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Threat calls to Tumakuru RTO in May blew lid off extortion racket using names of Karnataka Lokayukta officials

June 19, 2025 10:43 am

Tumakuru RTO A V Prasad had filed a complaint in May, saying he had received a call from a man claiming to be Vamsi Krishna, SP of the Bengaluru city Lokayukta unit, demanding ₹ 1 lakh to prevent a raid.

IPS officer linked to Karnataka Lokayukta extortion case seeks anticipatory bail as new corruption probe expands

June 18, 2025 2:41 pm

Former SP Joshi Mahadev was moved out of the Karnataka Lokayukta police unit on June 12. He sought anticipatory bail after a former police constable, accused of extortion, was arrested.

Sex-for-Cash scam : High Court seeks affidavit from Punjab govt and DGP

May 06, 2025 5:49 am

After hearing the submissions, the Division Bench directed the State of Punjab to file an affidavit in response. The issue of locus standi will be addressed thereafter.

CBI court awards its inspector 5-yr jail: ‘graft by public servants has reached monsterous stage’

May 04, 2025 9:52 am

‘Institutions created to serve public are thwarting its very purpose

Severed thumb, smartwatch and a threat letter: 2 arrested, minor held for demanding Rs 5 crore from Delhi businessman

April 29, 2025 6:10 am

On April 18, the police apprehended the minor girl. She told police that her uncle, the key accused in the extortion case, had asked her to deliver the package

Income tax official arrested over extortion bid on Delhi businessman caught after jumping bail

April 27, 2025 2:32 pm

Deepak Kashyap, a personal secretary in the Income Tax Department, was declared a proclaimed offender by a Delhi court after he jumped bail following his arrest in 2023.

Extortion threats ignored: Mohali man’s car set ablaze, police apathy under fire

April 15, 2025 9:30 am

Mandeep said he lodged a complaint regarding the threats at Sohana police station on November 16, 2024. However, no action was taken, and his complaint wasn’t even formally registered.

Haryana bizman booked for trying to extort Rs 1 cr from city developer

April 10, 2025 10:56 pm

According to MIDC police, the accused businessman from Faridabad, Haryana had booked a 694 square feet office space in an IT Park built by the complainant's construction company in Andheri (East) in December 2017

Doctor at Pune's Symbiosis hospital booked for 'extorting' money from patient to perform surgery, sacked

April 10, 2025 1:23 pm

According to the FIR, Symbiosis University Hospital in Pune is a charity hospital, and the patient "should not be levied even a single rupee as treatment expenses".

Bengaluru pre-school principal held for extorting money from parent with whom she was in relationship

April 02, 2025 8:32 am

The Central Crime Branch also arrested two of her associates who allegedly threatened to leak private photos of the parent and accused teacher if he did not pay her Rs 20 lakh.

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