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Gurugram couple booked for ₹2.36 crore logistics franchise fraud

Gurugram couple booked for ₹2.36 crore logistics franchise fraud

A Gurugram-based businessman and his wife have been booked by the economic offences wing (EOW)-I for allegedly duping a farmer from Hisar of more than ₹2.36 crore on the pretext of offering franchise rights linked to an international logistics company, police said on Sunday. The complainant submitted WhatsApp chats and bank records after no formal agreement or franchise rights were provided. (File Photo) The FIR was registered at Sector 65 police station on May 12 under Sections 318(4) (cheating) and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), and transferred to EOW-I for investigation. The complainant, a resident of Siswala village in Hisar district, alleged he was persuaded to invest nearly ₹3 crore in franchise rights of an international courier company covering Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad and Bhiwani. He had initially approached his brother-in-law, a Haryana Police employee posted at RTC Bhondsi, regarding sending his 26-year-old son abroad for employment. The brother-in-law allegedly introduced him to the accused, who claimed to operate a logistics business linked to an international courier company with operations in Dubai. …

‘Routine Verification’: Shilpa Shetty’s Lawyer Denies Income Tax Raid At Her Mumbai Home | Movies News

‘Routine Verification’: Shilpa Shetty’s Lawyer Denies Income Tax Raid At Her Mumbai Home | Movies News

Last Updated:December 18, 2025, 23:38 IST The clarification came after reports circulated that Income Tax officials had raided the actress’s residence as part of a probe linked to her restaurant business, Bastian. Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. (File) Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra has denied reports that her Mumbai residence was raided by Income Tax officials, with her legal team saying that no such action took place. In a statement issued on behalf of the actor, Advocate Prashant Patil clarified that there was no Income Tax “raid” of any nature conducted against his client. He said that there was a routine verification by the income tax officials pertaining to follow up with Shilpa Shetty. “At the cost of repetition, my client Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra states that there is no income tax ‘raid’ at her place,” the statement said. Advocate Patil further warned that individuals or entities “mischievously” linking these developments to any alleged case involving the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) would face legal consequences before the appropriate court of law. The clarification came after reports …

National Herald Case: ED May Await Delhi Police’s Chargesheet Before Fresh Action Against Gandhis | India News

National Herald Case: ED May Await Delhi Police’s Chargesheet Before Fresh Action Against Gandhis | India News

Last Updated:December 16, 2025, 12:24 IST National Herald Case: A Delhi court on Tuesday refused to take note of the ED’s money laundering case against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and others Rahul and Sonia Gandhi. (PTI File) Amid the Delhi court relief for Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation team is likely to wait for the Delhi Police to complete its Economic Offences Wing (EOW) probe before moving ahead with a fresh prosecution complaint, said ED sources. The court on Tuesday refused to take note of the ED’s money laundering case against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and six others in the National Herald case. The court, however, said the central agency could continue its probe in the matter. The Delhi court also ruled that Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and several others are not entitled to be given a copy of the First Information Report (FIR) registered against them by the Delhi Police in connection with the case. “Nothing in the law prevents the ED from …

National Herald probe: ED to file appeal against court’s decision

National Herald probe: ED to file appeal against court’s decision

As a Delhi court on Tuesday refused to take cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) charge sheet against former Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in the National Herald probe, the federal financial crimes probe agency has decided to challenge the order, officials familiar with the development said. ED said they will consult with its legal team and file an appeal against the special PMLA court’s Tuesday order. (@dir_ed | Official X account) They said the Delhi Police’s economic offences wing (EOW) has, in October, already registered a first information report (FIR) in the ED’s complaint and the cops are likely to conclude their investigation “quickly”, which will give the central agency a predicate offence case. “Meanwhile, we will consult with our legal team and file an appeal against the special PMLA court’s Tuesday order,” said an officer, who asked not to be named. The special judge at PMLA court, Rouse Avenue courts, Vishal Gogne refused to take cognizance of the ED charge sheet, filed in April …

National Herald: Court refuses to take cognisance of ED chargesheet against Gandhis

National Herald: Court refuses to take cognisance of ED chargesheet against Gandhis

A Delhi court on Tuesday declined to take cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case, which names senior Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. The court said it is impermissible in law to take judicial note of the charge sheet and summon the Gandhis. (ANI file photo) The court said it is impermissible in law to take judicial note of the charge sheet and summon the Gandhis. Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Court, orally reading from the order, said, “Since the present prosecution complaint pertaining the offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is based on a complaint filed by a private person and does not arise from a first information report (FIR), the cognisance for the same is impermissible in law”. The court further said that since the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing had already lodged an FIR in the case, it was premature for the court to adjudicate the contents presented by ED through its chargesheet. “The arguments have not touched …

Chhattisgarh EOW files charge sheet against businessman aide in ₹175cr rice milling case

Chhattisgarh EOW files charge sheet against businessman aide in ₹175cr rice milling case

