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Topic: extortion

Business partner wanted in call centre scam emerges as crucial link in Delhi gym owner’s murder

Murder planned two months ago, when Lawrence Bishnoi gang learnt that gym owner Nadir Shah stopped his business partner Kunal Chhabra from sending them extortion money, it is learnt.

Extortion calls a new normal in Punjab. Cops point fingers at Canada-based gangsters

Extortion calls from ganglords have become a law & order issue in Punjab. There was a spurt in such calls after Sidhu Moosewala’s killing in May 2022 & the numbers have plateaued since.

5 criminal cases, extortion charges & more — ‘complex’ past of ex-Punjab AIG who ‘killed’ son-in-law

Malwinder Singh Sidhu faces charges ranging from misusing official position to organising paid-protest to get favourable judgment in ‘fake’ SC certificate row involving son-in-law.

How a hush-hush ops by plainclothed cops in unmarked vehicles busted Rs 5 lakh a day ‘extortion racket’

3 policemen & their dalaals were arrested by UP Police for allegedly collecting Rs 500 in bribes from each trucker crossing into UP from Bihar. SP says, this is 'tip of the iceberg'.

‘Jungle raj’ — Haryana traders, Oppn lash out at BJP govt over spate of firings & extortion calls

Bhartiya Vyapar Mandal state chief says ex-CM Hooda’s strategy needed to deal with crime. Haryana govt insists police actively pursuing criminals, ‘Saini serious about curbing crime’.

Allahabad HC accepts former MP Dhananjay Singh’s criminal appeal in abduction & extortion case

A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file its objection to the bail pleas of Singh and his associate Santosh Vikram Singh by 22 April.

From ‘party society’ to ‘bahubali’ society — how Bengal changed, yet remained same from Left to TMC rule

Under the Left Front, there was seemingly more party control, less money politics. Situation is reversed now with TMC strongmen running businesses in villages & syndicates in cities.

Inter-gang rivalry being probed in Faridabad murder of gangster linked to Lawrence Bishnoi

Surajbhan alias Ballu, a relative of Kapil Sangwan and active member of his gang, was killed Tuesday evening in front of a gym in Sector-11, Faridabad.

Deepfake or not? How scammers used ‘morphed’ video of retd IPS officer to ‘blackmail’ Ghaziabad man

According to police, it is too early to call it a deepfake since forensic analysis of video is yet to be done. FIR has been lodged & police are in touch with social media companies.

Whistleblower or extortionist? How Gujarat ‘crusader’ & AAP leader Yuvrajsinh Jadeja landed in jail

Known for his fight against corruption in recruitment exams, Jadeja has been accused of extorting money from some of the very people he vowed to expose. AAP calls it a ‘conspiracy’.

On Camera

AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

The Army has plans for a technology thrust in the near term, including the use of AI to support decision-making. While well-intentioned, this may have unintended consequences.

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.