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Odisha economic offence wing cracks multi-state economic crime network

The economic offence wing (EOW) of Odisha Police claimed to have cracked a multi-state cyber/economic network allegedly involved in cheating people. The network was operating from Rajasthan, EOW DIG JN Pankaj said on Tuesday. The DIG said that two persons identified as Mahmud Khan and Munfed Khan have been arrested with help of the police of the desert state. They were brought to Odisha on five-days remand after being produced before ACJM, Ramgarh, Alwar, Rajasthan. The group, as revealed so far, has opened nearly 2,000 mule accounts in different parts of the country mainly in Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Assam, Pankaj said. EOW also arrested one local accused identified as Anil Khiller from Baisinga area in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district who used to supply the SIM to the scamsters in Rajasthan. He has procured and sent at least 1,200 SIM cards to these scamsters, the EOW official said. Earlier, the EOW had registered a case on the allegation of opening mule accounts with Indian

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez leaves EOW office after 8-hour grilling

"She was asked about her relationship with Chandrashekar, and about the gifts and money she received from the conman. Irani and Fernandez both were confronted together," a source in the EOW said.

Madhya Pradesh EOW detains bishop from Nagpur airport in cheating case

The Madhya Pradesh Economic Offences Wing on Monday detained P C Singh, bishop of the Church of North India's Jabalpur Diocese, from Nagpur Airport in Maharashtra for questioning in a cheating case registered against him, an official said. Last Thursday, the EOW claimed to have recovered around Rs 1.60 crore in Indian and foreign currencies from the bishop's residence in Jabalpur during searches followed the registration of the cheating case against Singh, who was then in Germany. The Economic Offences Wing took help of various agencies, including the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), to monitor the movements of Singh on return from abroad, EOW's Superintendent of Police Devendra Singh Rajput told PTI. "Singh was taken into custody from the Nagpur Airport for interrogation in connection with the cheating case registered against him," he said. The EOW last month registered the case against Bishop Singh after a complaint alleged that he indulged in financial misconduct in ...

MP: EOW raids and recovers Rs 16 lakh from RTO officer's residence

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur raided the residence of Regional Transport Officer Santosh Paul on Wednesday in connection with a case related to disproportionate assets.

Religare case: SC stays bail granted to ex-Fortis promoter Shivinder Singh

The high court on July 23 granted bail to Singh, saying it does not perceive any grave threat to the interests of the society or the public at large with his release

PMC Bank scam: Mumbai Police Economic Offences Wing arrests another auditor

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police has arrested an auditor in connection with the alleged Rs 4,355 crore scam at the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, an official said on Wednesday. This is the eighth arrest in the case. Anita Kirdat (35), a 'concorrent auditor' of the bank, was arrested on Tuesday, a senior police official said. Her responsibility was to ensure a "systematic and timely examination" of the bank's financial transactions, he said. Kirdat audited the bank's transactions monthly, but allegedly could not or did not point out irregularities in its processes. She was called for questioning and later arrested, the official said, adding that she was remanded in EOW custody by a local court till November 18. On Monday, the EOW had arrested two statutory auditors, Jayesh Sanghani and Ketan Lakdawala, in connection with the scam. They are suspected to have played a key role in covering up the irregularities in the bank. The EOW suspect

Fadnavis assures PMC bank depositors to ease woes with Centre's help

Fadnavis pointed out that the Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had lodged a complaint and was probing the issue

Former MD Joy Thomas arrested as crackdown in PMC Bank scam continues

Joy Thomas was arrested by the Mumbai wing of the Economic Offences Wing after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) took charge of the bank

Sharepro in dock as more firms approach police

Britannia Industries, Asian Paints and Aptech said they have terminated their agreement with SharePro due to certain irregularities