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Mehul Choksi’s passport issued without police verification: Mumbai Police
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Saturday said the Regional Passport Office (RPO) here had issued a passport to the absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi, one of the prime accused in the PNB fraud, after granting him a no ‘Police Verification Required (PVR) status. Accordingly, no PVR was generated for the passport, issued[Read More…]
False allegations levelled against me but truth will prevail: Choksi to employees
New Delhi: One of the accused in the $1.8 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, Gitanjali Gem’s owner Mehul Choksi has written to a letter to his employees claiming his innocence stating that the company cannot pay the employees their dues at present. “I am constrained to write the present[Read More…]
Man arrested for creating fake website, conning thousands
New Delhi: A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fake website resembling a government one and cheating several thousand persons of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of providing them jobs, police said on Sunday. Sumit Kumar along with two others had hosted a website named ‘Women[Read More…]
Two held in fake visa racket for duping 50 people
A fake visa racket has been busted in Thane, arresting two persons for allegedly cheating nearly 50 people by issuing them false visa and air tickets. Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime), Makarand Ranade said on Tuesday that two people have been held during a raid at the house of one[Read More…]
Karnataka: Man arrested for defrauding over 100 women for money and sexual favours
In another instance of duplicity, a man cheated over 100 women by posing as a central government employee on various matrimonial websites. He was arrested by the Bagalur police, reported The News Minute. The information gathered by the police upon interrogating him has revealed that he has duped over 100[Read More…]
Mumbai: ‘Lady Natwarlal’ scams 10 crores from 40 women
In a shocking incident, a lady known as the ‘Lady Natwarlal’ who has allegedly cheated around Rs 10 crore, on false promises of quick money. As many as 40 women have been tricked into this.She has been named after the well-known conman Natwarlal who sold Taj Mahal and the Red[Read More…]
