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Centre’s order to expand BSF’s jurisdiction in border states strains fragile federal set-up

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Kolkata’s ‘Special 16’ — how realty agent & Republic reporter ‘posed as CBI’, conned businessmen

Madhuparna Das -
The arrest of a journalist covering CBI last week blew the cover of a suspected abduction-extortion racket that saw around a dozen businessmen kidnapped.

Police Medal winner Delhi ASI arrested in ‘Rs 2 crore extortion’ case, suspended

PTI -
The accused has been identified as Rajbir Singh. Four others accused in the case were arrested earlier.

UP law student, who accused Chinmayanand of rape, placed under arrest in extortion case

Ananya Bhardwaj -
The law student’s arrest comes just a day ahead of her interim bail plea hearing. Her lawyer says she was ‘dragged out of her house’.

Law student who accused Chinmayanand of rape questioned by SIT in extortion case

Ananya Bhardwaj -
UP Police’s SIT suspects law student was part of conspiracy to extort Rs 5 crore from Chinmayanand, the former BJP MP and Union minister.

How to save your teenage child from sextortion on Instagram

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
Ahead of Safer Internet Day, experts discuss the growing prevalence of sextortion among young Indians.

Thane police file chargesheet against Dawood Ibrahim and his brothers in extortion case

PTI -
Police registered an offence of extortion in October last year against Dawood gang based on a builder's complaint. 
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