Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The recently reported fraud in Kolkata where five engineering students were arrested for a Bank Wallet fraud involving Rs 8.6 crores is an incident to ponder. (See the report in TOI here). According to the report, the persons arrested were … Continue reading →

In an interesting development of how even tech savvy CEOs often become victims of Cyber Crimes, it is reported (See the Report here) that Flipkart CEO’s E mail was hacked and two mails were sent from it to the company’s … Continue reading →

In a bid to check fraudulent practices by sellers, Flipkart has instituted a “Mystery Shopping” team and found several malpractices including, a) Supply of substandard products b) Selling of Counterfeit products c) Buying out competitor’s products and returning them d) … Continue reading →

Section 6 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 defined the term “Cheque” as follows: A “cheque” is a bill of exchange drawn on a specified banker and not expressed to be payable otherwise than on demand. This section was amended … Continue reading →

While we are frequently discussing the sophisticated Digital Crimes, some times it is the simple crimes that pose a challenge to the system. One example of this is the report that appeared today in TOI about the busting of a … Continue reading →