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Medical professional lured through ‘sex chat’ blackmailed; loses Rs 94 lakh

August 16, 2025 9:09 pm

An officer said that they have some technical leads and teams have been sent to nab the accused.

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.

Temple priest’s assistant held for raping Bengaluru woman, blackmailing her

June 16, 2025 3:24 pm

The accused is a BA graduate who hails from Thrissur in Kerala, the Bengaluru City police said.

Delhi Police has issued a non-bailable warrant was issued against the accused in connection with the case registered in 2022. (File Photo)

Delhi Police arrest Rajasthan native for posing as YouTube employee, blackmailing people with explicit videos

February 25, 2025 2:30 pm

Sahid, 27, has allegedly extorted hundreds of people after recording their private clips through WhatsApp video calls, the Delhi Police Cyber Cell revealed.

Held for murder, woman in UP’s Bareilly tells police, ‘Was so disturbed by his blackmail I was left with no choice’

February 04, 2025 7:15 pm

A 32-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly was arrested for allegedly murdering her neighbour who had allegedly been blackmailing her to have physical relations with him.

19-year-old man who posed as CBI officer arrested for sextortion in Delhi

February 05, 2025 3:58 am

Delhi Police say his victim was blackmailed over a nude video call made by a girl.

The woman confided in her friend Mayuresh Nandkumar Dhumal, 24, a resident of Jambhli Naka, and on Friday, the two friends confronted the accused.

Man killed for trying to blackmail Thane woman with her intimate photos

October 04, 2024 6:39 pm

According to the police, the woman met the man, Satesh Paranjpe, a resident of Kopri in Thane, at a wedding on April 28.

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In 5-day trauma of cyber blackmail, 74-yr-old forced to part with Rs 97 lakh

August 05, 2024 11:11 pm

An FIR in the case was registered by the 74-year-old Baner resident who is retired. In the third week of July, he received a call from a person who identified himself as an officer from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

‘Bookie’ Anil Jaisinghani, who tried to blackmail Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’ family, walks out of prison on bail

February 05, 2024 9:26 pm

Anil Jaisinghani has more than 10 cases against him across 5 states. Police said that Anil and his daughter Aniksha tried to offer Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta a bribe of Rs 1 crore.