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8 more GRP personnel transferred over extortion allegations

8 more GRP personnel transferred over extortion allegations

Published on Sep 11, 2025 05:30 AM IST

Chandigarh MC seeks vigilance probe into enforcement wing extortion racket allegations

Vikas had alleged that unlicensed vendors were routinely forced to pay between <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,000 and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,000 each, with the money systematically collected for various inspectors. (HT File)

Published on Aug 19, 2025 07:40 AM IST

Delhi: Gangster found dead in Mandoli Jail, officials suspect suicide

(Representational image)

Published on Aug 17, 2025 03:48 AM IST

Chandigarh MC employee alleges ‘extortion scam’ within enforcement wing, seeks probe

Though no inquiry was marked following the viral videos, the MC joint commissioner Sumit Sihag had shuffled the duties of around 70 baildars and had transferred around seven inspectors to MC’s building and road department. (HT Photo for representation)

Published on Aug 17, 2025 03:12 AM IST

9 Tihar jail officials suspended for extortion racket

To be sure, Tihar Jail, Asia’s largest prison complex, has faced similar scrutiny before. (HT Archive)

Updated on Aug 14, 2025 07:03 AM IST

Suspended 9 Tihar jail officials over alleged extortion racket: Delhi govt to HC

The next hearing will take place on October 28. (File photo)

Updated on Aug 13, 2025 03:54 PM IST

Delhi HC orders CBI probe into Tihar jail racket

The bench passed the order in a petition filed by Mohit Kumar Goyal, who was arrested in a cheating case and granted bail after two months. (Representative photo)

Published on Aug 12, 2025 03:56 AM IST

How Bengaluru prison inmates are using WhatsApp to run extortion racket

These convicts manage to obtain contact details of undertrial inmates while in prison. (Pixabay/Representative)

Published on Aug 07, 2025 03:19 PM IST

Probe into Karnataka ACB over ‘leaks’ before raids

Probe into Karnataka ACB over ‘leaks’ before raids

Published on Jun 23, 2025 06:28 AM IST

VB seeks permission for voice samples of AAP MLA Raman Arora

The Vigilance Bureau (VB) has moved an application in a local court to seek permission for voice samples of AAP MLA from Jalandhar central Raman Arora, who was arrested in alleged corruption and extortion racket being run under his patronage. (File Photo)

Published on Jun 17, 2025 07:48 AM IST

Delhi: Extortion gang busted, 3 members arrested

Delhi: Extortion gang busted, 3 members arrested

Published on Jun 15, 2025 06:44 AM IST

Jalandhar: Court dismisses MLA Raman Arora’s son’s anticipatory bail plea

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Published on Jun 07, 2025 09:14 AM IST

Punjab: AAP MLA Raman Arora’s close aide sent to judicial custody in corruption & extortion racket

The Jalandhar Central MLA Raman Arora was arrested on May 23 following a month-long investigation in the case in which four persons, including Jalandhar MC assistant town planner (ATP) Sukhdev Vashisht, building branch inspector Harpreet Kaur and Arora’s close aide Mahesh Makhija have been arrested. (HT File)

Published on Jun 04, 2025 07:34 AM IST

Amritsar: Extortion module with BKI links busted, 2 arrested

Senior police officials at the site after Amritsar police commissionerate arrests two associated with a terror and extortion module linked to Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Jeevan Fauji, in Amritsar on Sunday. (ANI)

Published on Jun 02, 2025 09:14 AM IST

MC inspector arrested in corruption case against Jalandhar Central MLA

The accused has been identified as Harpreet Kaur, who was allegedly handed over a hefty bribe amount, on the MLA’s directions, to clear alleged anomalies in a complainant’s bakery building. (HT File)

Published on May 31, 2025 08:46 AM IST

Punjab: AAP MLA Raman Arora’s VB custody extended by 4 days

Raman Arora was arrested on May 23. (HT File)

Published on May 30, 2025 07:24 AM IST

Punjab: VB raids residences of Jalandhar Central MLA Raman Arora’s relatives in corruption case

Jalandhar Central MLA Raman Arora was taken to his relatives’ house for the searches on Monday. (HT Photo)

Published on May 27, 2025 08:48 AM IST

Extortion racket: Four arrested with 12 crude bombs in Chinhat

According to police, efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang involved in the extortion racket. (For representation only)

Published on Apr 12, 2025 10:37 PM IST

Gangster Aman Sahu killed in encounter: Jharkhand Police

The encounter took place at Andhari Dhoda of Chainpur in Palamu on Tuesday morning. (Representative file photo)

Published on Mar 11, 2025 12:17 PM IST

Goldy Brar operative shot in leg while trying to flee custody in Mohali

The accused, Malkiat, is an operative of foreign-based terrorist Goldy Brar and gangster Goldy Dhillon, as per police. He was brought from Patiala jail to Mohali on production warrant in connection with an extortion racket. (HT Photo)

Published on Mar 02, 2025 08:40 AM IST

Punjab: Goldy Brar accomplice shot in leg, arrested after encounter in Mohali

Malkiat Singh, alias Maxi, a member of the Goldy Brar gang, being taken to the Mohali civil hospital after he was injured in the leg in the encounter with Punjab Police at Bhankharpur in Dera Bassi on the Zirakpur-Ambala highway on Saturday morning. (Sant Arora/HT)

Published on Mar 01, 2025 01:28 PM IST

Batala police bust extortion racket, ASI among two held

The investigation revealed that on February 4, Jassal’s associates opened fire at a petrol pump owned by a Kalanaur-based businessman to intimidate him. (HT File)

Published on Feb 24, 2025 06:40 AM IST

Promoter of local news portal, two aides held for extortion in Greater Noida

In a press release, police said the suspects were part of a gang of gangster Ravi Nagar, a resident of Dadupur village in Greater Noida, currently in prison on allegations of extorting money and material from scrap dealers. (Representational image)

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 07:20 AM IST

Noida: Honeytrap, extortion gang busted, five arrested

The suspects used to lure victims with fake photos and establish contact via WhatsApp. Once the victim agreed to meet, they were coerced into secluded locations where the women would accuse them of misconduct and threaten a legal action unless a ransom was paid. (HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 15, 2024 05:56 AM IST

Twin blasts in Sector 26: 40 hours on, Chandigarh Police groping in the dark

Despite efforts by Chandigarh Police, the suspects remain unidentified, as they concealed their identities by covering their faces with shawls throughout their escape route. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Updated on Nov 28, 2024 08:20 AM IST

Jalandhar: 10 members of extortion gang held, 7 pistols seized

The seized weapons in Jalandhar. (HT photo)

Updated on Nov 15, 2024 06:04 AM IST

3 men held for extorting workers of residential society in Gurugram

The arrested trio at Rajendra Park Police Station . (HT Photo)

Published on Nov 11, 2024 07:19 AM IST

Congress demands FM Sitharaman's resignation over FIR in electoral bond case

A case was registered on Saturday against Sitharaman and others on the directions of a court in Bengaluru, following a complaint relating to the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme.(PTI)

Published on Sep 29, 2024 03:20 PM IST

Five held in Faridabad for trapping men, extorting them

Police registered a case and made arrests in September. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Sep 20, 2024 05:30 AM IST

CBI probes Tihar Jail extortion allegations

The complaint stated that Tihar Jail officials were extorting money from jail inmates in the name of protection and comfortable stay in jail and even extorted <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>12.5 crore from the complainant. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jul 27, 2024 05:16 AM IST

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