaches ₹1,268 Crore Land in Massive Goa Forgery Case

ED Attaches ₹1,268 Crore Land in Massive Goa Forgery Case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 19 prime land parcels in Goa, measuring over five lakh square metres and collectively valued at ₹1,268.63 crore, in a large-scale land scam and money-laundering case. The properties, located in sought-after areas such...

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Accountant Diverts ₹7.11 Crore in Rewa Firm

Accountant Diverts ₹7.11 Crore - Internal Audit Triggers Major Fraud Exposure

A significant financial scandal has surfaced at a Rewa-based firm after an internal audit uncovered that an accountant had allegedly diverted ₹7.11 crore over a period of seven years. The fraud, which went undetected between 2018 and 2025, came to...

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ED Arrests Mahesh Shetye in Panchkula Tech Scam

ED Arrests Mahesh Shetye in Panchkula Tech Scam

  Shunyatax Global News Desk | December 1, 2025 The Enforcement Directorate’s Chandigarh Zonal Office has arrested Mahesh Chandrashekhar Shetye for allegedly running a fake technical-support call centre from Panchkula’s IT Park and laundering scam proceeds into India through hawala...

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ED Attaches ₹111 Cr Assets in Advantage Overseas SBI Fraud

ED Attaches ₹111 Cr Assets in Advantage Overseas SBI Fraud

  Shunyatax Global News Desk | December 1, 2025 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached domestic immovable properties worth ₹111.32 crore in a major bank fraud case involving Advantage Overseas Private Limited (AOPL), its directors, guarantors and related persons,...

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ED Attaches ₹2.76 Cr Property of Punjab Patwari

ED Attaches ₹2.76 Cr Property of Punjab Patwari

  Shunyatax Global News Desk | December 1, 2025 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable property worth ₹2.76 crore linked to Punjab revenue official Chamkaur Lal, a patwari, in a disproportionate assets probe under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act...

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ED Attaches ₹2.08 Cr Assets in MP Loan Fraud

ED Attaches ₹2.08 Cr Assets in MP Loan Fraud

  Shunyatax Global News Desk | December 1, 2025 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 12 immovable properties worth about ₹2.08 crore in Ashta town of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, in connection with an alleged bank loan fraud involving...

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CBI Probes ₹500 Cr Uttarakhand LUCC Co-op Scam

CBI Probes ₹500 Cr Uttarakhand LUCC Co-op Scam

  Shunyatax Global News Desk | December 1, 2025 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has opened a high-profile probe into an alleged multi-crore fraud linked to Loni Urban Multi-State Credit & Thrift Co-operative Society (LUCC) in Uttarakhand, registering an...

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CBI Court Jails 7 in ₹7.83 Cr Bank of Baroda Fraud

CBI Court Jails 7 in ₹7.83 Cr Bank of Baroda Fraud

  Shunyatax Global News Desk | December 1, 2025 A CBI special court in Mohali has sentenced seven people to three years’ imprisonment in a ₹7.83 crore bank fraud linked to Ludhiana-based trading firm M/s Manish Traders. The court found...

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Indore Digital Arrest Scam Exposes Laos Cyber Hub

Indore Digital Arrest Scam Exposes Laos Cyber Hub

  Shunyatax Global News Desk | December 1, 2025 What began as a high-value “digital arrest” fraud against a 59-year-old businesswoman in Indore has opened a window into what police describe as a brutal, corporate-style cybercrime machine operating out of...

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₹3,000 Crore MP–Nuh Cyber Fraud Network Exposed

₹3,000 Crore MP–Nuh Cyber Fraud Network Exposed

      Shunyatax Global News Desk | December 1, 2025 Haryana’s Nuh district, already under the scanner after links emerged to the 10/11 Delhi blast case, has now been flagged as the operational core of what investigators describe as...

