According to Deputy Commissioner Raja Banthia on Tuesday, the accused held the woman, along with her daughter and father virtually hostage for 48 hours and extorted Rs 8.10 lakh in exchange of removing her name from the fake cases they claimed to have against her.
Vidush Saxena, Assistant Commissioner of Police - Cantt Varanasi, said, " 9 arrested accused have been remanded. The rest of the accused will be arrested soon."
Madhya Pradesh Minister Prahlad Patel demanded strict action days after police arrested a man accused of performing surgeries and allegedly causing the deaths of at least seven patients at the Mission Hospital in Madhya Pradesh.
Mumbai's Bandra Police said they have filed a 1000-page chargesheet, including several pieces of evidence in the Bandra court in connection with the stabbing attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Samajwadi Party leader and former MLA Vinay Shankar Tiwari and one more person in connection with a Rs 700 crore bank fraud case, the agency said on Tuesday.
Bengaluru police have identified the person who had posted the video online in a sexual assault case and assured that the accused will be arrested soon.
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday withdrew a plea that sought transfer of a case related to Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on TASMAC (a state owned liquor company) premises from the Madras High Court to the Supreme Court.
Samajwadi Party MP Zia ur Rahman Barq left from the Sambhal police station on Tuesday after appearing before the Special Investigation Team in connection with the Sambhal violence case.
A Special Court in Bengaluru on Tuesday heard a petition filed by Enforcement Directorate challenging Lokayukta police's 'B Report' in the MUDA (Mysore Urban Development Authority) 'scam' case involving Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Following the blast reported outside BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia's residence in Jalandhar, Special DGP Arpit Shukla said that two people have been arrested in this case and claimed that it was done to disturb the communal harmony in the state.