Money Extortion

The cyber crime cell of Goa Police today claimed to have busted a fake call centre, arresting 13 persons for allegedly posing as officials representing the US Social Security Administration and extorting money from US citizens, police said.

A head constable and a home guard have been suspended for allegedly making a video clip of a couple and trying to extort money from them, an official said today. The incident took place in the Vijay Nagar area of Ghaziabad.

Jacqueline Fernandez is not an accused, but is being examined as a witness in the case against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, ED sources have said. The alleged conman was said to be running an extortion racket from inside the Rohini jail in Delhi.

Four men, including a movie producer, were arrested for allegedly posing as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and an advocate and extorting money from several people, police said on Sunday.

Stirring controversy, JD-U MLA Gopal Mandal on Saturday alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad frequently visits Bhagalpur to "collect extortion money" from shop owners and demanded a probe into the matter.

Another case has been registered against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh for allegedly extorting money from the relative of a builder and kidnapping him for ransom, police said on Friday.

A software engineer and his two associates have been arrested for allegedly demanding Rs 1 crore from a businessman and threatening to upload his morphed pictures on social media platforms, the police said on Sunday.

Two men riding a motorcycle allegedly opened fire outside the house of a 48-year-old man in a bid to extort money in southwest Delhi on Tuesday morning, police said.

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has been issued fresh summons by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for appearance on July 5 in a money laundering case investigation being conducted against him and others, officials said on Saturday.

The NIA conducted searches at nine locations in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday in connection with a case relating to threatening and extorting money by Khalistani terrorists in Punjab's Moga, an official said.

A 33-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to extort money from a person in the national capital, police said on Saturday.

Two people have been charged for extorting money from a shopkeeper in Punjab's Phagwara, an official said.

The Noida Police on Monday said they have arrested two persons for allegedly posing as officials from the Delhi Police's Crime Branch and extorting money from people.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested from Nehtaur in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor for allegedly extorting money from girls and threatening to defame them with inappropriate videos, Delhi Police said.

A woman head constable was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly blackmailing and extorting money from a Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) officer.

The cyber crime cell of Goa Police today claimed to have busted a fake call centre, arresting 13 persons for allegedly posing as officials representing the US Social Security Administration and extorting money from US citizens, police said.

A head constable and a home guard have been suspended for allegedly making a video clip of a couple and trying to extort money from them, an official said today. The incident took place in the Vijay Nagar area of Ghaziabad.

Jacqueline Fernandez is not an accused, but is being examined as a witness in the case against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, ED sources have said. The alleged conman was said to be running an extortion racket from inside the Rohini jail in Delhi.

Four men, including a movie producer, were arrested for allegedly posing as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and an advocate and extorting money from several people, police said on Sunday.

Stirring controversy, JD-U MLA Gopal Mandal on Saturday alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad frequently visits Bhagalpur to "collect extortion money" from shop owners and demanded a probe into the matter.

Another case has been registered against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh for allegedly extorting money from the relative of a builder and kidnapping him for ransom, police said on Friday.

A software engineer and his two associates have been arrested for allegedly demanding Rs 1 crore from a businessman and threatening to upload his morphed pictures on social media platforms, the police said on Sunday.

Two men riding a motorcycle allegedly opened fire outside the house of a 48-year-old man in a bid to extort money in southwest Delhi on Tuesday morning, police said.

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has been issued fresh summons by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for appearance on July 5 in a money laundering case investigation being conducted against him and others, officials said on Saturday.

The NIA conducted searches at nine locations in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday in connection with a case relating to threatening and extorting money by Khalistani terrorists in Punjab's Moga, an official said.

A 33-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to extort money from a person in the national capital, police said on Saturday.

Two people have been charged for extorting money from a shopkeeper in Punjab's Phagwara, an official said.

The Noida Police on Monday said they have arrested two persons for allegedly posing as officials from the Delhi Police's Crime Branch and extorting money from people.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested from Nehtaur in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor for allegedly extorting money from girls and threatening to defame them with inappropriate videos, Delhi Police said.

A woman head constable was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly blackmailing and extorting money from a Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) officer.