Amrapali Group: 42,000 Homebuyers Cheated of Rs 3,000+ Crore
Real estate giant Amrapali collected thousands of crores from homebuyers but diverted funds to shell companies, leaving 42,000 families without homes they had paid for.
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Real estate giant Amrapali collected thousands of crores from homebuyers but diverted funds to shell companies, leaving 42,000 families without homes they had paid for.
India's largest ed-tech company aggressively sold expensive courses to low-income families, refused refunds, and used predatory lending practices through partner NBFCs.
Over 900 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted based on a faulty Fujitsu IT system, with many imprisoned, bankrupted, and some taking their own lives — the UK's worst miscarriage of justice.
UK banks mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance to millions of customers who didn't need it, couldn't use it, or didn't know they had it — resulting in £38 billion in compensation.
Wells Fargo employees opened approximately 3.5 million unauthorized bank and credit card accounts in customers' names to meet aggressive sales targets, charging fees on accounts customers never requested.
Volkswagen installed 'defeat devices' in 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide that cheated emissions tests while emitting up to 40x legal pollution limits during normal driving.
FTX, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges, collapsed after an estimated $8 billion in customer funds were secretly funneled to founder Sam Bankman-Fried's hedge fund Alameda Research.
Epic Games used dark patterns to trick Fortnite players, including children, into making unwanted purchases and violated children's privacy laws (COPPA).
The UK Court of Appeal ruled that car dealers received secret commissions from finance companies, potentially affecting millions of car buyers and creating liability of up to £30 billion.
Real estate giant Amrapali collected thousands of crores from homebuyers but diverted funds to shell companies, leaving 42,000 families without homes they had paid for.
India's largest ed-tech company aggressively sold expensive courses to low-income families, refused refunds, and used predatory lending practices through partner NBFCs.
Real estate developer Unitech collected money from 30,000+ homebuyers for apartments across multiple projects but failed to deliver, diverting funds to other businesses.
India's largest real estate developer DLF was penalized Rs 630 crore by the Competition Commission for abuse of dominant position and ordered by NCDRC to compensate buyers for unfair one-sided contract terms.
Jaypee Infratech collected money from over 20,000 homebuyers for its Wish Town project in Noida but failed to deliver for years, forcing Supreme Court intervention and insolvency proceedings.
Over 900 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted based on a faulty Fujitsu IT system, with many imprisoned, bankrupted, and some taking their own lives — the UK's worst miscarriage of justice.
UK banks mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance to millions of customers who didn't need it, couldn't use it, or didn't know they had it — resulting in £38 billion in compensation.
Wells Fargo employees opened approximately 3.5 million unauthorized bank and credit card accounts in customers' names to meet aggressive sales targets, charging fees on accounts customers never requested.
Volkswagen installed 'defeat devices' in 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide that cheated emissions tests while emitting up to 40x legal pollution limits during normal driving.
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