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Police arrest local criminal for making extortion calls to bizmen

Pimpri-Chinchwad police arrested 28-year-old man on Tuesday for running an extortion racket, officers familiar with the case said on Wednesday. (Getty Images (PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Updated on Jul 03, 2026 08:49 am IST

Gunshots fired at gym in Chhawla, Bisnoi gang suspected

No injuries were reported as the gym was closed at the time of the incident (Representative photo)
Published on Mar 23, 2026 04:14 am IST

Raids in Bihar jail’: Police fail to find mobile phones, illegal items

Beur Central Jail
Published on Nov 29, 2025 10:33 pm IST

Bandu Andekar, 11 others booked for extorting 20 crore from fish traders over 12 years

A fresh case was registered at Faraskhana police station on Saturday against the 12 accused. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Sept 23, 2025 04:00 am IST

Five goons arrested for beating up Chembur man with beer bottle

(Shutterstock)
Published on Jun 19, 2025 09:08 am IST

Lucknow’s Hussainabad area: Local goons pose as HAT men, extort money from vendors

The receipt being issued in the name of the Hussainbad and Allied Trust (HT Photo)
Published on Sept 06, 2024 08:27 pm IST

Woman attempts suicide over protection money threat

According to her, she has been getting threats from accused Ujwala Gaikwad and Rasika Jagtap for protection money since the last few months (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 06:44 am IST

Sector-5 firing case: NIA granted two days to question accused

A total of eight accused have been arrested in the case so far. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on May 01, 2024 08:24 am IST

Sector 5 firing case: NIA court extends detention of three accused to 180 days

Also, the NIA court sent accused Amritpal, alias Gujjar; Sarabjeet Singh, alias Sarbu; and Prem Singh to judicial custody, with a direction to be produced before the court from NIA/police custody by way of video conferencing on April 30, along with their co-accused. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Apr 13, 2024 09:32 am IST

CBI seeks Delhi LG nod for case against ex-minister Jain

Satyendar Jain currently out on interim bail, granted to him on medical grounds (HT Archive)
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 05:52 am IST

ED says Sukesh paid protection money to Tihar jail officials

In its charge sheet, the ED, citing Chandrasekhar’s statement, said he was paying monthly “protection money” to Tihar officials. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 11:57 pm IST

Kaushal revealed names of his local accomplice

A jeweller, a trader in Delhi and three of his close aides helped Kaushal (centre) run his business in city
Published on Sept 10, 2019 02:56 am IST

Extortionist fires in sweet shop, demands 50,000

The helmet-clad man (left) pointed the pistol at the staff (right) behind the delivery counter and shot four rounds.
Published on Sept 10, 2019 02:40 am IST

Raids on to nab 3 key members of Kaushal gang

Gangster Kaushal was arrested last week in a secret operation from Dubai.
Published on Aug 21, 2019 12:26 pm IST

In video, Delhi man with sword vandalises eateries, threatens shop owners

The suspect was also spotted vandalising the eatery in the video.
Updated on Jul 05, 2019 09:15 am IST

Gangster Kaushal’s live-in partner arrested from Delhi

The arrest was made after the police received complaints from businessmen and traders alleging that Kaushal was threatening them for life and was demanding protection money.
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 07:54 am IST

Man poses as gangster to extort money in Gurugram

The police said they received a complaint on Sunday from a businessman, Sanjay Dhingra, alleging that on May 31 and June 1, he received a call from an unknown caller, who introduced himself as Kaushal.
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 08:07 am IST

Kaushal gang member booked for demanding 1 cr protection money

A case under sections 294 (obscene acts) 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code(IPC) was registered at the Kherki Daula police station.
Updated on Jun 02, 2019 03:21 am IST

Kaushal gang tries to extort 25 lakh from owner of hotel in Gurugram

A member of Kaushal gang allegedly threatened an employee of a restaurant in Sector 82 and demanded 25 lakh as protection money, police said on Tuesday.
Published on Mar 27, 2019 07:19 am IST

Mumbai youth who wanted to be a don arrested for chopping off man’s thumb

The accused has been identified as Vaibhav Surve. He was arrested from Ratnagiri, where police said he was hiding.
Updated on Mar 09, 2019 11:33 am IST

Chargesheet: Gangster Dilpreet demanded 10 lakh from Gippy Grewal

Dilpreet was arrested in July this year after being injured in an encounter with the Chandigarh and Punjab police near the Inter State Bus Terminus in Sector 43B, Chandigarh.
Updated on Oct 11, 2018 09:57 am IST

4 arrested for extortion, planning murder in Noida

Police said in addition to the extortion attempt, the accused had also been involved in a murder attempt in April.
Updated on Sept 24, 2018 04:53 am IST

Gangster Dilpreet to be quizzed for threat calls to Punjabi actor Gippy Grewal

Punjabi actor Gippy Grewal
Updated on Jul 31, 2018 11:33 am IST