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Two Arrested in ₹5.6 Crore Noida Stock Market Scam

Two Arrested in ₹5.6 Crore Noida Stock Market Scam

In a swift crackdown, the Noida Cyber Crime Police have arrested two individuals — Sahab Singh and Neeraj — in connection with a ₹5.6 crore WhatsApp-based stock market scam that reportedly targeted a woman investor from Sector 50.  How the...

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Putin to Visit India on December 4 for Annual Summit

Putin to Visit India on December 4 for Annual Summit Talks with Prime Minister Modi

  Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to India for a two-day official visit beginning December 4, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. The visit marks the next edition of the long-standing annual summit between the two nations...

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ED Restores ₹520.80 Crore to Claimant in Cox & Kings Money-Laundering Case

ED Restores ₹520.80 Crore to Claimant in Cox & Kings Money-Laundering Case

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 28 November 2025 announced that it has restored assets worth ₹520.80 crore to a legitimate claimant firm in the high-profile money-laundering case linked to Cox & Kings Ltd. (CKL), its promoters and associated entities. The...

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CBI Court Jails SCR Engineer in 2006 Bribery Case

CBI Court Jails South Central Railway Engineer in 2006 Bribery Case

  A special CBI court in Vijayawada has convicted and sentenced a former South Central Railway (SCR) engineer to one year of simple imprisonment in a nearly two-decade-old bribery case. The court found Matta Dharma Rao, then Assistant Divisional Engineer (ADE)...

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ED/Police Case Filed Against Vinay Kumar Choubey in Business

Jharkhand FIR Alleges Business-Takeover, Coercion Against Former IAS Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey

  A fresh complaint lodged by businessman Deepak Kumar has triggered an FIR against former IAS officer Vinay Kumar Choubey and several associates — accusing them of coercion, fraud and orchestrated takeover of business interests going back nearly two decades. Allegations:...

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ED Exposes Codeine Racket Using Shell Pharma Firms

ED Busts Codeine-Smuggling Racket Using Shell Pharma Firms

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its investigation into a major codeine-based cough-syrup smuggling racket allegedly operated by Shubham Jaiswal, who is accused of diverting pharmaceutical narcotics on a large scale using a web of shell companies. The case spans...

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ED Files Money-Laundering Case After Drug-Trade Probe in Srinagar

ED Files Money-Laundering Case After Drug-Trade Probe in Srinagar

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a fresh money-laundering case against Srinagar-based accused Abdul Momin Peer and his wife Syed Sadaf Andrabi, involving alleged proceeds from drug trafficking — possibly linked to terror funding. The agency has provisionally attached...

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ED Raids on Private Medical Colleges in Nine States

ED Raids Private Medical Colleges in Nine States Over Alleged NMC-Approval Corruption

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a sweeping crackdown on alleged corruption involving private medical colleges across nine Indian states. The action comes amid suspicion of irregularities in inspections and approvals conducted by officials of the :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} (NMC), with some...

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SEBI Opens Advisory Careers to All Graduates Under New Rules

SEBI Opens Advisory Careers to All Graduates Under New Rules

  India’s markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has widened the gateway to the advisory and research profession. Under newly notified rules, any graduate from any discipline can now register as an Investment Adviser (IA) or...

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UP Timber-Trade Network Busted

UP Timber-Trade Network Busted: ₹8 Crore GST Evasion via Fake FirmsUP Timber-Trade Network Busted: ₹8 Crore GST Evasion via Fake Firms

  Uttar Pradesh tax authorities have carried out coordinated raids on a timber-trade network, unearthing what they describe as a major Goods and Services Tax Department (UP GST) evasion — involving roughly ₹8 crore — through a web of 12...

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India Steps Up FTA Push: US, EU & Canada in Focus

India Steps Up FTA Push: US, EU & Canada in Focus

  The government of Government of India is intensifying its global trade efforts, with active negotiations underway for free-trade agreements (FTAs) with the United States (US) and the European Union (EU), while plans are afoot to restart stalled talks with...

