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Lucknow University prof gets extortion call, death threat; complaint lodged
SHO, Jankipuram police station, Upendra Singh confirmed that he had received the complaint. He said the matter had been sent to the cyber cell for further probe
Updated on Apr 08, 2024 09:30 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Jalandhar businessman gets ₹2-cr extortion call, 1 arrested
Accused Makhan Singh of Hoshiarpur’s Mahilpur made his UK-based son, Amanjot Singh, to make extortion calls posing as noted gangster and terrorist Landa Harike. The Jalandhar commissionerate police arrested one person for making an extortion call to a local businessman seeking ₹2 crore on Tuesday.
Updated on Feb 14, 2024 09:34 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
HC orders probe into Ferozepur contractor alleging extortion call from Bishnoi
The development comes at a time when on November 9, a coordinate bench of the high court also sought a report on the delay in the probe into interviews of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, conducted by a private channel on two occasions in March this year. Wanted in multiple FIRs in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, the 36-year-old gangster has been in jail for over five years now and has not been released on bail.
Updated on Nov 11, 2023 08:58 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Ludhiana: Property dealer gets extortion call; FIR filed
The Division number 5 police filed a case on the complaint of Manjinder Singh from New Model Town and started investigating in the matter
Updated on Oct 19, 2023 05:26 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Mahadev betting case: Authorities verifying if MOB promoter got extortion call from jailed gangster
Dubai-based co-promoter of the MOB app, Sourabh Chandrakar, allegedly received an extortion call from jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, according to sources. MOB, which conducts online betting, is under investigation for money laundering. The app's earnings from illegal betting activities are estimated to be worth ₹5,000 to ₹20,000 crore. There are also allegations that MOB has coordinated with a Pakistan-based associate to launch a betting app. Authorities are examining the details of the extortion call. The ED recently conducted searches against MOB's money laundering networks in various cities and froze/seized proceeds of crime worth ₹417 crore.
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 12:28 AM IST