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.
Ghaziabad police arrest six for extorting money from drivers under the guise of a mandatory reflective sticker campaign. Authorities are now searching for a police constable allegedly involved in the racket.
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.
Makarpura police arrest three men for extortion and threats against a 61-year-old woman who repaid Rs 4.39 crore on a Rs 1.57 crore loan. Crackdown on illegal loan sharks continues. Read the full story.
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.
Marathwada's local body elections delivered a split verdict. Dhananjay Munde's NCP-BJP alliance won big in Parli, while BJP made gains. Regional parties also made their mark. Read the full analysis.
Unidentified criminals fired eight rounds at a drilling contractor's house in Ranchi, demanding Rs 5 crore. Police seized abandoned bike and pistols. Read the full details.
STF Ambala arrests four Lawrence Bishnoi gang shooters, recovers illegal weapons. Accused were plotting extortion firing at a toll plaza and a major crime in Ranchi. Read the full details.
Streamer Asmongold offers legal help to Tylil James, calling Jourdin Pauline's $2000 demand extortion. Pauline insists it's for a broken phone. Details inside.
Bombay High Court rejects bail plea of Valmik Karad, prime accused in sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh's abduction and murder. MCOCA invoked in the high-profile Beed case. Read 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.
Two minors in Koderma were held at gunpoint, forced into compromising acts, and extorted of Rs 4,635 after a video was recorded. Police have launched a high-priority investigation. Read for details.
Two school students in Koderma were held at gunpoint, forced into compromising acts, and extorted via UPI after visiting Vrindaha waterfall. Police have launched a manhunt.
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.
Mohali Police's CIA unit arrests three men from Ludhiana for staging armed robberies with a fake pistol, snatching gold chains, phones, and extorting money via Google Pay. Read the full story.
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.
Kanpur cyber crime police dismantle a gang extorting money via 'digital arrest' scams. Five arrested after a Shravasti man's complaint. Read how they posed as police officers.
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.
Palnadu police take accused into custody over fatal NH-16 crash near Ganapavaram that killed five engineering students. Interrogation reveals shocking claims.
NCP MLA Dhananjay Munde met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, seeking Parli's inclusion in the PRASHAD scheme. The meeting coincides with political uncertainty in Maharashtra. Read more.
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.
Premchand Singh, a social worker and LJP leader in Jharkhand's Chatra, received a Rs 2 crore extortion call via WhatsApp from a person claiming to be gangster Prince Khan. Police are investigating possible international and local links.
A 78-year-old retired banker in Pune was cheated of Rs 63 lakh in a sophisticated cyber fraud involving fake 'digital arrest' and links to a Cambodia human trafficking case. Read the full details of the scam.
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.
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.
A kidnapping and extortion case in south Kolkata leads to one arrest. Victim rescued after being held for Rs 1 lakh ransom. Read the full details of the police investigation.
Delhi High Court Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya warns digital extortion is a complex, borderless crime affecting all. Judges, lawyers must upskill. Supreme Court orders CBI probe.