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South Korea Expands Crypto Travel Rule in Major AML Overhaul

South Korea Expands Crypto Travel Rule in Major AML Overhaul

  The government of South Korea has announced a sweeping update to its anti-money-laundering (AML) regulations in the cryptocurrency sector. Under the new framework, even relatively small crypto transfers — those above 1 million KRW (≈ US $680) — will...

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ED Uncovers ₹331 Crore Money-Laundering Trail Through Rapido Driver’s Account, Linked to Udaipur Wedding

ED Uncovers ₹331 Crore Money-Laundering Trail Through Rapido Driver’s Account, Linked to Udaipur Wedding

  Investigators at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have uncovered a staggering money-laundering network — allegedly involving at least ₹331.36 crore — using the bank account of a seemingly ordinary Rapido bike driver. According to the probe, funds from this account...

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SEBI Fines Reliance Securities for Cyber Lapses

Breaking: SEBI Fines Reliance Securities for Cyber Lapses

In a significant enforcement action highlighting the rising importance of digital safety in India’s capital markets, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5 lakh on Reliance Securities Limited for failing to meet mandatory...

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CBI Arrests ITAT Jaipur Judicial Member In Alleged Appeal-Fixing Racket

CBI Arrests ITAT Jaipur Judicial Member In Alleged Appeal-Fixing Racket

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a judicial member of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur, along with an advocate and an appellant, in a corruption probe that raises serious questions about integrity in India’s tax dispute resolution...

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Delhi Makes 120 Bahadur Tax-Free to Honour Rezang La Heroes

Delhi Makes 120 Bahadur Tax-Free to Honour Rezang La Heroes

  The government of Delhi has officially declared the war-drama 120 Bahadur tax-free across the national capital, beginning 28 November 2025. The announcement by Rekha Gupta — Chief Minister of Delhi — comes as a gesture of respect for the...

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Trump Announces Permanent Pause on Migration from “Third-World” Countries

Trump Announces Permanent Pause on Migration from “Third-World” Countries

In a sharp turn in U.S. immigration policy on November 28, 2025, President Donald Trump declared a “permanent pause” on migration from all nations he labelled as “Third-World countries”. The announcement, made via his social media platform, comes amid heightened concerns...

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IIT Kanpur and Indian Army Sign Major MoU to Boost Cyber Defence Capabilities

IIT Kanpur and Indian Army Sign Major MoU to Boost Cyber Defence Capabilities

  In a significant step toward strengthening India’s cybersecurity posture, the Indian Army has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to launch comprehensive cyber defence and digital warfare training programs for Army personnel....

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India Flags 25,000 High-Risk Foreign Asset Cases

India Flags 25,000 High-Risk Foreign Asset Cases

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Income Tax Department have launched a new drive targeting approximately 25,000 taxpayers believed to have undisclosed foreign assets or income. :contentReference What Triggered the Crackdown? The move follows data analysis under the...

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CBI Court Convicts KVIC Official in ₹1.25 Lakh Bribery Case

CBI Court Convicts KVIC Official in ₹1.25 Lakh Bribery Case

A special court of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Ghaziabad has sentenced an official of KVIC and a private individual for their involvement in a loan-bribery conspiracy. The duo was convicted for demanding and accepting an illegal gratification of...

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Globe Capital Market Faces ₹35 Crore Fraud FIR by Mumbai EOW

Globe Capital Market Faces ₹35 Crore Fraud FIR by Mumbai EOW

  The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against brokerage firm Globe Capital Market, accusing it of orchestrating a major financial fraud — involving trade manipulation, fake profit-and-loss statements and unauthorised trading...

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Puducherry College Becomes Hub in ₹90 Crore Cyber-Fraud Bust

Puducherry College Becomes Hub in ₹90 Crore Cyber-Fraud Bust

Puducherry’s cyber-crime unit has uncovered a massive fraud network — reportedly worth around ₹90 crore — that used “mule accounts” sourced from inside an engineering college, according to police. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} How the Scam Was Uncovered The case came to light...

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