RAIPUR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against rice milling case accused Dipen Chawda, an associate of businessman Anwar Dhebar, alleging that Chawda collected nearly ₹20 crore from public servants in connection with the ₹175-crore case. The charge sheet was submitted in the Special Court (Prevention of Corruption Act) in Raipur, EOW said in a statement on Tuesday. The charge sheet was submitted in the Special Court (Prevention of Corruption Act) in Raipur, EOW said in a statement on Tuesday. Chawda was arrested last month and has been described as a key aide of Dhebar. So far, EOW has arrested five people in the case. According to the EOW, Chawda had allegedly collected nearly ₹20 crore from public servants. The first chargesheet in the case was filed in February this year against former managing director of Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd (CG-Markfed) Manoj Soni and Roshan Chandrakar, treasurer of the Chhattisgarh State Rice Millers Association and a rice miller. A supplementary chargesheet was later filed in October against businessman …

Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra Seek Permission To Travel To London Amid Rs 60 Crore Fraud Case | Bollywood News

Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra Seek Permission To Travel To London Amid Rs 60 Crore Fraud Case | Bollywood News

Last Updated:December 03, 2025, 13:32 IST Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra have sought permission to travel to London as soon as possible by January 20, 2026. Recently, Raj Kundra also responded sharply after a social media user claimed Shilpa Shetty joined the Vrindavan padyatra to “fix her image” amid the ongoing ₹60-crore fraud case. Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra have approached the Bombay High Court seeking permission to travel to London to visit the latter’s ailing father. As reported by Free Press Journal, the actress and her businessman husband, who have been accused of a fraud of Rs 60 crore, have sought suspension of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against them so they can visit Kundra’s ailing father in London. In the plea, the couple stated that Kundra’s father was diagnosed with a chronic and unexplained iron-ammonia deficiency, causing severe complications and blood loss earlier this month. He has been advised to undergo a repeat capsule endoscopy or double-balloon enteroscopy. They have also claimed that Raj’s father is experiencing breathlessness and that his condition …

Police clarify Amadea, Tejwani not linked in Bopodi land case

Police clarify Amadea, Tejwani not linked in Bopodi land case

Published on: Nov 11, 2025 03:32 am IST An EOW officer said the police verified the documents and complaint details before confirming that Tejwani’s name had been incorrectly associated with the Bopodi case The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Pune Police on Monday clarified that Shital Tejwani and Amadea Enterprises — a firm linked to Parth Pawar — have no involvement in the alleged Bopodi land encroachment and embezzlement case. Meanwhile, Pimpri-Chinchwad police reportedly searched Tejwani’s Koregaon Park residence and seized documents and payment receipts related to the Mundhwa land deal. (HT) According to officials, the confusion stemmed from a single FIR registered at Khadak police station on November 7, which combined two distinct cases mentioned in a revenue department complaint, one concerning land in Bopodi and another in Mundhwa. The Khadak FIR names nine persons, including suspended tehsildar Suryakant Yeole; Hemant Gawade of Baner; Rajendra Ramchandra Vidwans, Rushikesh Vidwans, and Mangal Vidwans (all from Navi Peth); Vidyanand Puranik from Indore; Jayashree Ekbote from Mumbai; and Shital Tejwani and Digvijay Patil of Amadea Enterprises. …

Mumbai live: Ajit Pawar says never supported wrongdoing after govt orders probe into land deal case linked to son | Mumbai News

Mumbai live: Ajit Pawar says never supported wrongdoing after govt orders probe into land deal case linked to son | Mumbai News

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday created an inquiry panel to probe the charges of graft and irregularities in the Pune land deal, involving a company linked to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar. Ajit Pawar Pune land deal: Saying that he had never supported wrongdoing, Maharashtra Deputy CM and Nationalist Congress Party President Ajit Pawar Friday said he has “always maintained that every decision or deal should be within rules,” and that he asked the CM to go for an investigation.tCM Fadnavis orders probe: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday created an inquiry panel to probe the charges of graft and irregularities in the Pune land deal, involving a company linked to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar. The Deputy CM had denied any role. What’s the case? The deal pertains to 40 acres in the Mundhwa area of Pune city, near the upmarket Koregaon Park area. The Opposition has alleged that the land, reportedly worth …

Court grants pre-arrest bail to woman doctor in investment fraud case | Latest News India

Court grants pre-arrest bail to woman doctor in investment fraud case | Latest News India

Mumbai, A court granted anticipatory bail to a Satara-based doctor in an investment fraud case on Monday, ruling that not explaining certain transactions in her bank account does not amount to non-cooperation with the investigation. Court grants pre-arrest bail to woman doctor in investment fraud case Dr. Yugandhara Kale is under scrutiny by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police in connection with a fraud involving her husband, Vikram, who was already arrested. According to the EOW, the couple enticed people to invest in the stock market, promising high returns. While initial returns were paid for about five months, payments ceased thereafter, leading to investor complaints. The prosecution argued that Dr Kale’s involvement is evident from the funds transferred into her account, including ₹9 lakh during the alleged fraud period, and from agreements signed with four investors. However, Dr. Kale, through her lawyer, contended that her husband operated the account and that she registered a non-cognisable complaint against him upon discovering the fraud in September 2023. The court noted that prima facie, the applicant had …