An FIR was registered against accused Rajkumar Singh and one unidentified person for demanding Rs 50 lakh from a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, the Thakurganj Police Station in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow said.
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday criticised Congress's national president, Mallikarjun Kharge and his party for insulting Indian culture, further highlighting that BJP has given a big blow to terrorists, corrupt people, fraudsters, and extortionists.
"The caller spoke to the jeweller for a few minutes. In the recorded conversation the jeweller's wife could be heard pleading before the caller, saying that their family did not have money and was in debt but the caller still threatened the entire family with dire consequences if they failed
Amid China's economic struggles, police are increasingly seizing assets from private businesses, demanding payments in exchange for releasing frozen funds. Business owners report widespread extortion, with the practice of "offshore fishing" growing as a source of revenue for local government
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court on Thursday granted two days custody of the accused arrested in Raj Mandir Hyper Market firing for extortion. On Wednesday an incident of firing took place outside the Raj Mandir Hyper Market in the Meera Bagh area under the limits of Police Station Paschim Vihar.
BJP leader R Ashoka criticised the Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's tweets and claimed that the Karnataka government for their alleged practice of collecting 10% from developers before assigning work and over 50% after completion, implying that this money is sent to Delhi.
In a significant breakthrough, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police led by Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma on Sunday arrested four persons including a key aide of Amritpal Singh for their involvement in the smuggling of illegal arms, drugs, extortion and others.
Days after Bollywood actor Salman Khan received threat message last week, demanding Rs 5 crore to settle the long-standing feud with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the Mumbai police received an apology from the same sender stating that the message was "sent by mistake."
Delhi's Patiala House remanded Deepak Boxer to judicial custody after two days of police custody in an extortion case in the Nangloi area. He was arrested in connection with a firing incident in a sweet shop in the Nangloi area to allegedly extort money.
The security has been tightened at the residence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan after fresh death threats received demanding an extortion payment of Rs 5 crore.