Fraud

After the World Bank's decision to stop publishing the report of "Doing Business" ranking, media reports on September 17 expect India to become the preferred manufacturing base in the world replacing China. Reportedly, the World Bank found that China's ranking in 2017 was boosted as a result of pressure by some top officials. However, India is free of any irregularities in data.

Employees at the Employees Provident Fund Organisation's Mumbai branch, fraudulently withdrew over ₹21 crore from a common PF pool from March 2020 to June 2021. The ongoing investigation revealed that Chandan Kumar Sinha, a clerk at Kandivali office, is believed to be behind the whole plan. He used 817 bank accounts of mostly migrant workers to claim ₹21.5 crores. Sinha who fled, is among five others who are currently suspended.

A health worker was arrested by the police in West Bengal for operating unauthorized covid-19 vaccination camps on July 24. The police revealed that he inoculated at least 40-50 people after collecting Rs 300-400 from them. It is also suspected that he stole Covid-19 vaccine vials from where he worked previously as a vaccine coordinator. The seized vials have been sent for chemical testing to determine their genuinity.

Akshay Gowda, a 25-year-old man was arrested by Hyderabad Cyber Crimes police on July 24 for cheating and stealing from Bitcoin Traders. The Joint Commissioner of Police Avinash Mohanty said that Gowda was arrested after a complaint was filed by one of his victims. Reportedly, he sold bitcoins after getting money transferred to his account. Meanwhile, the police have advised, "people to verify the credentials of online bitcoin traders."

The Ludhiana Police on May 13 arrested Shiv Sena (Suryavanshi) members Rakesh Bhasin and Rajat Raja for duping MLAs of Rs 5 crore by promising the assembly elections tickets. Reportedly, Bhasin and Raja posed as aides of election strategist Prashant Kishor while their leader Gaurav Sharma impersonated Kishor to lure the politicians into giving money. Sharma, who has not been apprehended yet, is also linked to international drug rackets.