On Sunday, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police arrested Tausif Riyaz, the chairman and chief executive of Platinum Hern, the mastermind behind the Torres Jewellery Ponzi scheme, police said. After spending weeks wandering the streets evading the law, Riyaz was eventually apprehended in a hotel, in Lonavala. This is the fifth arrest from

A CBI court convicted a civic volunteer with Kolkata Police, Sanjay Roy, on Saturday for the gangrape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024. The crime, which stunned the nation with its brutality, triggered mass protests and demands for justice. The court found him guilty

Police term her the “looteri dulhan” or “looting bride” who was finally arrested after a 10-year spate of marrying unsuspecting men and extorting settlements of ₹1.25 crore. Seema, alias Nikki, targeted her victims through matrimonial websites, preying on divorced or widowed men. Seema, a resident of Uttarakhand, started this alleged scam in 2013 by marrying

The tragic Atul Subhash suicide case sparked outrage, highlighting what was alleged harassment and a systemic flaw in legal proceedings. The 34-year-old, found dead at his Bengaluru home on Monday, left a 24-page suicide note accusing his estranged wife, Nikita Singhania, and her family of extortion and relentless harassment. A placard reading “Justice is due”

A shocking incident was reported involving a nurse in Uttar Pradesh, Jalaun district, who was gang-raped by six men. According to accusations, these men not only gang-raped but also brutally assaulted her. According to her family, two men allegedly sexually assaulted her while four others held her down. The allegations also include claims that the

Two members of the notorious Bishnoi gang were arrested today in Jalandhar after a high-intensity chase and shootout. According to Punjab Police officials, during the pursuit, the criminals fired at officers, and as a response, officers fired at them too. The two criminals were eventually arrested, and from their possession, police recovered three pistols and

An IIT Bombay student fell prey to cyber fraud or a digital scam after a con artist posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) official, dumping him of ₹ 7.29 lakh. The scam, called a “digital scam,” is a rising menace in which criminals impersonate law enforcement or government personnel to extort money

After a bribery scandal centered on industrialist Gautam Adani, US prosecutors blamed him for bribery and securities fraud, alleging massive payments to Indian government officials. At the heart of the case lies an anonymous Andhra Pradesh official who has been termed “Foreign Official #1”, and allegedly received a huge percentage of the bribes. The individual