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Thai woman extorts over Rs 100 crore by seducing, blackmailing Buddhist monks

July 17, 2025 9:50 am

Investigators found over 385 million baht (over Rs 101 crore) had passed through her bank accounts over the past three years, much of it believed to have been spent on online gambling sites.

2 accused of kidnapping, killing property dealer arrested: Police

July 09, 2025 10:57 am

Two men arrested for kidnapping and killing Mohali property dealer after failed extortion bid, say police.

Businessman abducted, Rs 1.5 lakh extorted by men impersonating Delhi Police sleuths: Cops

July 02, 2025 6:28 am

They allegedly abduct him in a car, assault him, and then extort a total of Rs 1.5 lakh from him. The sequence of events played out on Thursday, said officers.

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.

A former constable from Holalkere in the Chitradurga region, Ningappa was dismissed from police service a few years ago after not reporting for duty.

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, Public servant extortion case, Chandigarh

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

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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.