Koraput: Two days after the end of PLGA week, a Maoist sympathiser was arrested on Monday for allegedly extorting money from a road construction contractor and funding left wing extremists in Narayanpatna area of the district. The accused Maoist sympathiser has been identified as S Muralikrishnan, a contractor by profession. According to sources, a contractor […]
Jun 24, 2021
A sitting councillor of Kendrapara Municipality and three others were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly running an extortion racket
Jun 21, 2021
Daringbadi: The Daringbadi police of Kandhamal district arrested two persons from Simonbadi for indulging in extortion by posing as Maoists here on Tuesday. The two accused have been identified as mastermind Krupakar Mukhi alias Banua of Simonbadi and Alok Digal of Gudumaha village under K Nuagaon police limits of the district. Police said the duo […]
Jun 03, 2021
New Delhi: The Government has compulsorily retired almost a dozen senior tax officers on charges ranging from extortion, bribe and sexual harassment. The axe has fallen on about 12 senior officers of the rank of Chief Commissioners, Principal Commissioners and Commissioners of Income Tax (I-T) Department under FR (fundamental rule) 56 (j) of Central Civil […]
Apr 29, 2021
Bargarh: Police on Wednesday arrested a gang of four persons in Bargarh for allegedly demanding extortion by posing as journalists. According to sources, while one of the miscreants has been identified as Tapan Kumar Sahu from Bhaskarasahi in Khurda, the others are Anuj Aggarwal from Noida, Bishal Gambhir from Bulandshahr and Imran Khan from Ghaziabad. […]
Apr 29, 2021
Bhubaneswar: Saheed Nagar police on Tuesday busted an extortion gang in the capital city and arrested six members of the gang. As per reports, the extortionists were involved in the Tankapani Road firing incident, where a security guard deployed outside the office of Khatta-Meetha catering service had sustained bullet injuries after two unidentified miscreants opened […]
Apr 29, 2021
New Delhi: Startling revelations in the Swami Chinmayanand sexual abuse case has given a new twist to the story, which has taken Uttar Pradesh by storm. The Shahjahanpur girl who released a video on August 23, accusing former BJP Union Minister Swami Chinamayanand of sexual harassment, has been traced in New Delhi, along with the […]
Apr 26, 2021
Bhubaneswar: Reports of criminals operating their crime syndicate from inside Odisha jails are raising serious concerns over security lapses in prisons. To corroborate this, a gangster, identified as Shakil lodged in Choudwar jail allegedly recorded and sent an extortion threat video to a Cuttack-based businessman. After OTV telecast a report on such lapses, Special DGP, […]
Apr 22, 2021
Malkangiri: Despite stern message from top Odisha Police officials for bringing a change in the behaviour and conduct while dealing with people, a home guard was arrested on charges of extortion in Malkangiri on Friday. The accused has been identified as Bidu Shah. Apart from Shah, two of his associates- Sujan Majumdar and Jagannath Mandal […]
Apr 21, 2021
Cuttack: The Twin City Police Commissionerate on Friday arrested another girlfriend of gangster Mohammad Shakil on charges of extortion. Dargha Bazaar Police in Cuttack reportedly arrested her based on allegations of demanding Rs 10 lakh extortion from a businessman in Buxi Bazaar of the Silver city. Sources said that cops are interrogating her at an […]
Apr 21, 2021
Sambalpur: A businessman sustained multiple injuries after being allegedly thrashed by miscreants for not paying extortion money. The injured businessman, Debasish Pati is now undergoing treatment in Burla hospital. As per reports, four miscreants stopped Pati while he was on his way to open his shop located inside a market complex at Cheruapada on July […]
Apr 14, 2021
Cuttack: Buying a plot of land and constructing own house is everybody’s dream. But what if anti-socials create nuisance and demand extortion? A businessman based in Cuttack faced a similar situation as criminals demanded an extortion of Rs 2 lakh after he purchased a land in Kesharpur area last year. However, the businessman from Badambadi […]
Apr 13, 2021
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the festive season, the Commissionerate Police on Friday decided to act tough on gangsters and rowdies who harass people and extort money by terrorising them. Police Commissioner, Sudhanshu Sarangi today informed that a special campaign, “No To Extortion” has been launched in the twin city of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. The police will […]
Apr 11, 2021
Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the anti-extortion wing of the Commissionerate Police has arrested gangster Raja Acharya on charges of extortion. Raja was reportedly picked up by police and interrogated at the Capital Police Station this morning. This comes a day after the twin city police announced the formation of an anti-extortion task force under […]
Apr 11, 2021
Bhubaneswar: Continuing its crackdown against extortionists, the Quick Action Team (QAT) of the Commissionerate Police and Khandagiri Police, in a joint operation, arrested four persons for allegedly extorting money from long-route buses at Baramunda bus terminal in Bhubaneswar, on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Dipak Behera, Soumya Ranjit Swain and Bharat Pradhan of […]
Apr 11, 2021
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