The Anti-Extortion Cell of Thane Crime Branch on Saturday arrested Vijay Purushottam Salvi, a close aide of gangster Ravi Pujari, who is wanted in an extortion case.
The booked police officers allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 10 lakhs from two youths from Kerala to avoid arrest in a case registered against them in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
A Delhi court on Thursday directed the Rohini Jail authorities to inquire into the factum of payment of extortion money to one prison official through Paytm.
Lawrence Bishnoi was arrested by the Delhi crime branch on May 31 in this case. The case was initially lodged at the Sunlight Colony police station. Later on, the case was transferred to the Delhi police crime branch.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against three persons, including a Myanmar national, in a case of extortion by members of banned terror outfits in Manipur.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition of Leena Maria Paulose, wife of conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar in a Rs 200 crore extortion case registered by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police.
In a rare case of extortion, the officials said a man accused of demanding Rs 22 lakh has apologized after admitting his mistake to his victim on Wednesday in New Delhi, said the officials.
A businessman allegedly received death threats for non payment of extortion money valued at Rs 10 crore in the Pitampura area of North West Delhi, the officials said on Monday.
Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has seized possession of 81 immovable properties and issued an eviction notice in respect of 10 immovable properties in connection with the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy Extortion case.