<h1>132 Corporate Fraud Cases Probed: 89 Investigated Under Companies Act, 1956; SEBI Handles Dormant Schemes; New Detection Model Launched.</h1> Between 2009-10 and 2013-14, 132 cases of corporate fraud were reported to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Investigations under Section 235 of the Companies Act, 1956, were ordered for 89 cases through the Serious Fraud Investigation Office. Additionally, 21 cases involved inspection of financial records, while Registrars of Companies were tasked with scrutinizing documents in 8 cases. Fraud complaints against 12 companies with dormant Collective Investment Schemes were referred to SEBI and state Economic Offences Wings. Two companies are under liquidation. The Ministry is enhancing fraud detection through a Fraud Prediction Model and strengthening the Market Research Analysis Unit.