Money Mafia

Only a few scams created such strong ripples in India as the stamp paper racket did. Abdul Karim Telgi started his life as a vegetable vendor in trains. Still, by 2001, his vast empire included 36 properties and over 120 bank accounts in several cities.

Mewat, Bharatpur and Mathura have emerged as cyber fraud’s new ‘Jamtara’. With a 200 percent rise in the number of cases and more than 80 percent of the calls traced to Mewat -- this tri-junction is the new hotbed of cyber fraud in India.

With more than Rs.21,000 Crore siphoned out of India, fraudulent instant loan apps have spread across the country. Burdened with sky-high interest rates, abuse, threats and data misuse -- these loan apps have rampaged the lives of unsuspecting borrowers.

Touted as the cheapest smartphone in the world, Ringing Bells' Freedom 251 grabbed headlines almost instantly. But, it all ended there. The phone never went into mass production, and Ringing Bells never rang a bell.