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Quetta, March 18 – The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for attacks in the Kech district that killed three Pakistani personnel and critically injured four others. In addition, the armed group targeted Pakistani-backed death squads in the Washuk district, killing...

Thane, March 18 Thane Police has arrested jailed gangster Ravi Pujari in a 2017 extortion and firing case in the city and obtained his custody from a local court, officials said.The 57-year-old gangster was produced before a special MCOCA court on Wednesday, which remanded him in police...

New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi Police have arrested three individuals, including the alleged mastermind, for allegedly staging a shooting incident in Paschim Vihar, a suburb of Delhi, with the apparent aim of extorting financiers and evading loan repayments by posing as victims of foreign-based...

Ranchi, March 18 Four individuals were arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of a restaurant employee in Ranchi, Jharkhand, over an extortion demand, police said on Wednesday.The accused were apprehended after a brief gunfight with the police near Kenduadih in Dhanbad on Monday...

Ottawa, March 17 – The increasing threats of extortion faced by Punjabi builders in Vancouver, Canada, serve as a clear warning that unchecked organized crime does not remain confined to a suburb or group, but spreads across communities, erodes trust, stifles growth, and weakens the nation...

New Delhi, March 17 A Delhi court has rejected the bail application of an accused in a case registered under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), observing that they did not meet the stringent twin conditions for bail under Section 21(4)(b) and (5) of the Act.These...

Thane, March 15 A 45-year-old man died by suicide in the Thane district of Maharashtra after allegedly being blackmailed by cyber criminals who threatened to circulate doctored, obscene photographs of him on social media, police said on Sunday.An investigation has revealed that the victim, a...

Imphal, March 15 Four individuals have been arrested for extorting contractual nurses at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal, police said on Sunday.The arrests were made based on a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the victims, and Rs 39 lakh and a pistol...

Thane, March 15 Police have arrested two individuals for allegedly extorting Rs 2 lakh from a sweets businessman in Thane city, Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday.The police had received a complaint from the businessman that two individuals were demanding Rs 5 lakh from him.After...

New Delhi, March 14 A 26-year-old man, allegedly associated with the Kapil Sangwan gang and involved in multiple criminal cases, has been arrested from the Mahendergarh district of Haryana, a Delhi police official said on Saturday.According to police, the accused, Lucky alias Bhawani, had been...

Patna, March 13 – In a major crackdown on illegal weapons, police in Bihar's Nawada district recovered an AK-47 assault rifle, two other rifles, and a large quantity of ammunition during a raid in Delwa village under the Rajauli police station, an official said.The operation was carried out...

Ranchi, March 13 The Jharkhand CID has arrested three men from East Singhbhum for placing a person under "digital arrest" and extorting more than Rs 38.62 lakh, according to a statement released on Friday.The arrests were made following a complaint lodged at the CID's cybercrime police station...

Palghar, March 13 A 25-year-old tribal man was allegedly abducted, hung upside down from a tree, and tortured by the owner of a brick kiln in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Friday.The police have registered a case against the accused, Nandu Deolikar, and his associate, both...

New Delhi, March 12 The CBI has registered separate cases related to two incidents of digital fraud targeting a former professor and a retired gynecologist from Gujarat, defrauding them of a total of Rs 30 crore, officials said on Thursday.In the first case, a retired professor from St...

New Delhi, March 12 The Delhi Police arrested two alleged shooters linked to the Gogi gang on Thursday after a brief exchange of fire in the Narela industrial area of outer north Delhi, officials said.The encounter took place around 4 pm when a police team laid a trap following specific...

New Delhi, March 12 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday alleged that a party councillor and a worker were attacked by unidentified people in west Delhi and demanded that the police take action against those involved.Addressing a press conference, Singh said the incident occurred...

New Delhi, March 12 Delhi Police has arrested two alleged shooters linked to the Gogi gang following a brief exchange of fire in the Narela area of outer north Delhi on Thursday, officials said.The encounter took place around 4 pm when a team intercepted the suspects during a routine check...

New Delhi, March 12 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh alleged on Thursday that a party councillor and a worker were assaulted in west Delhi and demanded that the police register an FIR and take action against those involved.Addressing a press conference, Singh said the incident occurred on...

Thane, March 11 A man with a criminal history was arrested at the Mumbai international airport on Wednesday in connection with a 2023 murder and extortion case involving an organized crime syndicate, a Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police officer said.The accused, identified as Nisar...

Chandigarh, March 10 In a secure operations room in Punjab, screens display call records, digital maps, and intelligence alerts, while phones ring with updates from districts across the state.For the officers inside, it is the nerve center of a relentless battle against organized crime – one...