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Maharashtra: Criminal gang member killed in police encounter

A fierce encounter took place between the police and the criminal at around 3.30 am before he was shot dead.
india news
Published on Jun 15, 2025 02:23 PM IST

Haryana: Five gangsters arrested after encounter in Hisar

The injured criminals at the civil hospital in Hisar. (HT)
chandigarh news
Published on Jun 08, 2025 07:46 AM IST

Repeat offender booked for trying to extort money from AMC official

The accused has been booked earlier for defaming over 15 government officials and demanding money from them (Shutterstock)
mumbai news
Published on Jun 08, 2025 07:22 AM IST

Kidnapping, extortion case against actor G Krishnakumar, his family

Kidnapping, extortion case against actor G Krishnakumar, his family
india news
Published on Jun 07, 2025 02:25 PM IST

Chandigarh: Sacked cop among 4 to face trial in bizman’s kidnapping case

Naveen Kumar Phogat, who was recruited in Chandigarh Police as an assistant sub-inspector in 2012, has been embroiled in other controversies too. He was accused of raping a 25-year-old Mumbai-based model at a hotel in Chandigarh’s Industrial Area in June 2018. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Published on Jun 05, 2025 09:50 AM IST

Man arrested for sexually exploiting woman for 3 years in Delhi

Investigators said the woman approached the police on Wednesday after she suspected that the accused was behind the extortion and fake legal threats. (Representational image)
others
Published on May 31, 2025 05:56 AM IST

Punjab: 1 held for firing at music producer’s house

The accused in police custody.
chandigarh news
Published on May 28, 2025 09:08 AM IST

Delhi man posing as MCD official extorts elderly woman

The accused, Tausif Raja, a resident of Shaheen Bagh, was arrested on Friday after scanning hundreds of CCTVs and call records. (Representational image)
delhi news
Updated on May 25, 2025 11:11 AM IST

55-year-old Meerut man nabbed within 24 hours for extortion threat to trader

The arrested individual has been identified as Naseer Ahmad.
india news
Updated on May 24, 2025 04:57 AM IST

High drama: Power sub-station worker climbs tower to protest ‘harassment’

The contractor worker perched on a transmission tower in Prayagraj’s Manda area. (HT Photo)
lucknow news
Updated on May 21, 2025 08:25 PM IST

Indian pacer Mohd Shami receives death threat; ₹1 cr ransom demanded

Mohd Shami, considered to be one of India’s premier fast bowlers, is a native of Sahaspur Alinagar village in the Didauli Kotwali area of Amroha district. (File Photo)
lucknow news
Published on May 06, 2025 09:37 PM IST

Chandigarh: 5-year jail for CBI cop who extorted sedan from pharma firm

The court of CBI special judge Alka Malik also slapped a fine of ₹1 lakh on the convict. (Getty Images/Purestock)
chandigarh news
Published on May 04, 2025 08:26 AM IST

BJP man attacked over enmity; Youth Congress leader, aide arrested

Youth Congress leader Sarvotam Singh, alias Lucky Sandhu. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Published on Apr 27, 2025 05:58 AM IST

Mohali: Mastermind in Chandigarh University kidnapping case hatched the plot after learning of victim’s wealthy family

As per police, together with his four friends, including Raghav, a B-Pharmacy student, and Poorav, a second-year BBA student, Abhay hatched a conspiracy to kidnap Atharv to extort ₹1.5 lakh from his family. (CCTV)
chandigarh news
Published on Apr 21, 2025 05:32 AM IST

2 private varsity students arrested for kidnapping fellow student in Mohali

The kidnapper’s car spotted on CCTV outside the varsity in Gharuan, Mohali, on Thursday.  (CCTV footage)
chandigarh news
Published on Apr 20, 2025 09:22 AM IST

Man tries to extort money by impersonating gangster Goldy Brar's brother, held

Police said the preliminary probe revealed that the accused used virtual numbers.
india news
Updated on Apr 19, 2025 07:22 PM IST

Man facing nearly 30 criminal cases arrested, paraded by police in Pune

Tipu Pathan faces more than two dozen criminal cases, including those of murder, attempt to murder, and extortion.
india news
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 05:37 AM IST

Street vendor secretly records cops 'extorting' money from him, 4 policemen held in Gurugram

Street vendor secretly records cops 'extorting' money from him, 4 policemen held in Gurugram
gurugram news
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 10:35 PM IST

Duo held for extorting ₹10L from 71-year-old in “digital arrest” fraud

(Shutterstock)
mumbai news
Published on Apr 02, 2025 08:10 AM IST

Pakistan: With over 100 criminal incidents in a day, Rawalpindi fears for safety

Multiple cases of robbery, theft, and assault have been reported in Pakistan's Rawalpindi. (Representational Image)
world news
Updated on Mar 24, 2025 05:26 PM IST

Noida: 3 people make personal video of man for extortion, held

The victim agreed on the job offer and following suspects’ instructions, reached the provided address for further details about the job but the suspects forced him to indulge in an unnatural act. (Representational image)
others
Published on Mar 24, 2025 09:54 AM IST

4 members of gang held in Pune; 6 cases solved

Acting on a tip-off, a special police team conducted a raid and successfully apprehended the suspects on Saturday. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
pune news
Published on Mar 24, 2025 07:12 AM IST

Maharashtra woman who accused BJP minister of harassment held for extortion

Jaykumar Gore, a BJP leader, is the minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
india news
Updated on Mar 22, 2025 06:58 AM IST

Accused in Manchar doctor abduction case arrested 

The crime branch sleuths have also seized a pistol and two cartridges from the accused, identified as Praveen alias Dollar Sitaram Ovhal.   (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
pune news
Published on Mar 19, 2025 05:50 AM IST

Kharar extortion case: Cop among two more held

All the accused were booked under sections 140(2) (kidnapping), 308(5) (extortion), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy ) of BNS and under the Arms act at City Kharar police station. (iStock)
chandigarh news
Updated on Mar 11, 2025 11:23 AM IST

Mumbai: MBBS student threatened, forced to transfer ₹10,000; three booked

An FIR has been registered against three unidentified people.
india news
Updated on Mar 09, 2025 02:59 PM IST

Mohali: Armed robbery accused nabbed, accomplice flees

The incident unfolded at a Kharar medical store, where Uday Pratap Singh, alongside police officer Jasbir Singh Sandhu, allegedly posed as a law enforcement official. (iStock)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 08, 2025 10:16 AM IST

Ghaziabad: Man held for ₹2 cr extortion from rape suspect’s kin

Following a complaint by the wife of the rape accused about her family being threatened over phone, has prompted the police to register an FIR . (Representational image)
noida news
Published on Mar 08, 2025 06:38 AM IST

Couple arrested for extorting money from senior citizen in Ghaziabad

On Monday, the Indirapuram police station registered a first information report. (Representational image)
noida news
Published on Mar 05, 2025 05:38 AM IST

Manipur: 6 cadres of banned outfit arrested; two for extortion in Imphal East

Two members of a group were detained for allegedly engaging in extortion in Imphal East, and six cadres of a banned group were nabbed from Manipur's Imphal West district.
india news
Published on Feb 22, 2025 12:38 PM IST
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