Somendra Sharma

3 days ago | freepressjournal.in | Somendra Sharma

Mumbai: The Hon'ble Principal Special Court for CBI Cases, Chennai on 21.04.2025 sentenced E. Rajendran, then Manager, Agency Field & Collections, Card Field Collections Department, Standard Chartered Bank, Rajaji Salai, Chennai to 4 years' Imprisonment with fine Rs 50,000 in a Disproportionate assets case. He was sent to Judicial Custody. CBI had registered the instant case on 29.12.2021 against E.

3 days ago | freepressjournal.in | Somendra Sharma

Mumbai: Between 2022 and 2024, the Indian Mission in Cambodia facilitated the rescue and release of 1,167 Indian nationals. A few months ago, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had reported instances of dubious firms using fake job offers – mostly spread through social media – to lure Indians to Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia. The victims were then forced to carry out cybercrimes and other illegal activities from scam centres operating in these countries.

3 days ago | freepressjournal.in | Somendra Sharma

Thane Police Investigate Fraud Case Involving ₹1.5 Crore Scam from Fake Investment Schemes | Representative Image Thane: Thane police are on the lookout for a man accused of cheating seven investors of Rs 1.53 crore under the pretext of offering high returns. A 33-year-old medical representative from Thane filed the complaint, stating that the fraud took place between May 2020 and August 2022.

6 days ago | freepressjournal.in | Somendra Sharma

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested George Kuruvilla, former Chairman and Managing Director of Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), and W.B. Prasad, former General Manager of BECIL, in a case involving an alleged bribe of ₹3 crore and the fraudulent disbursal of a loan from BECIL to a Mumbai-based firm.

6 days ago | freepressjournal.in | Somendra Sharma

Dairy businessman duped of ₹24.47 lakh via fake banking APK in Mumbai cyber scam | Representative pic Mumbai: A 44-year-old businessman lost over Rs 24 lakh to cyber fraudsters, who posed as bankers and made him download a malicious Android Package Kit (APK) file. In banking APK con, scammers trick users into installing fake banking apps through phishing links or messages, stealing personal and financial information.