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  • SFIO probing various Sahara Group companies: Govt

    SFIO probing various Sahara Group companies: Govt

    On whether the government is planning to seize all the properties of Sahara India Group companies and their owners, the minister said that as of date, SFIO has not moved any application for attachment of properties in this case, Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.

  • Supreme Court lifts stay on Sahara group probe by Serious Fraud Investigation Office

    Supreme Court lifts stay on Sahara group probe by Serious Fraud Investigation Office

    The court also revived the lookout circulars that were issued by the agency against Subrata Roy and other persons.

  • SFIO probe finds IL&FS head Parthasarthy’s wife had business dealings with C Sivasankaran

    SFIO probe finds IL&FS head Parthasarthy’s wife had business dealings with C Sivasankaran

    The latest SFIO report also has a mention of former finance minister P Chidambaram based on a passing reference made by C Sivasankaran during the investigation.

  • MCA gets first breakthrough in large cash deposits by 4 shell cos after demonetisation

    MCA gets first breakthrough in large cash deposits by 4 shell cos after demonetisation

    Four Maharashtra-based companies admitted to investigators that were just ‘shell’ entities used to deposit cash worth Rs 450 crore

  • SFIO begins probe into Aircel on suspicion of siphoning funds

    SFIO begins probe into Aircel on suspicion of siphoning funds

    A source told Moneycontrol that the MCA’s Registrar of Companies had carried out an extensive investigation into these companies and found several instances of funds being siphoned off.

  • NSEL scam: SFIO writes to NSEL investors seeking details

    NSEL scam: SFIO writes to NSEL investors seeking details

    CNBC-TV18 learns from sources privy to the matter that SFIO has sought information from investors and active trading entities on various aspects of transactions through an exhaustive list of questions.

  • SFIO probes 24 companies for fraudulent schemes in FY'17

    SFIO probes 24 companies for fraudulent schemes in FY'17

    As many as 24 companies have been referred to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) for allegedly running illegal money raising schemes in the current fiscal, the government said today.

  • NSEL case: SFIO seeks details from trading clients

    NSEL case: SFIO seeks details from trading clients

    The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has sought specific details from trading clients of the NSEL in the nearly Rs 5,600 crore scam at the now defunct spot exchange.

  • EXCLUSIVE: SFIO serves notices to brokers in NSEL scam

    EXCLUSIVE: SFIO serves notices to brokers in NSEL scam

    The Serious fraud Investigation office (SFIO) has shot off notices to all broking firms whose clients traded in commodity pair contracts on the National Spot Exchange. The brokers have been asked to furnish their books of accounts, a source told Moneycontrol.

  • 23 states, UTs have enacted laws to protect depositors: SFIO

    23 states, UTs have enacted laws to protect depositors: SFIO

    The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) today told the Supreme Court that 23 states and Union territories have enacted special laws, the Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, to protect depositors and were empowered to take action against any scheme promising "abnormal return".

  • Sebi widens probe into Ricoh India case

    Sebi widens probe into Ricoh India case

    The suspected misdoings at Ricoh India is likely to be the biggest corporate fraud involving a local company after the Satyam scandal came to light in 2009.

  • Mallya saga: SFIO seeks loan details from banks

    Mallya saga: SFIO seeks loan details from banks

    "Banks have been asked to provide all the details of the loans given to the Kingfisher Airlines. The agency wants to know whether all the procedures were followed by the lenders while giving loans to the airlines," a banking source said, adding the details have been furnished.

  • No firm placed in vanishing cos category in last 5 yrs: Govt

    No firm placed in vanishing cos category in last 5 yrs: Govt

    The government on May 10 said not a single company is placed in the category of vanishing companies over the past five years.

  • SFIO probe of Kingfisher Airlines is on, says Govt

    SFIO probe of Kingfisher Airlines is on, says Govt

    The Serious Fraud Investigation Office, the agency with a mandate to probe white-collar crimes, is investigating the long-grounded Kingfisher Airlines for alleged financial irregularities, Parliament was informed on May 10.

  • SFIO investigating lease documents of Kingfisher aircrafts: Srcs

    SFIO investigating lease documents of Kingfisher aircrafts: Srcs

    SFIO is believed to have doubts that the lease amount was inflated on the books of KFA and has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to submit related lease rental documents, sources say.

  • Mallya mess: SFIO to submit its report by April 20

    Mallya mess: SFIO to submit its report by April 20

    The agency is waiting to hear from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on alleged foreign exchange management act by the king of good times, who has now been summoned to the ED on the April 2.

  • SFIO to probe 2 offshore accounts in Mallya case: Sources

    SFIO to probe 2 offshore accounts in Mallya case: Sources

    There are two offshore accounts— in Isle of Man and Panama—used in the acquisition of Shaw Wallace Distilleries which are part of Vijay Mallya's US expansion plans.

  • Satyam scam: Hyderabad court's verdict on Thursday

    Satyam scam: Hyderabad court's verdict on Thursday

    The case which rocked India Inc and led to a massive upheaval in the software and Information Technology Enabled Service (ITES) industry in the country was investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

  • Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju gets 6-month sentence in SFIO

    Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju gets 6-month sentence in SFIO

    A local court on Monday convicted Satyam founder B Ramalinga Raju, accused of one of the most sensational corporate frauds in the country, and other accused in connection with complaints filed by Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).

  • Bombay HC asks SFIO to probe share round-tripping case

    Bombay HC asks SFIO to probe share round-tripping case

    The companies that are under scrutiny are Unitech, DLF, GMR, Sesa Sterlite and United Spirits.

  • SFIO seeks more time for Saradha scam final probe report

    SFIO seeks more time for Saradha scam final probe report

    The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has sought more time to submit its final report on the chit funds scam perpetrated by Saradha and other firms.

  • Govt starts prosecution proceedings in Reebok fraud case

    Govt starts prosecution proceedings in Reebok fraud case

    In its FIR filed with police last year, Reebok had alleged financial fraud to the tune of Rs 870 crore at the company by certain persons including senior executives of its India arm.

  • MCA looking at possible violations by NSEL

    MCA looking at possible violations by NSEL

    An inter-ministerial panel, headed by Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram, is looking into the NSEL issue. When asked about probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), the Minister said a final call would be taken once the panel finalises its views.

  • SFIO report finds Reebok guilty of fudging A/Cs: Sources

    SFIO report finds Reebok guilty of fudging A/Cs: Sources

    The serious fraud investigation office (SFIO) that was tasked to probe Reebok India has confirmed falsification of books of accounts in the company to the tune of over 1,400 crore.

  • Govt orders SFIO probe into chit fund companies

    Govt orders SFIO probe into chit fund companies

    In the wake of an alleged fraud involving thousands of crores by Kolkata-based Saradha group, the Centre on Thursday ordered a SFIO probe into suspected misuse of the public money by various chit fund companies.

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