Police Find Two Big Money Crimes

警方發現兩起重大金錢犯罪案件


Introduction

Police are looking at two crimes. One is about stolen bank money. The other is about illegal mining.

警方正在調查兩起犯罪案件。一起涉及盜取銀行資金,另一起則涉及非法採礦。

Main Body

A man named Ribhav Rishi was a bank manager. He stole 657 crore rupees from the government. He used fake companies to move the money. He bought gold and then sold it for cash. Another man, Vikram Wadhwa, used this money to buy expensive houses.

一名名為 Ribhav Rishi 的男子曾任銀行經理。他從政府盜取了 65.7 億盧比。他利用空殼公司轉移資金,購買黃金後再將其賣掉換成現金。另一名男子 Vikram Wadhwa 則使用這些資金購買昂貴房產。

In Punjab, the police found a different crime. Some people took minerals from the ground without permission. They used fake papers to hide the money. The police took away their land. This land is worth 4.10 crore rupees.

在旁遮普邦,警方發現了另一起犯罪案件。部分人員在未經許可的情況下非法開採礦產。他們使用偽造文件來隱匿資金。警方沒收了他們的土地,該土地價值 4,100 萬盧比。

Police are still checking the papers in Punjab. They want to find more stolen money. They are working to stop these bad businesses.

警方目前仍在核查旁遮普邦的文件,希望能找回更多被盜資金。他們正致力於取締這些非法業務。

Conclusion

These people used fake companies and papers to hide stolen money.

這些人利用空殼公司與偽造文件來隱匿盜取的資金。

Vocabulary Learning

🚩 The 'Fake' Pattern

In this story, the word fake is used many times. It is a very useful word for A2 learners to describe things that are not real or honest.

How it works: Put fake before a noun (a thing).

  • Fake companies → Companies that do not actually exist.
  • Fake papers → Documents that are not true/legal.

💰 Money Action Words

Look at how the money moves in the text. These are simple patterns for talking about business and crime:

  1. Stole (Past of steal) \rightarrow He stole money.
  2. Bought (Past of buy) \rightarrow He bought gold.
  3. Sold (Past of sell) \rightarrow He sold it for cash.

Simple Chain: Steal \rightarrow Buy \rightarrow Sell

Vocabulary Learning

crime (n.)
An action that is against the law
Example:Stealing money from a bank is a serious crime.
stolen (adj.)
Something that was taken without permission
Example:The police found the stolen car in the city.
illegal (adj.)
Not allowed by the law
Example:It is illegal to drive without a license.
mining (n.)
Taking minerals or metal from the ground
Example:Gold mining is a common business in some countries.
fake (adj.)
Not real; made to look real to trick people
Example:He used a fake passport to travel.
permission (n.)
When someone tells you that you can do something
Example:You need permission from the teacher to leave the room.
worth (adj.)
The amount of money something is valued at
Example:This old painting is worth a lot of money.
Practice A2 words in a crossword