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According to police, the accused, Suleiman, a resident of Nanawal village in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district,

Weapon supplier to Bambiha gang operative held in Panchkula ahead of MC polls: police

May 07, 2026 9:32 am

Accused had given a licensed revolver to a history-sheeter linked to extortion and betting racket in Pinjore-Kalka region: police

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Punjabi youngsters deported from Canada in escalating extortion crackdown

May 06, 2026 12:28 pm

Surrey has recorded around 90 extortion attempts since late 2025, connected to at least 15 or 16 shootings and two arson cases. Many victims are repeat targets, often from the South Asian community.

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Bengaluru entrepreneur alleges honeytrap by Instagram influencer, lodges complaint

April 24, 2026 3:59 pm

Complainant claimed his private content was shared with his wife.

Gangster Ravi Pujari arrested in 2017 extortion case, taken into custody form Bengaluru j

March 18, 2026 10:25 pm

The case relates to an incident in which two shooters allegedly opened fire outside a builder’s office in Thane after he refused to pay ₹10 crore demanded by Pujari, who was then operating from abroad.

CBI arrests own inspector for seeking Rs 2 crore to 'settle' complaint from South Delhi resident

March 11, 2026 9:06 pm

The accused CBI officer allegedly demanded Rs 2 crore from a South Delhi resident to "settle" a complaint supposedly filed against him.

Fake cops, honeytrap, Rs 50,000 demand: Gujarat High Court slams ‘easy money’ crime as it slashes sentences in 2010 case

February 20, 2026 3:15 pm

The complainant was lured into intimacy by a woman, following which four men cornered him by pretending to be crime branch officers, the Gujarat High Court noted.

Exclusive | Mapping clubs, bars: How Delhi Police plans to tackle extortion rackets run by gangs abroad

February 13, 2026 11:43 am

Businessmen in Delhi are having sleepless nights, afraid that the next phone call will be yet another extortion demand. To tackle the menace, police have an ace up their sleeve.

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.