Bank Fraud

Haryana's State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested four people, including the alleged masterminds behind the Rs 590-crore IDFC First Bank fraud, with a private firm owned by the wife of a former employee emerging at the centre of the financial irregularities. Two of the arrested are former employees of the IDFC First Bank, while the other two are private individuals who ran a partnership firm that allegedly received a substantial portion of the siphoned funds, officials said. The arrests were made on Tuesday evening as part of the ongoing investigation into the fraud that has rocked the Haryana government's financial dealings. Speaking to the media in Panchkula, State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB) Director General A S Chawla identified the arrested individuals as Ribhav Rishi, Abhay Kumar, Swati Singla, and Abhishek Singla. Rishi, who served as head of the bank's Sector 32 branch in Chandigarh until about six months ago, and Abhay Kumar, a ...

IDFC First Bank reported a suspected ₹590 crore fraud in Haryana government accounts, linked to staff at its Chandigarh branch; four employees suspended and KPMG to probe fraud

With the latest action, the total value of attachment by the federal probe agency in the case now stands at about Rs 12,000 crore.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Amtek Group chairperson Arvind Dham in a money laundering case related to Rs 27,000 crore bank fraud. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe set aside a Delhi High Court order which had denied bail to him. Justice Aradhe, who was sitting in a bench led by Justice PS Narasimha, pronounced the verdict, saying the court has allowed the appeal of Dham in the case. The Delhi High Court had denied bail to Dham on August 19 last year, saying premature release could risk undermining efforts to secure accountability. "With the advancement of technology and Artificial Intelligence, economic offences such as money laundering have emerged as a serious threat to the financial system of the country. These offences pose a significant challenge for investigating agencies, given the complex and intricate nature of the transactions and the involvement of multiple actors," the high court had said. The high court added that a meticulous an

ED Attaches Buckingham Palace-Area Property in Massive Indian Bank Fraud

Banking system fraud amount rose to ₹21,515 crore in April-September FY26, up 30 per cent year-on-year, even as the number of cases fell sharply to 5,092

The raids are underway, and the premises covered in the search action belong to entities and individuals closely associated with a specific individual

It is alleged that ABG Shipyard Ltd transferred huge amounts of money to its related parties, and thereafter, adjustment entries were made

ED files supplementary complaint naming 56 accused in Amtek Auto fraud involving loan diversion, stock manipulation, and asset concealment, with Rs 6,261 crore attached

Anand will be expected to scale the differentiated franchise of the bank, with a strong ethical foundation, Mehta added

The number of fraud cases investigated by the ED has been steadily increasing, over a decade till 2024

The Supreme Court cancels bail of ex-DHFL promoter Dheeraj Wadhawan in ₹34,000 crore bank loan scam case; rejects medical ground, directs him to surrender before jail in two weeks

A fugitive wanted by Delhi Police in a Rs 4.55 crore bank fraud case was successfully deported from the UAE on Friday in an operation coordinated by the CBI with Interpol channels, officials said. Udit Khullar was brought to the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday, where he was taken into custody, they said. "The subject was earlier geo-located in the UAE through close follow-up by the CBI through Interpol with NCB-Abu Dhabi," a CBI spokesperson said in a statement. Khullar was wanted by the Special Cell of Delhi Police for alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery for securing three fraudulent home loans from nationalised and private banks in a "well-knit criminal conspiracy" with his associates, the agency said. He submitted forged documents of properties which he did not own to the banks to secure the loans, it said. "Khullar was arrested in the UAE and subsequently the CBI requested the UAE authorities to deport the subject to India," the spokesperson said.

Subodh Kumar Goel faces charges of sanctioning loans that later became NPAs, with investigations linking his actions to a large-scale money laundering scheme

The concern arises from the increasing misuse of some Jan Dhan accounts by fraudsters as "mule accounts" to carry out cyber fraud

Central agency searches premises linked to Shilpi Cables and its managing director Manish Goel

According to the central bank's latest annual report, more than half of frauds took place in digital or card-based transactions, even though they accounted for only 1.4% of the $4 billion in scams

The case was filed based on a written complaint by IDBI Bank Ltd; the CBI conducted searches at five official and residential premises linked to the accused in Noida and Ghaziabad

Sebi has issued a ₹2.1 crore notice to Mehul Choksi for insider trading in Gitanjali Gems and warned of asset seizure; he also faces a court warrant in a ₹55 crore fraud case

ED arrests ex-Uco Bank CMD Subodh Goel in ₹6,210 crore fraud case; agency alleges he received illegal gratification via shell firms during credit sanctions to CSPL