Extortion

Hearing On Extortion Case Against Chinmayanand Postponed To October 26

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 14, 2019

Chinmayanand Rape Case: A magisterial court prosecuting a woman law student and her three male friends for allegedly trying to extort money from Chinmayanand, a BJP leader accused of sexually exploiting the woman, on Monday adjourned the hearing of the case to October 26.

Delhi Police Arrests 3 For 'Plotting' Murder

Delhi News | ANI | Monday October 14, 2019

The Delhi Police has arrested three men who were planning to commit a murder of a person who was allegedly extorting money from them. Three pistols were also recovered from their possession, police said.

Bail Pleas Of 2 Accused In Extortion Case Involving Chinmayanand Rejected

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 10, 2019

Chinmayanand Case: A local court on Thursday rejected bail applications of two accused in an extortion case involving former Union minister Chinmayanand.

Cop Gets 3-Year Jail Term, Rs 1.2 Lakh Fine For Extortion

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 7, 2019

A court here has awarded 3-year jail term to a Delhi Police official for taking bribe from a family by threatening to implicate it in a false case.

Alleged Dawood Ibrahim Aide Arrested In Mumbai For Extortion: Police

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 6, 2019

An alleged aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim was arrested for trying to extort Rs 5 lakh from a businessman in Mumbai, police said on Sunday.

Delhi Gangster Showed Videos Of Shooting To Extort Money: Police

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 5, 2019

Notorious interstate criminal Saddam alias Ghauri, who was arrested from Meerut in a joint operation by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police and Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday, has made some startling revelations about his activities.

In Madhya Pradesh Sex Scandal, Third Probe Panel Chief In 8 Days

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday October 2, 2019

The Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government has appointed a new chief of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) - the third in eight days - which is probing a sex scandal involving politicians and bureaucrats. The decision comes amid public sparring between two senior police officers over investigations into the case that has caused political ripple...

Congress Leaders Detained Ahead Of March In UP Against BJP's Chinmayanand

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday September 30, 2019

Congress leaders were today refused permission to take out a march in support of the jailed law student who has accused the BJP's Chinmayanand of rape.The Congress leaders wanted to march from the town of Shahjahanpur to Lucknow, 180 km away,in solidarity with the student.

American Who Leaked Singapore HIV Data Jailed In The United States

World News | Reuters | Monday September 30, 2019

An American who leaked the names of more than 14,000 HIV-positive people in Singapore has been sentenced to 24 months in a U.S. federal prison for extorting the Singapore government.

Congress To March For UP Law Student Who Accused Chinmayanand Of Rape

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

The Congress will take out a "Nyay Yatra" from Shahjahanpur to Lucknow on Monday in order to ensure that justice is delivered to the woman who has accused former Union minister Chinmayanand of raping her and was later arrested in an extortion case, the party said on Sunday.

In MP Sex Scandal, Cops Targeted Out Of Jealousy, Alleges Senior Officer

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday September 28, 2019

Police officers have also been targeted in the Madhya Pradesh sex scandal that led to the extortion of senior bureaucrats and eight former ministers with more than 1,000 explicit videos, chats and audio files, a senior officer has alleged

Seized Bank Accounts May Reveal Money Trail In Madhya Pradesh Sex Scandal

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday September 28, 2019

The sensational extortion racket involving a dozen top bureaucrats and eight former ministers of Madhya Pradesh and over 1,000 clips of sex chats, explicit videos and audios has left behind a money trail.

UP Student In Jail, Rape-Accused Chinmayanand On Extended Hospital Break

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 26, 2019

Former union minister Chinmayanand, arrested in a case of alleged rape last Friday, may not leave a hospital in Lucknow anytime soon, indicates a medical bulletin put out by doctors today.

In Madhya Pradesh Sex Scandal, Politicians, Bureaucrats, Over 1,000 Clips

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 26, 2019

A dozen top bureaucrats and eight former ministers of Madhya Pradesh are being investigated in a high profile extortion racket in which over 1,000 clips of sex chats, explicit videos and audios have been found from computers and mobile phones. What is making headlines as the "honey-trap" scandal targeted mainly politicians and bureaucrats and invol...

Woman Morphed Photos Of Students, Teachers, Blackmailed Schools: Cops

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 25, 2019

A woman was arrested on Wednesday on charges of morphing photographs of students, parents and teachers of some schools and attempting to extort money from the managements by blackmailing, police said.