Extortion

Mumbai: Chhota Shakeel's 'aide' held for making extortion calls to businessman

The Anti Extortion Cell of Crime Branch arrested the 25-year-old accused, who had identified himself as "Billo", from suburban Oshiwara on Tuesday

Lodge police complaint, inform me if anyone tries to extort money using name of TMC, says Mahua Moitra

Moitra's comments came a day after CM Mamata Banerjee ordered the police department to take action against those accused of extortion and fleecing people

J&K: Two BJP leaders arrested for extortion

BJP's Bandipora district president Abdul Rehman Tikri and sarpanch Mushtaq Ahmad have been arrested by police for allegedly extorting money from a woman in order to get her brother out of jail

Uttar Pradesh advocate suicide case: Seven booked under Gangsters Act

Senior advocate Mukesh Kumar Pathak, who died by suicide late on Saturday night, reportedly was battling depression after the suspects tried to extort Rs 60 lakh and threatened to abduct his son

Driver stages kidnapping of employer's children to extort money, says Mumbai Police

During the interrogation, the driver admitted that he had hatched the conspiracy of kidnapping the twin children of a Mumbai-based builder to get money for his daughter's marriage, an official said

Kabir Singh inspired me, says Delhi man who conned women into extortion by posing as orthopaedic surgeon

Kumar told the police that the whole idea of identifying himself as a doctor came after he watched the movie Kabir Singh

Protection for accused, jail for victim has become new normal, says Congress’ Kapil Sibal in veiled jibe at BJP over Chinmayanand rape case

In a veiled jibe at the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government over the rape case against Swami Chinmayanand, senior Congress leader and lawyer Kapil Sibal on Friday said that 'protection for accused while the victim is being turned into the accused' has become the new normal

Truck driver shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur for paying Rs 20 less as extortion fee to security guards

A truck driver was shot dead by security guards of a sand mine in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district for allegedly paying Rs 30 instead of Rs 50. Station house officer, Sisolar, Rakesh Kumar Pandey, said the incident took place around 4 am. The body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem and investigation in the case is underway, SHO said.

CBI books former Samajwadi Party MP Ateeq Ahmad for extortion, staged abduction of Lucknow-based businessman

The CBI has booked former MP Ateeq Ahmad and others for allegedly orchestrating the abduction of a Lucknow-based businessman from Deoria Jail to extort money and take over his business

CBDT offers three months' salary and allowance to 12 senior I-T officers compulsorily retired from service

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) order accessed by Firstpost shows that all 12 officers have been relieved of their duties with immediate effect and the government has offered them three months salary and allowances