extortion

Gurugram, March 6 The Nuh Police has busted a blackmailing racket run by a brother-sister duo who allegedly attempted to extort Rs 5 lakh from a local resident by threatening to implicate him in a false rape case, officials said on Friday.The siblings were caught in a police trap on Thursday...

Mumbai, March 4 A 62-year-old stockbroker from Mumbai received a death threat from an unidentified caller using an international number, who demanded Rs 5 crore in extortion money from him, police said on Wednesday.The complainant received the threat message on WhatsApp.The sender allegedly...

Thane, March 4 A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing and extorting Rs 50,000 from a 15-year-old schoolgirl over six months in Thane city, police said on Wednesday.The accused, Prathamesh Desai, a resident of Lokmanya Nagar, was taken into custody following a...

New Delhi, March 3 – A defence entrepreneur based in the city recently received two threatening phone calls from abroad, warning him of dire consequences if he did not agree to their demands.The callers, allegedly the kingpin of international extortion rackets operating in foreign locations...

New Delhi, March 3 The BJP on Tuesday cited a claim made by the husband of a former Haryana Congress leader to allege that the Gandhi family attempted to "extort" Rs 7 crore from the couple in exchange for an assembly election ticket in the state.BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari...

New Delhi, March 3 The Delhi Police have busted an alleged interstate gang that defrauded and robbed people by posing as cryptocurrency traders, arresting four men who reportedly impersonated police officers to target a man in northwest Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.The accused have been...

New Delhi, March 3 The Delhi Police has taken cognizance of a complaint filed by a defense entrepreneur alleging fresh death threats from an international extortion network and has referred it to the Special Cell, an official said on Tuesday.According to a written complaint submitted at the...

Imphal, March 1 Manipur Police has arrested three militants belonging to two different outlawed groups for their alleged involvement in extortion activities in the Imphal East and Imphal West districts, an official statement said on Sunday.The three were arrested on Saturday, police said...

Imphal, February 28 Security forces have arrested four militants belonging to the banned PREPAK (PRO) outfit in various districts of Manipur for their alleged involvement in extortion activities, a police statement said on Saturday.The militants were arrested in the last 48 hours.An...

Lucknow, February 27 A criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000, died after an encounter with a joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force (Noida unit) and the Agra Police in the Ekta area of Agra on Friday evening.Police said the criminal, identified as Pawan alias Kallu, was a...

Dehradun, February 27 Two members of the notorious Sunil Rathi gang, who were allegedly involved in extorting businessmen in Haridwar and Dehradun, have been arrested, police said on Friday.A joint team of Uttarakhand Police Special Task Force (STF) and the Dehradun Police apprehended the two...

Ramgarh (Jharkhand), February 27 Unidentified armed men set fire to an excavator machine and took four workers hostage, threatening to burn them alive, in an alleged attempt to extort money from a stone crusher owner in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, police said on Friday.The incident took place...

New Delhi, February 27 The Supreme Court strongly criticized the Rajasthan Police on Friday for filing an FIR against the former regional head of Zee Rajasthan on charges of blackmail and extortion, based on a complaint from Zee Media, and said it was shocked by the manner in which the case was...

Islamabad, February 26 – A leading minority rights group in Pakistan expressed serious concerns on Thursday regarding the increasing misuse of the country's blasphemy laws, stating that they are increasingly being used as "tools of fear, control, and profit."Citing human rights groups, which...

Balrampur (UP), February 26 The local correspondent of a Lucknow-based daily newspaper was arrested and sent to jail for publishing misleading reports against the chief medical officer and other staff of a hospital here, officials said on Thursday.According to police, the action was taken...

Patna, February 26 – The Patna High Court has rejected the regular bail application of former Danapur MLA and alleged strongman, Ritlal Yadav, also known as Ritlal Rai, in a case involving serious criminal charges.A single bench headed by Justice Satyavrat Verma observed that granting bail was...

Chandigarh, February 26 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a 'Badlav' rally in Moga, Punjab, on March 14, state BJP working president Ashwani Sharma said on Thursday.Addressing the media here, Sharma said that everyone in Punjab sees the BJP as a reliable and credible alternative to...

Chandigarh, February 26 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a 'Badlav' rally in Moga, Punjab, on March 14, state BJP working president Ashwani Sharma said on Thursday.Speaking to the media here, Sharma said that everyone in Punjab sees the BJP as an alternative in the state.He said...

New Delhi, February 25 The Delhi Police has arrested a 31-year-old alleged interstate criminal in a case involving a firing linked to extortion, an official said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Ravi alias Sandeep, is reportedly an active member of the Sonu Dariyapur gang and is wanted...

Islamabad, February 25 – An increasing number of people are being accused of blasphemy for digital crimes in Pakistan, with human rights groups calling it "blasphemy business," in which fabricated evidence, digitally doctored screenshots, or false witness statements are used to file police...