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23 Nov 2023, 09:10

Mahadev betting app case registered in Mumbai transferred to crime branch

Mahadev betting app case registered in Mumbai transferred to crime branch

Mahadev betting app case registered in Mumbai transferred to crime branch

An FIR registered here pertaining to alleged illegal gambling and cyber fraud worth Rs 15,000 crore linked to Mahadev betting app has been transferred to the Mumbai crime branch for investigation, an official said on Thursday. Considering the scope of probe into the case, Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar has transferred it to the crime branch, he said. The FIR was registered earlier this month at Matunga police station in Mumbai against 32 people, including the "promoter" of the app Saurabh Chandrakar, Ravi Uppal, Shubham Soni and others for allegedly committing the fraud since 2019, police earlier said.

Indian-origin fraudster jailed for 8 years for targeting elderly victims in UK
28 Jul 2023, 13:42

Indian-origin fraudster jailed for 8 years for targeting elderly victims in UK

Kishan Bhatt was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday, after pleading guilty in November last year at the same court, the Metropolitan Police said. Bhatt had defrauded nine victims out of more than GBP 260,000 in total, besides numerous further attempts that were blocked by financial institutions or jewellers.

Delhi cops nab Special 26-like scamsters who pose as Income Tax officials
05 Jul 2022, 10:21

Delhi cops nab Special 26-like scamsters who pose as Income Tax officials

In what seemed as a real inspiration taken from the Bollywood potboiler 'Special 26', over a dozen people, impersonating as Anti-Corruption and Income Tax officials, conducted a raid in the national capital, an official said on Monday.