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Rs 2 crore extorted from lonely 70-year-old in Worli: How a 'friendly' dinner turned into a 2-year nightmare

February 07, 2026 8:05 pm

According to Mumbai police, the extortion threats began after the gang realised that the victim was financially well-off and was living alone.

Three young men of Punjabi origin have been charged with serious firearm offences

3 Punjabi men charged in Surrey ‘extortion’ shooting

February 03, 2026 4:20 pm

Authorities have described the incident as another example of extortion-related violence, a crisis that has disproportionately affected Surrey’s large Punjabi and South Asian population.

Mumbai ganster ravi puja under police custody

Extortion case: Gangster Ravi Pujari in police custody

January 22, 2026 10:09 pm

According to the police, D'souza's wife Lizelle registered an extortion and threat case in Amboli police station in March, 2018.

CCTV footage of a house Parminder Singh targeted

Punjabi man gets 7.5-year jail term for extortion in Canada

December 25, 2025 3:26 pm

Project Gaslight has charged seven other people of Indian origin, mostly in their late teens or twenties, including a young woman.

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.

2 accused of kidnapping, killing property dealer arrested: Police

July 09, 2025 10:57 am

Two men arrested for kidnapping and killing Mohali property dealer after failed extortion bid, say police.

Businessman abducted, Rs 1.5 lakh extorted by men impersonating Delhi Police sleuths: Cops

July 02, 2025 6:28 am

They allegedly abduct him in a car, assault him, and then extort a total of Rs 1.5 lakh from him. The sequence of events played out on Thursday, said officers.

Threat calls to Tumakuru RTO in May blew lid off extortion racket using names of Karnataka Lokayukta officials

June 19, 2025 10:43 am

Tumakuru RTO A V Prasad had filed a complaint in May, saying he had received a call from a man claiming to be Vamsi Krishna, SP of the Bengaluru city Lokayukta unit, demanding ₹ 1 lakh to prevent a raid.

A former constable from Holalkere in the Chitradurga region, Ningappa was dismissed from police service a few years ago after not reporting for duty.

IPS officer linked to Karnataka Lokayukta extortion case seeks anticipatory bail as new corruption probe expands

June 18, 2025 2:41 pm

Former SP Joshi Mahadev was moved out of the Karnataka Lokayukta police unit on June 12. He sought anticipatory bail after a former police constable, accused of extortion, was arrested.

Sex-for-Cash scam : High Court seeks affidavit from Punjab govt and DGP

May 06, 2025 5:49 am

After hearing the submissions, the Division Bench directed the State of Punjab to file an affidavit in response. The issue of locus standi will be addressed thereafter.