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Fake office, bogus seals and forged signatures: Gujarat conman 'gets' government grants worth Rs 4 crore since 2021, held

October 28, 2023 11:26 am

The scam was allegedly facilitated by creating a bogus government office – ‘Irrigation Project Division’ – in Bodeli taluka in Gujarat’s Chhota Udepur district.

‘Conman’ Kiran Patel, who posed as PMO official, booked in sixth case in Gujarat

April 19, 2023 3:05 am

In the fresh case, Kiran Patel has been accused of defrauding a person of Rs 80 lakh in a deal related to the sale of his ancestral property in the Narol area of Ahmedabad.

Leela Hotel swindler worked with sheikh in Dubai, got addicted to life of luxury

January 23, 2023 11:28 am

The accused, Mohammed Sharif, stayed at the five-star hotel for over three months last year, allegedly posing as an employee of Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the royal family of Abu Dhabi, and left without paying the bill.

Conman held for duping 9 to the tune of `76 lakh

January 06, 2023 1:56 am

The police officials said that accused Rajbir was already booked in a cheating case of duping people on the pretext of police recruitment to the tune of Rs 76 lakh.

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Mumbai: Divorcee meets con man through divorcee matrimonial portal, loses Rs 9 lakh

October 12, 2022 8:24 pm

After a bitter divorce from her husband, the woman, who works as a deputy general manager in a private company, was trying to get married again and created a profile on the matrimonial platform for divorcees in October 2020.

Bengaluru: Conman poses as ACB official, asks Bescom engineer to pay Rs 1.44 lakh to avoid raid

April 07, 2022 2:31 pm

The police said, “Shanthamallappa received a call on Thursday night last week on his mobile phone from a man who identified himself as Ravishankar, the Deputy SP of the ACB. The fake ACB official said he will raid his house.”

Inquiry against three Tihar jail officials for 'receiving money' from conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar

February 06, 2022 8:24 pm

Police had earlier claimed that Sukesh paid around Rs 25-30 crore to jail staff to secure an entire barrack for himself.

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Pimpri-Chinchwad Police arrest three from Kalyan for posing as cops, duping man

January 14, 2022 7:51 am

Police have identified the accused as Haider Sayyad (55), Yunus Sayyad (46) and Gazi Jafari (35).

Bengaluru: Conman who cheated women on matrimonial site arrested

September 03, 2021 7:41 am

The accused was arrested following a complaint by a woman who had been cheated of Rs 4.4 lakh.

Facebook photo leads to arrest in Delhi: Film producer posed as MHA official, held

January 23, 2018 2:55 am

Police said he printed the address of an MP on his official letterhead, which he sent to several government departments — including the Prime Minister’s Office. His luck ran out after the Crime Branch received a complaint from the MHA