Nagpur man loses Rs 1.68 lakh in online power bill fraud

Nagpur: An employee of a state-run coal firm was duped of Rs 1.68 lakh by online fraudsters who sent him a fake message about power bills, according to media reports. The reports said that Rajeshkumar Awadhiya (46), a resident of Khaparkheda...

Family booked for Rs 32 lakh home loan fraud

Nagpur: Three members of a family have been booked for allegedly defaulting on repayment of home loan Rs 32.21 lakh drawn from Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Limited. The accused, Sevendrakumar Hemraj Angule (27), Vandana Hemraj Angule (40), and Hemraj...

Online Loan Fraud : Woman duped of Rs 4.29 lakh in Gittikhadan

Nagpur: An elderly woman residing in Gittikhadan has been duped of Rs 4.29 lakh in the name of cheap loan offer online. In her complaint to the police, Pramodita Ramteke (52), a resident of Gajanan Prasad Society, Seminary Hills, stated...

Property Fraud : Man duped of Rs 12 lakh in Sakkardara, 5 booked

Representational Pic Nagpur: Sakkardara police have rounded up five men for allegedly duping a middle aged man to the tune of Rs 12 lakh on the pretext of selling a property between May 2016 and June 2016. The accused have...

रामदासपेठ परिसर में एक वृद्ध को नकली पुलिस ने ठगा

नागपुर: रामदासपेठ परिसर में नकली पुलिस ने एक वृद्ध को ठग लिया. सीताबर्डी पुलिस ने करवीर, कोल्हापुर निवासी पुंडलिक दत्तू शिंदे (64) की शिकायत पर मामला दर्ज किया है. पुंडलिक अपने दोस्त के यहां आए थे. दशहरा होने के...

Nagpur: Ensaara Metro Park, Luxora directors booked for fraud

Nagpur: Hudkeshwar police have lodged an FIR against the directors of Ensaara Metro Park Infra and Luxora Infrastructure Pvt Ltd for committing fraud in the name of selling flat to a woman. Police have registered the case under various sections...

Rs 100 cr fraud crops up at Dena bank in Nagpur

CIIMC students file ‘cheating’ case against Director Sunil Mishra

Nagpur: A group of 3rd year students of fashion designing and other courses of Central India Institute of Mass Communication’s (CIIMC) have lodged a police complaint against Director Sunil Mishra accusing him misguiding and cheating them. The students also accused...

12 persons dupe Indian Overseas Bank of Rs 2.64 crore with forged IT returns

Nagpur: A group of 12 persons defrauded Indian Overseas Bank, Hanuman Nagar Branch, to the tune of Rs 2.64 crore by procuring loans with the help of forged income tax returns and other bogus documents. The 12 accused have been identified...

Aged man duped of Rs 77,000 by cyber fraudster

Representational Pic Nagpur: A 69-year-old man was duped of Rs 77,000 by a cyber fraudster who impersonated as a bank employee and sought details of his debit and credit cards for verification purpose. A resident of Plot No. 23, Shriram Nagar,...

4 Directors of Delhi-based company, HDFC Bank Manager booked for duping man of Rs 69.46 lakh

Nagpur: Mankapur police have booked four Directors of Delhi-based Company and HDFC Bank Sadar Branch Manager on the charges of conspiring and defrauding a man to the tune of Rs 69.46 lakh in machinery purchasing deal. A resident of Plot No....

Akruti Ad Agency owner Mandar Kolte arrested in cheating case

Nagpur: Bajaj Nagar police on Thursday have arrested Akruti Advertising Agency owner Mandar Kolte on the charges of cheating many people, mainly the local newspapers, by issuing cheques that bounced for lack of sufficient amount in bank account. He was...

आकृती अ‍ॅड एजन्सीचा संचालक मंदार कोलतेला अटक : फसवणूक प्रकरण

नागपूर : बँक खात्यात रक्कम नसताना धनादेश देऊन अनेकांना फसविल्याच्या आरोपावरून बजाजनगर पोलिसांनी आकृती अ‍ॅडव्हर्टायजिंग एजन्सीचा संचालक मंदार कोलते याला आज अटक केली. न्यायालयाने त्याची नंतर व्यक्तीगत जातमुचलक्यावर जामीन मंजूर केल्याने त्याची सुटका झाली. कोलतेची आकृती अ‍ॅड एजन्सी आहे. त्याने आपल्या...

Field day for tricksters: Two job seekers, 2 other men duped of over Rs 6 lakh

Representational Pic Nagpur: Fake recruiters and other conmen had a field day as two job seekers and two other persons were cheated to the tune of over Rs 6 lakh by one trick or another. One of the victims lost...

Teenage job seeker duped of Rs 2.10 lakh by four fake recruiters

Nagpur: A teenage job seeker was tricked and duped to the tune of Rs 2.10 lakh by four fake recruiters. A resident of Plot No. 94, Natraj Society, Gorewada, Sangita Chhotu Shahu (19), in her complaint to Mankapur police said she...

Father-son duo dupes SRPF constable of Rs 6 lakh in bogus house deal

Nagpur: A police constable deployed in State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) in city was duped to the tune of Rs 6 lakh by father-son duo who posed as civil contractor and civil engineer respectively. A resident of Qtr No. 135/A, SRPF...

Frauds cost Rs 18,170 cr to banking sector in FY17: Report

New Delhi: The domestic banking sector reported a total of 12,553 fraud cases worth Rs 18,170 crore in fiscal 2016-17, with state-run Bank of Maharashtra registering the highest number of such cases, says a report. While Bank of Maharashtra reported 3,893...

Man duped of Rs 7.70 lakh by ‘Hungarian’ trading company

Nagpur: A young man was duped to the tune of Rs 7.70 lakh by a ‘Hungary’ based trading company. Most probably the company is fictitious one operated by Indian tricksters. The victim, Nishant Pandurang Jangre (32), resident of Plot No. 42,...

Two bogus SBI men swindle Rs 6.41 lakh from senior citizen’s account

Nagpur: In yet another cyber crime, two tricksters posing as SBI officials, swindled Rs 6.41 lakh from account of a senior citizen. The two miscreants procured vital details of ATM card from the aged man and withdrew the money through...

Quikr job seeker duped by 3 tricksters

Nagpur: A Quikr job seeker was duped by three tricksters to the tune of Rs 21,500 by telling her she has been selected for a job in HDFC Bank. Cops are searching the three con accused including a woman. The victim,...