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Haryana Probes ₹1.17 Cr HR88B8888 VIP Plate Bidder

Haryana Probes ₹1.17 Cr HR88B8888 VIP Plate Bidder

      Haryana’s record-setting VIP vehicle number HR88B8888 is back in the spotlight after the man who bid ₹1.17 crore for it failed to complete payment on time. The state transport department has now ordered an inquiry into the...

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Israel Restricts Android Phones Over Iranian Cyber Threat

Israel Restricts Android Phones Over Iranian Cyber Threat

    Israel has imposed temporary restrictions on Android smartphones for military personnel after cybersecurity analysts linked a sophisticated espionage attempt to Iranian-backed groups. The alert, circulated across multiple defence units, warns that hostile actors may be attempting to infiltrate...

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Government withdraws Sanchar Saathi pre-install mandate amid privacy concerns

Government withdraws Sanchar Saathi pre-install mandate amid privacy concerns

The Indian government has reversed its earlier decision requiring mobile manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on all new smartphones sold in the country. The rollback follows an intense public debate over user autonomy, consent and potential privacy implications...

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UK introduces landmark law granting crypto assets full property status

UK introduces landmark law granting crypto assets full property status

The United Kingdom has enacted a groundbreaking legal reform that formally recognises crypto assets as personal property, placing them within a clearly defined legal category for the first time. The legislation, part of a broader overhaul of digital-finance regulation, marks...

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Brussels raid uncovers suspected fraud at EU diplomatic training body

Brussels raid uncovers suspected fraud at EU diplomatic training body

Authorities in Brussels have conducted coordinated raids at a diplomatic-training institution associated with European Union programs, marking a significant development in an expanding investigation into alleged financial irregularities. The operation, carried out by Belgian judicial officers, is said to have...

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Hyderabad demonetisation fraud: CBI court convicts five

Hyderabad demonetisation fraud: CBI court convicts five

A special court in Hyderabad has convicted five individuals for running a concealed cash-conversion network during the period of demonetisation. According to case records, the group bypassed official banking procedures by using fabricated identification documents, improvised accounts and intermediaries willing...

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Indian national linked to $1.18M US Medicare fraud; government pursues ₹9.8 crore recovery

Indian national linked to $1.18M US Medicare fraud; government pursues ₹9.8 crore recovery

US federal investigators have uncovered a large-scale Medicare fraud scheme in which an Indian national has been named as a key beneficiary of illicit payouts. The fraud, valued at around $1.18 million (approximately ₹9.8 crore), involved the creation of sham medical...

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SFIO to charge VIVO in ₹2,000 crore fund-diversion probe

SFIO to charge VIVO in ₹2,000 crore fund-diversion probe

    India’s corporate-fraud watchdog, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), is preparing to file a chargesheet against smartphone maker Vivo India in an alleged fund-diversion case pegged at more than ₹2,000 crore. The move is part of a broader...

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Luxury scams surge as fraudsters target Indians via text

Luxury scams surge as fraudsters target Indians via text

India is witnessing a sharp rise in smishing attacks — text-message–based cyber fraud — with scammers increasingly using luxury-brand offers, fake e-commerce updates and phishing URLs to trap unsuspecting smartphone users. Cybersecurity analysts warn that fraudsters are now deploying highly...

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I4C cyber-fraud initiative saves ₹7,130 crore, blocks SIM & IMEI misuse

I4C cyber-fraud initiative saves ₹7,130 crore, blocks SIM & IMEI misuse

The Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS), along with the training and coordination framework of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), has reportedly helped prevent over ₹7,130 crore in cyber-fraud across India, according to a recent...

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Coupang hit by major data breach in South Korea

Coupang hit by major data breach in South Korea

South Korea's largest e-commerce platform, Coupang, has confirmed a massive data breach, marking one of the most significant cybersecurity incidents in the country in 2025. The company revealed that sensitive information belonging to customers and employees may have been accessed...

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Gujarat–Dubai SIM trafficking ring busted by cyber-police

Gujarat–Dubai SIM trafficking ring busted by cyber-police

  Cyber crime investigators in Gujarat have dismantled an international SIM-trafficking network that reportedly supplied over 1,000 illegally activated Indian SIM cards to Dubai-based fraud syndicates - a breakthrough in ongoing efforts against “digital-arrest” and cross-border scams.  How the racket...

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ICAR-ASRB Data Wipeout Raises Serious Questions On Deletion

ICAR-ASRB Data Wipeout Raises Serious Questions On Deletion

In a deeply troubling development for India’s agricultural science infrastructure, critical data from the apex research body Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and its recruitment arm Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) was reportedly wiped from both the primary server...

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Surat diamond-fraud: Trader arrested for ₹1.81 crore misappropriation

Surat diamond-fraud: Trader arrested for ₹1.81 crore misappropriation

      Mumbai police have detained a Surat-based diamond trader on allegations that he withheld diamond consignments worth ₹1.81 crore, which were handed over to him on credit by a merchant operating from the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in...

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Kanpur edible-oil fraud: ₹34 lakh scam exposed

Kanpur edible-oil fraud: ₹34 lakh scam exposed

  A trader in Kanpur has filed a complaint after being defrauded of ₹34 lakh when he ordered 35 tonnes of used edible oil but received containers filled with water instead. The transaction was arranged through social-media contacts, raising concerns...

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Inside Yermak’s Resignation as Zelensky Faces Corruption Storm and Russian Onslaught

Inside Yermak’s Resignation as Zelensky Faces Corruption Storm and Russian Onslaught

Ukraine’s leadership is facing a major political shock as Andrii Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s most powerful adviser and chief of staff, has resigned. His departure comes at a moment when Kyiv is battling a $100m energy kickback scandal, wider $100bn corruption...

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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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