State vs 7 accused — Chandigarh civic funds fraud case

Mohammad Umar, a 32-year-old man from West Bengal, was arrested by the Chandigarh Cyber Crime Police Station for allegedly defrauding a city resident of Rs 23.2 lakh through an online investment scheme.

The Supreme Court registered a suo motu case in October 2025 after a senior citizen couple from Haryana reported being defrauded of Rs 1.5 crore in a digital arrest scam. The Court issued 13-point directions to combat such scams nationwide, recognizing this as a widespread issue affecting multiple states and directing RBI, banks, and state authorities to implement urgent SOPs and cybercrime coordination mechanisms.

An SBI officer, Bangmoy Chakravarti, has been accused of siphoning Rs 1.93 crore in an FIR registered at Rajpipla Police Station in Narmada district. The Gujarat High Court has rejected his bail plea and he remains in custody.

The CBI has registered an FIR against Reliance Capital in connection with an alleged Rs 1,816.22-crore fraud involving EPFO investments. The case is part of the broader Reliance ADA Group investigation being monitored by the Supreme Court, with four chargesheets already filed and seven accused persons arrested.

The CBI filed a chargesheet against 13 accused persons in connection with the NEET UG 2026 question paper leak. The chargesheet alleges criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust, and destruction of evidence. The accused include experts and middlemen involved in the alleged paper leak scheme.

Multiple cases are pending against AAP politician Satyendar Jain involving CCTV project tenders, sewage tenders, and money laundering investigations. The Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet in 2025 against Jain and 13 others, with four additional cases filed by different agencies.