Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Kolkata Police have unearthed an extortion racket that allegedly blackmailed people with alternative sexual orientation after contacting them through queer dating apps. A statement issued by the city police on Wednesday morning stated that three persons have also been arrested in connection with this incident. The … Read more
Srinagar, July 25, KDC: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association on Friday has written to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, seeking immediate intervention to end the alleged harassment, extortion, and illegal seizure of livestock transporters passing through Punjab en route to Kashmir. In the letter, National Convenor of the Association, Nasir Khuehami, according to Srinagar … Read more
Srinagar, July 24 (KDC): In a major development likely to trigger a meat crisis in Kashmir, the region’s mutton dealers have collectively decided to suspend the transportation of live livestock from outside states, citing rampant extortion by contractors at Punjab checkpoints, particularly at Shambu Border and Madhavpur. The Mutton Dealers Association alleged that transporters bringing … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) A gang of four individuals was arrested on Tuesday, on the charges of impersonating as aides of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and attempting extortion in Karnataka. The arrested accused have been identified as Mohammad Rafeeq, Shishupal Singh, Vansh Sachdev, and Amit Choudhary. The Sheshadripuram Police apprehended them … Read more
Sopore, July 12 (KDC): Sopore Police have arrested an individual for allegedly extorting money from a local resident by impersonating connections within the police department and offering undue assistance in a pending matter. The accused has been identified as Shahzad Ahmad Dar, son of Late Mohammad Ramzan Dar, a resident of Dangerpora Sopore. According to … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada police have dismantled an interstate fraud syndicate accused of duping victims of over Rs 10 crore through a sophisticated “digital arrest” scam. The latest arrests were made the other day in Palghar, Maharashtra, where two key operatives, Arpit … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against cyber-enabled financial crimes, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a key member of a transnational cyber extortion syndicate during coordinated raids in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a statement said. The arrest, part of the ongoing Operation Chakra-V, was made on … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hazaribagh, June 25 (IANS) In a chilling incident in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district, two youths were shot at in broad daylight on Wednesday in the Keredari police station area, police officials said. The attack occurred barely a week after they were allegedly threatened with an extortion demand of Rs 5 lakh. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) A court in Telangana’s Warangal town granted bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy hours after he was arrested by the police over allegations of extortion. The court rejected the petition by police to send him to judicial custody and granted him conditional … Read more