159 Percent Increase in Indian Bank Frauds Last Year – The Wilmington Journal

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159 Percent Increase in Indian Bank Frauds Last Year – The Wilmington Journal

India follows an April-March financial year. And until March 2019, there were 6,799 cases of fraud, involving INR 71,543 crore ($9.7 billion). By March 2020, the number had increased to 8,707, according to the recently [...]

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