Hyderabad, April 19 (IANS) The Hyderabad City Police have dismantled a pan-India cyber fraud network with the arrest of 52 accused, including 32 bank officials in nine states. Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar said on Sunday that a major operation titled Operation Octopus 2.0 was launched to dismantle an organised cyber fraud network.Sixteen special teams comprising seasoned investigators conducted the operation simultaneously across nine states over a span of seven days.The Commissio…
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Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) Banking stocks came under heavy selling pressure on Monday, with the Bank Nifty index falling over 2 per cent in the early trade, as the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) recent measures aimed at supporting the rupee came into effect.All constituents of the Bank Nifty traded in the red, indicating broad-based weakness across the banking pack. The index declined as much as 2.65 per cent, or 1,386.45 points, to 50,888.15, hitting an intraday low around 10:45 a.m. It was tradi…
Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) The investigation into the IDFC First Bank scam has revealed that the main accused created several shell companies and illegally transferred government funds to various accounts, Additional Director General of Police Charu Bali, who is posted with the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, said on Thursday. She said preliminary investigations have revealed that funds were transferred from government department accounts to these shell companies without authorizati…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) IDFC First Bank on Tuesday said it paid Rs 645 crore in claims linked to the fraud at its Chandigarh branch, about Rs 55 crore more than its initial estimate, and confirmed no further discrepancies have been found.IDFC First Bank said in an exchange filing that “against the initial estimate of principal of Rs 590 crore, the bank has received claims and paid the net principal amount of Rs 645 crore.”The claims “pertain to the same incident and linked to the same branc…
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) The Haryana Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered an FIR in the Rs 590-crore fraud involving Haryana government accounts at the Chandigarh branch of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank, a government official said on Tuesday. The case has been filed against bank officials, public servants and other individuals under Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 316 (5), 318 (4), 336 (3), 338, 340 (2) and 61 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Haryana Government on Sunday de-empanelled IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank from handling government business with immediate effect after an alleged fraud of around Rs 590 crore came to light.In an official circular, the state government said both banks have been barred from carrying out any government-related transactions in Haryana until further orders.It directed all departments, boards, corporations and public sector undertakings to stop using these bank…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) System loan growth has picked up and Q3 FY26 is expected to show better loan growth and improved net interest margins, a report said on Saturday.The report from Elara Capital said the quarter should also see lower slippages in unsecured and microfinance institutional loans and steady recovery trends that may benefit credit costs.The report, however, flagged that deposit flows remain weak and incremental credit‑deposit ratios are running very high.”Even with better Q3 o…