Extortion Racket

Inter-State Online Extortion Racket Busted, 3 Arrested: Mumbai Police

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 22, 2021

Three people were arrested for allegedly running an extortion racket online that involved befriending the well-heeled through fake profiles of women and then blackmailing them with porn clips, Mumbai police said on Monday.

Pic Of Madhya Pradesh Accused Talking To Official In Jail Viral, Probe Ordered

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Friday September 4, 2020

A picture of the alleged kingpin of a high-profile extortion racket, Shweta Vijay Jain, talking with a senior police official, KK Kulshreshtha, in the female ward of the Indore District Jail - that recently was viral on the Internet - has exposed the security of the jail in which all five accused of the case are presently lodged.

Delhi Police Arrests 5 Men Who Impersonated Probe Agency Officials

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 28, 2020

Five people have been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly running an extortion racket by impersonating as officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the central probe agency said on Friday.

Gangsters Ran Extortion Racket From Within Delhi Jail Over WhatsApp

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 27, 2020

Five men, including the 50-year-old head warden of a prison in northeast Delhi and jailed gangsters, have been arrested for running an extortion network from within, police officials said on Thursday.

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...

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.

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...

Madhya Pradesh Minister Alleges BJP Behind 'Honey Trap' Racket To Destabilise State Government

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday September 21, 2019

Madhya Pradesh police investigating a high-profile alleged blackmail and extortion racket in the state must now sift through more than 200 phone numbers found in mobile phones recovered from the gang leader and other members

In Madhya Pradesh, Cops Bust 'Honey-Trap' Plan Targeting Politicians

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday September 19, 2019

An extortion racket that involved blackmailing politicians and government officials with videos was busted by Madhya Pradesh police officials in Bhopal on Wednesday night.

Rajasthan Police Warns Against "Rackets In Garb Of Cow Protection"

Jaipur News | Press Tust of India | Wednesday August 1, 2018

The Rajasthan police on Tuesday said the extortion rackets being run in the garb of cow vigilantism are on its radar.

Blog: My Fight For Students Against Private Medical Colleges - By Kiran Bedi

Blog | Kiran Bedi | Tuesday April 24, 2018

My fight was against the extortion racket of private medical institutions, in particular Deemed Universities in Puducherry. How deep is the rot I had not fathomed at the time. But I had heard that it enjoyed powerful patronage.

With 'Master Of Disguise' Detective's Arrest, Some Cops Under Scanner

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 7, 2018

Barely a week after the arrest of Rajani Pandit, whose claimed to be India's first private woman detective, the Thane crime branch is now investigating the role of some policemen suspected to be involved in a blackmail or extortion racket along with her, a top official said

Ex IPS Officer Gets CID Notice For An Extortion Case In West Bengal

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday February 6, 2018

She once called Mamata Banerjee her mother. But now, promotee IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, who quit over a posting on January 2, that was a clear demotion, is now a suspect in a gold extortion racket and the West Bengal police have issued a notice to her on Monday, summoning her for questioning by Tuesday.

Another Arrest In Iqbal Kaskar Extortion Case

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 28, 2017

The Anti-Extortion Cell of Thane Police on Thursday arrested one person in connection with the extortion racket run by Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar, who is in police custody, official sources said.

Dawood's Brother Was Watching KBC, Eating Biryani When Cops Picked Him Up

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 19, 2017

When Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar, the brother of absconder mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, was picked up from his home in south Mumbai late on Monday, he was busy watching the "Kaun Banega Crorepati" show and eating biryani, Thane Police Commissioner Parambir Singh said today.