A Jaipur businessman received extortion threats demanding Rs 5 crore via WhatsApp calls from numbers claiming to be Rohit Godara gang. Police have registered an FIR and are investigating the authenticity of the threats. Read more.
Two women arrested for allegedly demanding Rs 10 crore from the father of a man accused in a miscarriage assault case get bail. Read the full details of the legal battle.
Mangaluru police arrest two for trying to extort money from a cattle owner in Dakshina Kannada. One suspect is absconding. Details on the case and police action inside.
Armed miscreants fired shots at a liquor contractor's office in Haryana's Yamunanagar, demanding a Rs 10 lakh ransom. Police launch manhunt. Read the full story.
PAU police in Ludhiana book two men for blackmailing a schoolboy and extorting over Rs 90,000 using a banned kite string ploy. The teen fell into depression before his family intervened. Read the full details.
A transporter from Halvad accuses two men of demanding Rs 5 lakh, threatening to viral obscene content. Police register case under BNS, launch search. Read the full details.
A former journalist was arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly demanding Rs 15 lakh from three police inspectors to suppress a news story. The case follows a major drug bust in the city. Read the full details.
Surat police arrest five, including three minors, for allegedly extorting ₹70,000 from a textile manager lured via Grindr. The victim was threatened and assaulted in a mango orchard. Read the full details.
Bhaktinagar Police arrest a man for allegedly molesting and extorting a 17-year-old deaf and mute girl, forcing her to steal her family's wedding savings. Read the shocking details.
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Incarcerated conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has moved a Delhi court, seeking permission to pay Rs 217 crore to complainant Aditi Singh in a proposed settlement of the Rs 200 crore extortion case. The plea is listed for January 3.
A 24-year-old graduate posed as gangster Arzoo Bishnoi to extort money from an Abohar jeweller. Ferozepur police swiftly arrested the accused, revealing a sophisticated scam. Read the full investigation details.
Palamu police arrest two men linked to gangster Prince Khan for conspiring to extort Rs 1 crore from a jeweller. Read the full investigation details.
Amrit Mandal, a 29-year-old man from the Hindu minority, was beaten to death in Rajbari's Pangsha. Authorities claim it was over extortion, not communal violence. Read the full details.
Dewas police arrested a woman for allegedly honey-trapping a man and demanding Rs 50 lakh cash and a share of his land. The accused was sent for medical examination. Read the full details.
Mumbai police arrests two women for attempting to extort Rs 5.5 crore from a builder's son by threatening a molestation case. They were caught red-handed accepting Rs 1.5 crore. Read the full story.
Special court in Beed frames MCOCA charges against former Parli council president Valmik Karad for abduction, murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, and Rs 2 crore extortion bid. Next hearing on Jan 8.
Nagpur police arrest Ayushi Walde in honeytrap case where a gang extorted Rs 2 lakh from a hospital HoD using a minor. Mastermind Mona Chikhlonde is still at large. Read the full investigation details.
A Daltonganj jeweller received a WhatsApp voicemail demanding Rs 1 crore from gangster Prince Khan. Police have registered a case under organised crime and BNS sections. Read the full details.
A senior Nagpur doctor was lured, filmed nude, and blackmailed for ₹1.78 lakh by a gang. Police arrested 7, including a woman journalist. Read the shocking details.
Gujarat University Police register an impersonation case against a Patan farmer who posed as a PSI to misuse police machinery for extortion. Details of the scam revealed.
Two history-sheeters in Chennai, out on bail in a weapons case, were arrested again for extorting local traders and possessing ganja and a knife. Read the full details.
A special MCOCA court in Mumbai sentenced two men to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for violently extorting an elderly couple in Dahisar. Read the full details of the case and the hefty fine imposed.
A Delhi court has ordered an FIR for extortion against the accuser in the Samir Modi rape case, citing serious lapses in police investigation. Read the full details and court's strong observations.
A Kheda court sentences a woman to 5 years for abetting a man's suicide and extorting Rs 1.8 lakh. The victim left a note naming the accused. Read the full details of the 2021 case.
A woman from Rajasthan was arrested in Gurgaon for allegedly filing a false rape case to extort money and pressure another woman. Police investigation revealed the complaint was fabricated. Read the full details.
Amritsar police solved a shooting and extortion case on Fatehgarh Churian Road, arresting three. The main accused was shot in the leg after firing at police. Read the full story.
Bengaluru police arrest a man for extorting two local businessmen. Multiple BNS sections, including extortion and criminal intimidation, invoked. Details on the case and charges.
A tragic accident in Gujarat's Morbi district leaves 12 pilgrims dead and 20 injured after a truck crashes into a procession. Rescue ops concluded, police investigation underway.
Notorious gangster Doni Bal threatens a Chandigarh liquor businessman for Rs 1 crore extortion. Police investigation underway after the victim files a complaint. Read the full details.