A 31-year-old woman from Thane was scammed out of Rs 17 lakh in a drugs-in-parcel fraud, according to local police. On September 6, the complainant received a call from an unknown person claiming that a parcel addressed to her, being sent from Mumbai to Taiwan, had been intercepted. The caller alleged that the parcel contained MD drugs and informed her that a case had been filed against her with the narcotics department.

The woman denied booking any parcel, but the call was transferred to another person who posed as a police officer. The imposter then conducted a video call with her, pretending to record her statement for the investigation.

In order to avoid further scrutiny, the complainant was pressured into depositing Rs 17 lakh into a bank account provided by the scammer. After complying, she informed her family, who helped her realize she had been duped. The victim then approached the police to register a case.

Authorities are investigating the incident and have urged the public to be vigilant against such fraudulent schemes, where scammers use fear tactics to extort money. The case has highlighted the need for awareness regarding online fraud.

Police in Navi Mumbai have accused six individuals of defrauding job applicants out of Rs 1.31 crore by falsely promising them clerical positions with the Indian Railways. According to officials from the Kharghar police station, between September 2022 and April 2023, the accused targeted 20 victims and collected the money through both cash and digital transfers.

One of the defendants reportedly used the embezzled funds to construct a house in Kolhapur. The victims, all Kharghar residents, initially trusted the promises made regarding job placements. However, when they began asking for updates on the positions, the accused stopped responding and refused to return the money. Realizing they had been deceived, the victims approached the police for help.

Authorities have registered a First Information Report (FIR) under Sections 34 (common intention), 406 (criminal breach of trust), and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code. Investigations are ongoing, and police are currently searching for the suspects involved in the scam.

The case has brought attention to the rising number of fraudulent schemes targeting job seekers, with law enforcement urging individuals to remain cautious when dealing with employment offers that appear too good to be true.

According to a charge sheet issued by the Navi Mumbai Police and seen by sources on Thursday, October 17, Bollywood actor Salman Khan had a contract worth Rs 25 lakh stolen from him close to his Panvel home in Maharashtra.

Five defendants have been named in the case, and the charge sheet claims that the Bishnoi gang, commanded by imprisoned mobster Lawrence Bishnoi, stole the contract. The accused were getting ready to purchase weapons from Pakistan, such as the AK-47, AK-92, and M-16, as well as the Turkish-made Zigana, which was used to shoot Punjabi musician Sidhu Moosewala.

The accused claimed that they were hiding in Pune, Raigad, Navi Mumbai, and Gujarat and that they had hired numerous youngsters under the age of eighteen to murder Bollywood actors. Between August 2023 and April 2024, between 60 and 70 persons watched Salman Khan’s movement to kill him at Bandra House, Panvel Farmhouse, and Goregaon Film City.

Based on the charge sheet Sukkha, who was taken into custody on Thursday in Panipat, Haryana, attributed the murder to four conspirators and the designated gunman, Ajay Kashyap, also known as AK. Following an examination by the accused Kashyap, they concluded that they would need expensive weaponry to execute out the murder because of the Khan’s security and bulletproof cars.

While negotiating the conditions of the arms purchase, Sukkha used a video chat to reach Dogar, an arms dealer stationed in Pakistan, and displayed an AK-47 and other cutting-edge weapons covered in a shawl. After Sukha paid 50% in advance and the remaining balance upon delivery in India, Dogar consented to provide the guns.

All of the gunmen were awaiting approval from Goldie Brar, a Canadian mobster, and Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of Lawrence Bishnoi. According to the charge sheet, they would meet at Kanyakumari after shooting the actor, from which they would take a boat to Sri Lanka and then to a place where Indian detectives couldn’t get to them.