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UP Man, 22, Posing As Income Tax Officials Arrested After Extortion Attempt
Police on Monday arrested a 22-year-old man in Sambhal district for posing as an income tax officer, issuing a fake notice to a person and demanding Rs 24 lakh, a police official said.
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Indian-Origin Tech CEO Says His AI Startup Is Being Blackmailed To Extort $3 Million
The company has reported the extortion attempt to law enforcement and has indicated its intent to pursue further legal action against the individuals involved.
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Tout Clings To Moving Truck As Extortion Bid Backfires In Madhya Pradesh
In a dramatic incident in Rewa district, an attempt by a tout to extort money from a truck driver backfired when the driver refused to comply and drove away, forcing the tout to cling to the moving vehicle for nearly five kilometres to save his life.
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Pornhub User Data Reportedly Stolen by Hacker Group ShinyHunters, Threaten to Expose
Pornhub is reportedly facing an extortion attempt after hackers linked to the ShinyHunters group claimed to have stolen data of more than 200 million Premium users. The attackers have threatened to publish the data unless a Bitcoin ransom is paid. While samples shared with the media appear genuine, questions remain around how recent the data is and...
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Student Poses As Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Member To Extort Rs 30 Lakh, Arrested
Police have arrested a BSc student in Uttarakhand's Haridwar for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 30 lakh from a businessman in the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, officials said.
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Odisha Man Poses As Maoist To Extort Rs 35 Lakh From Father, Arrested
In a shocking case, a 24-year-old young man was arrested on charges of attempting to dupe his father by posing as a fake Maoist and demanding Rs 35 lakh as extortion in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said.
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Lalit Modi's Brother Arrested In Rape Case, Lawyer Terms Allegations "False"
Businessman Samir Modi was arrested at the airport on Thursday following a Look-Out Circular (LOC) issued by the Delhi Police.
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"Pay Rs 80 Crore Or Face Baba Siddiqui's Fate": Mumbai Businessman Gets Threat Calls from Pakistan
Mumbai Police have launched a probe after a 51-year-old businessman filed a complaint alleging death threats and extortion attempts linked to gangster Chhota Shakeel's network.
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Mumbai Woman Gets Ex-Lover Jailed In False Rape Case, Arrested
A Mumbai woman working in a private bank has landed in police net for lackmailing and attempting to extort Rs 1 crore from her ex-partner and IT professional by filing a false rape case after a break-up, an official said on Thursday.
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'Didn't Pay Up': Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Says It Attacked Rapper Badshah's Club
The explosions outside two clubs, including one owned by rapper Badshah, in Chandigarh were allegedly carried out by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang after their attempts to extort money failed.
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UP Man, 22, Posing As Income Tax Officials Arrested After Extortion Attempt
Police on Monday arrested a 22-year-old man in Sambhal district for posing as an income tax officer, issuing a fake notice to a person and demanding Rs 24 lakh, a police official said.
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Indian-Origin Tech CEO Says His AI Startup Is Being Blackmailed To Extort $3 Million
The company has reported the extortion attempt to law enforcement and has indicated its intent to pursue further legal action against the individuals involved.
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Tout Clings To Moving Truck As Extortion Bid Backfires In Madhya Pradesh
In a dramatic incident in Rewa district, an attempt by a tout to extort money from a truck driver backfired when the driver refused to comply and drove away, forcing the tout to cling to the moving vehicle for nearly five kilometres to save his life.
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Pornhub User Data Reportedly Stolen by Hacker Group ShinyHunters, Threaten to Expose
Pornhub is reportedly facing an extortion attempt after hackers linked to the ShinyHunters group claimed to have stolen data of more than 200 million Premium users. The attackers have threatened to publish the data unless a Bitcoin ransom is paid. While samples shared with the media appear genuine, questions remain around how recent the data is and...
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Student Poses As Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Member To Extort Rs 30 Lakh, Arrested
Police have arrested a BSc student in Uttarakhand's Haridwar for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 30 lakh from a businessman in the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, officials said.
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Odisha Man Poses As Maoist To Extort Rs 35 Lakh From Father, Arrested
In a shocking case, a 24-year-old young man was arrested on charges of attempting to dupe his father by posing as a fake Maoist and demanding Rs 35 lakh as extortion in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said.
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Lalit Modi's Brother Arrested In Rape Case, Lawyer Terms Allegations "False"
Businessman Samir Modi was arrested at the airport on Thursday following a Look-Out Circular (LOC) issued by the Delhi Police.
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"Pay Rs 80 Crore Or Face Baba Siddiqui's Fate": Mumbai Businessman Gets Threat Calls from Pakistan
Mumbai Police have launched a probe after a 51-year-old businessman filed a complaint alleging death threats and extortion attempts linked to gangster Chhota Shakeel's network.
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Mumbai Woman Gets Ex-Lover Jailed In False Rape Case, Arrested
A Mumbai woman working in a private bank has landed in police net for lackmailing and attempting to extort Rs 1 crore from her ex-partner and IT professional by filing a false rape case after a break-up, an official said on Thursday.
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'Didn't Pay Up': Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Says It Attacked Rapper Badshah's Club
The explosions outside two clubs, including one owned by rapper Badshah, in Chandigarh were allegedly carried out by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang after their attempts to extort money failed.
