Tag: Money Extortion

Senior advocate Darius Khambata, representing the Maharashtra government, vehemently argued that cases should not be transferred to the CBI, as it will be very demoralising for the state police.

Complainant Ketan Tanna had alleged that when Singh was Thane police commissioner between January 2018 to February 2019, the accused extorted Rs 1.25 crore from him by summoning him to the office of the Anti-Extortion Cell and threatening to frame him up in serious criminal cases.

Bargarh: Three persons, including a deputy forest ranger, who posed as Maoists to extort money from government officials and contractors, have been arrested in Bargarh district, police said. The two others, who were arrested along with the official on Sunday, were siblings. “The gang used to threaten government officials and construction contractors, and extort money […]

Mumbai: A special court here convicted gangster Chhota Rajan and five others on Tuesday in a 2012 attempt-to-murder and extortion case lodged against them by a Mumbai hotelier. Arguments on the quantum of punishment will be held later in the day. Special court judge A T Wankhede convicted the six under various sections of the […]