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Gujarat: Former BJP MLA, ex-IPS get life imprisonment for extorting trader for bitcoins worth Rs 12 crore in 2018

August 30, 2025 1:20 am

Kotadiya was elected MLA from Dhari Assembly constituency in 2012 as a candidate of Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP), an outfit floated by former chief minister Keshubhai Patel

Rs 31k 'extorted' from jeweller in Mumbai: Court rejects interim bail plea of three GRP cops

August 27, 2025 12:10 am

The men in their pleas claimed to have been falsely implicated and said that there was a delay of five days in filing the FIR

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Security guards threatened, Rs 5 lakh extortion demanded from EON Kharadi Infrastructure; FIR lodged

August 07, 2025 10:04 pm

The complainant looks after the duties and other issues of the security guards deployed by Infinity Facility Services at the property.

Mumbai: Man uses car with ‘MLA sticker’, tries to extort Rs 5 lakh from contractor, held

July 01, 2025 1:52 am

According to the complainant, the accused asked him to tell his bosses that they should pay him Rs 5 lakh by July 5 if they wanted to continue with their work

Accused of honey trapping, extortion by Surat builder, absconding social media influencer held in Ahmedabad

June 21, 2025 12:37 am

Sources said there was a property dispute between the complainant and one Vijay Savani, who also deals in real estate in Surat city, and the matter is pending in Surat court

Man poses as MCD official, extorts Rs 1.75 lakh from Defence Colony resident, held: Delhi police

May 25, 2025 2:57 am

When the woman initially refused, police said the accused escalated his threats, warning he would sabotage her son’s marriage

Firing outside music producer Pinky Dhaliwal’s house, extortion suspected

May 17, 2025 9:53 am

Police officials said the attackers initially fired into the air, then returned on their motorcycle and opened fire directly at the house.

On the run for a year, man held for extorting Mumbai-based businessman

March 30, 2025 11:43 pm

The accused initially took Rs 20 lakh in cash from the victim and later made him transfer Rs 10 lakh more through RTGS

Former Maharashtra DGP Sanjay Pandey appears before Thane police in extortion case

December 11, 2024 3:24 pm

Sanjay Pandey, who was the DGP under the MVA government, is accused of misusing his position, starting an illegal probe and extorting money from one Sanjay Punamiya.

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan sent to two-day police custody in extortion case

December 01, 2024 8:39 pm

Balyan’s counsel, however, called the arrest “illegal” and “political”, stating that the grounds of arrest weren’t given to the accused in writing at the time of the arrest.

Nepal’s Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigns after 19 killed in ‘Gen Z’ protests

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Nepal's Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has resigned after 19 people died during youth-led protests demanding reforms and accountability. The protests spread across major cities and police opened fire on demonstrators. Lekhak tendered his resignation to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli during a Cabinet meeting, following calls from Nepali Congress leaders earlier in the day.

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