CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
Crime in North India: How women are becoming instrumental for gangs like Lawrence Bishnoi
Gang leaders in North India are increasingly using social media to recruit women interested in crime, playing multifaceted roles from honey-trapping targets to executing reconnaissance and participating in lethal operations. This trend is credited to Lawrence Bishnoi and his faction, who used social media to enlist females for their criminal enterprises.
NCLT dismisses developer’s intervention plea at pre-admission stage
The National Company Law Tribunal dismissed an intervention petition by Surya Landmark Developers regarding exclusion of its prime 0.5-acre land parcel in Mumbai's Lower Parel from insolvency proceedings initiated by ACRE.
Indian pleads guilty in US for dark web drug enterprise, forfeits $ 150 million in cryptocurrency
According to court documents, Banmeet Singh from Haldwani in Uttarakhand created vendor marketing sites on dark web marketplaces to sell controlled substances, including fentanyl, LSD, ecstasy, Xanax, Ketamine, and Tramadol, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
Zee will sue Sony; promoter family to hike holding in Zee by 5 per cent, says Subhash Chandra
Punit Goenka and the family collectively decided he should step aside, and the merger should proceed because it was beneficial for Zee. This decision was communicated to Sony. It wasn't acceptable to Sony. I believe this was Sony's strategy all along: To engage with Zee and eventually withdraw, portraying Zee as vulnerable. I intend to convey this perspective to the Zee board as well, says Subhash Chandra, chairman emeritus of Zee Entertainment Enterprises.
Wanted: Detectives to find and stop deepfakes
A person leading a team of deepfake-busters should have certain abilities such as critical thinking and pattern recognition, says the COO at TeamLease Edtech. Developing a keen eye for inconsistencies and the ability to think critically are essential to identify subtle cues that indicate manipulated content.
China opens probe into troubled shadow banking giant Zhongzhi
Police in Beijing said in a statement on WeChat that they took "criminal mandatory measures" against multiple suspects, identifying one by the last name Xie. They urged investors to report cases or provide leads to the authorities, including filing complaints online. Xie Zhikun, the group's founder, died in 2021, but several of his relatives are currently executives at the company.
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CBI files closure report in case against former NCCF chairman and Adani Enterprises
The CBI has closed its case against Adani Enterprises and a former National Cooperative Consumer Federation chairman for alleged irregularities in the award of a contract for supplying imported coal to the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation
Donald Trump indicted over string of poll charges
Eighteen co-defendants were indicted in the probe, including Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who pressured local legislators over the result after the election, and Trump's White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows.
Adani Group stocks plunge up to 10% amid regulatory scrutiny in the US
Adani Group's stocks fell by as much as 10% on Friday on the back of a Bloomberg report suggesting that US authorities are investigating what representations the company made to its American investors following Hindenburg Research's allegations. Hindenburg accused Adani Group of using offshore companies to secretly manipulate its share prices. The US Attorney's Office in Brooklyn is said to have sent inquiries to institutional investors with large holdings in the Indian conglomerate, according to the sources. Adani Group has denied the accusations and stated that its disclosures are full and complete.
EOW's RFL case: HC grants bail to Malvinder Singh and three others
"In case it is established that the applicant tried to tamper with the evidence, the bail granted to the applicant shall stand cancelled forthwith," the high court said. It also said the investigation in the case is complete and the main charge sheet as well as supplementary charge sheets have already been filed before the trial court.
Adani rout puts spotlight on billions flowing through Mauritius
While it isn’t illegal to register businesses in low-tax jurisdictions like Mauritius, the allegations around the offshore shell firms appear to be a throwback to a time when the tourist paradise featured in a slew of other Indian corporate controversies since the late 1990s. The biggest of them was a stock market scandal that saw a broker drive up prices of select shares between 1998 and 2001.
Delhi Court extends Sukesh Chandrashekhar's ED custody in money laundering case
Sukesh Chandrashekhar was arrested following registration of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), the ED's version of an FIR, for allegedly duping Malvinder Singh's Wife Japna Singh of Rs 3.5 crore in order to secure bail for her husband arrested in a criminal case.
