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  Bombay HC rejects ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's plea against probe

  India | September 16, 2021 17:31 IST

  Param Bir Singh had questioned the two inquiries initiated against him by the state Home Department on April 1 and April 20, for allegedly violating service rules and another over allegations of corruption, terming them "mala fide" and intended to target and harass him.

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  Maharashtra: Delhi-based doctor duped of over Rs 2 cr by man posing as woman on social media

  Crime | September 05, 2021 13:47 IST

  The accused had made fake profiles on Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms by posing as a woman, a senior police official said.

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  8 arrested on charges of 'sextortion' in Rajasthan

  India | August 05, 2021 10:02 IST

  A police officer said that 8 accused have been arrested in this connection on Wednesday, most of whom are 10th-12th pass. 

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  Mansukh Hiren death case: CBI quizzes Sachin Vaze's drivers

  India | April 11, 2021 23:42 IST

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday questioned two drivers of suspended Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze, accused in the Mansukh Hiren death case.

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  Delhi man gets extortion call asking for Rs 5 crore, caller gives death threat

  Crime | July 27, 2020 13:36 IST

  A Delhi based man was threatened on a call by an unknown caller who asked him to pay Rs 5 crore as extortion. The man also threatened to kill him if the sum was not paid. The man's family was also threatened. The call came from an international number.

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  Greater Noida: Mercedes-driving man who extorted money at gunpoint arrested

  Crime | July 26, 2020 9:04 IST

  A man, who drove a Mercedes and extorted money from people on roads at gunpoint, has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, police said on Saturday.

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  Man held for extortion, three co-accused absconding in Maharashtra

  India | March 06, 2020 10:47 IST

  A 49-year-old man was arrested for allegedly extorting money from the owner of a charitable dispensary in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.

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  Couple staged attack on themselves to extort money: police

  Crime | March 06, 2020 7:26 IST

  A case has been registered against a woman, her husband and three others for staging an assault on the couple and claiming that it was done to force them to withdraw a rape case, the police said on Thursday.

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  2 posing as cops, extorting money from commuters held in Ghaziabad

  India | February 24, 2020 21:45 IST

  Two persons have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district for allegedly posing as policemen and extorting money from commuters, an official said on Monday.

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  Ransom demand on WhatsApp! Mumbai criminal, lodged in jail, booked again

  India | February 14, 2020 13:21 IST

  A Mumbai criminal Uday Pathak, who is lodged in jail in a murder case, has been booked for demanding Rs 5 lakh extortion money via WhatsApp.

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  Ex-Dawood aide Tarik Parveen held for extortion

  India | February 09, 2020 18:39 IST

  The Anti Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested a former aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim for allegedly extorting a city-based businessman, police said. 

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  MP honeytrap case: Mastermind launched IT, realty firms with extortion

  India | September 28, 2019 11:31 IST

  Strong evidence in the Madhya Pradesh honeytrap scandal suggests that huge amounts, running into several crores, was pocketed by the two women, who blackmailed a bunch of powerful bureaucrats and politicians in the state.

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  Law student who accused Chinmayanand of rape could be arrested

  India | September 22, 2019 13:44 IST

  The sources said that the victim has been involved in the extortion call made to Chinmayanand by her male companion, Sanjay Singh, and two cousins, Sachin Sengar and Vikram, and is named as one of the accused in the case.

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  Law student, three friends booked for extortion

  India | September 21, 2019 19:58 IST

  Sources said the SIT also booked the woman on charges of causing disappearance of evidence. The former Union minister was arrested by the SIT on Friday and sent to 14 days' judicial custody.  

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  Court takes up charge sheet against AAP lawmaker

  India | August 30, 2019 17:19 IST

  Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, after taking the cognisance of the charge sheet, posted the matter for scrutiny of documents on September 9. Gulab Singh Yadav is currently the lawmaker from Matiala Assembly constituency.

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  New twist in Chinmayanand case, victim staying with extortionist

  India | August 28, 2019 17:36 IST

  A senior Uttar Pradesh Police officer confirmed that CCTV footage retrieved from a hotel in Dwarka establishes the presence of the victim with the boy who reportedly made an extortion call to Chinmayanand.

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  Government compulsorily retires tax officers on extortion, bribe, sexual harassment charges

  India | June 10, 2019 21:56 IST

  The Government has compulsorily retired almost a dozen senior tax officers on charges ranging from extortion, bribe and sexual harassment.  

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  Three held for bid to extort Rs 25 lakh from film producer

  India | May 28, 2019 18:55 IST

  The director had earlier worked with the producer, an official said, adding that the extortion bid was a fallout of a financial dispute between the two.

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  BJP MLA thrashes mining officer for refusing his demand to extort money from miners

  India | October 10, 2018 19:12 IST

  According to a complaint lodged by Singh, he was called along with his staff member at the Circuit House last night where the two were beaten up.

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  Bitcoin extortion case: Court declares ex-BJP MLA Nalin Kotadiya as 'absconder'

  India | June 18, 2018 23:04 IST

  Additional sessions judge P G Tamakuwala declared Kotadiya a "proclaimed offender" (absconder) under section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC ).