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Punjab Police arrest associate of foreign-based gangster in Ahmedabad
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Initial investigations revealed that Lavish had recently done a "reconnaissance of a liquor contractor and targeted for a Rs 50 lakh extortion demand". He was in constant contact with foreign-based handlers and was planning to carry out a high-profile crime in Punjab.
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'BJP's MCD Govt carrying out extortion in name of User Charges,' says AAP'
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
During a press briefing, AAP's Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj called out the BJP-led central government and its appointed MCD Commissioner for bypassing the democratic mandate and burdening the public with arbitrary user charges.
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Security forces arrest illegal arms dealers and cadre in Manipur
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The situation in Manipur remained tense but controlled in the past 24 hours, with security forces conducting search operations and area domination in the state's hill and valley districts.
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"It was a fight carried out by so many people": DMK on all 9 accused held
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a significant judgment in the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault and extortion case, the Mahila Court in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore convicted all nine accused.
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Gilgit Baltistan traders protest against 'illegal taxes' and neglect at So
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Accusing authorities of extortion and mismanagement, the protesters claimed that despite paying various taxes, their goods have been stuck at the border crossing for months, leading to severe financial losses.
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Assam: Two more arrested in connection with extortion demand on NHAI road
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Assam Police have arrested two more persons in connection with extortion demands placed on the National Highways Authority of India's road project in the State's Dima Hasao district.
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Man uses minor niece, fake thumb in Rs 5 crore extortion plot; Delhi Polic
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Delhi Police have busted a bizarre extortion plot where a man allegedly used his minor niece and a fake human thumb to demand Rs 5 crore from his acquaintance. Delhi Police said that three accused have been apprehended including one juvenile in the case.
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Punjab Police busts extortion racket, arrests 24 year old accused
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has arrested a 24-year-old man for attempting to extort money from a local automobile showroom owner by impersonating the brother of foreign-based gangster Goldy Brar, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.
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Six-member SIT team formed to probe Varanasi gangrape case: Police
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Varanasi Police Commissioner Mohit Agrawal on Thursday announced the formation of a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged Varanasi gang rape case.
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Delhi: Court frames charges against Gogi gang associate in extortion case
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has framed charges against Yogesh alias Tunda, Ankesh Lakra and three other alleged associates of Gogi gang in a case for extortion of Rs 5 crore. An FIR was registered at Nangloi police station in 2024 in this regard.
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Manipur police arrests active cadre of KCP-Noyon group for extortion activ
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taking to X, the Manipur police posted, "On April 6, 2025, Manipur Police arrested 01(one) active cadre of KCP (PWG), namely, Waikhom Loveson Singh (31) of Nagamapal Kangjabi Leirak, Imphal West District, from Nagamapal Kangjabi Leirak under City-PS, Imphal West District. The arrested person
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Chinese hacker identified in Taiwan's MacKay hospital ransomware attack, C
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) revealed that a 20-year-old Chinese man was behind the ransomware attack and attempted extortion at MacKay Memorial Hospital in Taipei, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
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