Religare Finvest lenders approve company's one-time settlement offer
Bank of India (BoI) was the last among the lenders to give its assent to the plan after a board meeting last week, clearing the decks for a settlement with the lenders.
Criminal provisions of Factories Act keep MSMEs wary
Under the Factories act, even some of the basic compliances carry criminal consequences. For instance, failure to maintain office records in prescribed format carries upto three-year imprisonment punishment. Or failure to limewashing inside walls of a canteen kitchen every four months, or failure to varnish the canteen carry punishment of upto three-month imprisonment.
No criminality found in Niira Radia tapes: CBI to SC
The CBI counsel told the court that nothing remains in the matter after the privacy judgement. The bench observed that it will hear the matter after Dussehra vacations. "Meanwhile, the CBI may file an updated status report," the bench said, posting the matter for October 12. The counsel for the petitioner informed the apex court that there is another petition filed by NGO, Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), which had sought that these transcripts be made public in the larger public interest.
Civil contractor who wrote to PM on 40% cut in projects booked for criminal breach of trust
In the complaint, Mohan said the alleged irregularities took place from April 17, 2021 to June 17, 2021. Yerriswami's Vijayalakshmi Enterprises was assigned to supply material for the solid waste disposal unit in Mustur village under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
Extraordinary powers of court not meant for affluent accused to arm-twist law: Delhi High Court
The court dismissed Malvinder Singh's plea seeking directions to the jail superintendent of Tihar Jail No. 8 to facilitate physical meetings with his advocate while in custody at the Delhi High Court Mediation Centre.
Chinese criminal syndicates under guise of business ventures on the rise in SE Asia
Several Chinese syndicates are along the border between Cambodia and Thailand. The syndicates have taken advantage of COVID-19 which has rendered many youth unemployed, ET has learnt.
Leave security to the experts
Over the past two years, the way we work, and the nature of cybercrime has dramatically changed. We cannot look at security and remote working separately anymore. To successfully achieve a hybrid work model, organisations need to evaluate their approach to security and invest in strategies that allow rapid response to threats.
What to do if your brand name is stolen or misused
In case of well-known or very famous marks, no other person or entity can subsequently adopt, register, or use an identical or confusingly similar mark for any kind of products or services, unless authorised by the original proprietor.
Trump identifies India, 20 other nations as major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing countries
"A country's presence on the foregoing list is not necessarily a reflection of its government's counter-narcotics efforts or level of cooperation with the United States," Trump said.
Gurugram: Call centre dupes 30,000 Americans in three weeks by posting malware links
The Sohna Road call centre underscores the law and order challenge cyber police still face in the national capital region, which has been on the radar of international law enforcement agencies, including America’s FBI, since a large number of crook calls were traced to cities around Delhi, particularly Gurgaon and Noida. Over the past couple of years, several large call centres, primarily targeting American citizens, have been busted.
It is criminal not to give cash support to MSMEs: Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi has been calling for immediate financial support to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, which employ a large number of people, saying it has been the hardest hit sector by the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.
Users must fortify mobile security: Aditya Narang, SafeHouse Technologies
WFH has created several cyber security challenges for companies and individuals alike worldwide
Cyber attack fears high due to work from home: NTRO
These impersonators are seeking donations for Covid-19 and trying to steal credentials for online fraud. Recently, the government had to issue a clarification over cyber criminals sending e-mails and WhatsApp messages stating that the government of India was giving Rs 1,000 to those under the socalled Corona Sahayata Yojana scheme.
Cyber chief's warning as hackers target PM's Covid fund
Talking to ET Online, in a telephonic interview Lt Gen.Pant said, “In the past two months almost 4000 fraud portals related to Corona Virus have been created across the globe by cyber criminals and other mafia organisations.”
Indian government treating human rights organisations like criminal enterprises: Amnesty India
The searches were with regards to alleged violation of FDI norms that is linked to an earlier case of revocation of FCRA license of Amnesty India International by the Union Home Ministry in 2010.
How a cottage enterprise of illegal handguns, bombs is taking root in Bengal
While Burdwan, Birbhum, Malda and Murshidabad record maximum cases of making explosives, West Midnapore, Bankura, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas are infamous for illegal arms units.
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