Businessman convicted of £150m Tax Fraud

Arif Patel, aged 55, of Preston, has been convicted of a £150 million tax fraud. The sock manufacturer and his criminal gang tried to steal £97 million through VAT repayment claims on false exports of textiles and mobile phones. They also imported and sold fake clothes that would have been worth at least £50 million had they been genuine. The proceeds […]

Punjabi Youth used Marriage to dupe NRI Girl

A young Punjabi man has been booked after he allegedly scammed a Non-Resident Indian under the pretext of marrying her. The accused has been identified as Kulwinder Singh, a resident of Moga. It was reported that he came into contact with the woman through an online matrimonial site a few years ago. The woman was originally from Mehta Chowk in […]

India’s ‘Mrs Rajasthan’ sacked for Fraud at Work

Former ‘Mrs Rajasthan’ Annapurna Sen has been dismissed from her job as an accounts officer at Ajmer Discom for committing fraud of over Rs 2 crores (£105,800). Discoms in India essentially purchase power from generation companies through power purchase agreements (PPAs) and then supply it to their consumers who are in their area of distribution. Ajmer Discom distributes and supplies […]