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He used the same modus operandi, conducted "rituals" and also used items like stones and tamarind seeds for intimidation and "divine invocation". Kharat, currently in police custody, is facing 12 criminal cases in Ahilya Nagar and Nashik city, including eight for sexual assault. The SIT has recorded statements of 30 witnesses and victims so far, said IPS officer Tejaswi Satpute, who heads the SIT, on Tuesday. "During questioning, it came to light that the accused exploited the faith of victims ...Read More >
Deputy Commissioner of Police Shavya Goyal said the accused posed as technical support agents and threatened their targets with claims of hacking and data theft to extort money. The police identified the four as Mohd Bilal, 26, Dev Kapahi, 25, and Kushagra Nimbekar, 24, all residents of Delhi, and Abhishek Mukheja, 27, a resident of Rajasthan's Alwar district. "They ran paid advertisements on the internet and social media platforms under the guise of 'Tech Support', displaying toll-free number ...Read More >
An interstate shooter has been arrested by the Uttarakhand Special Task Force for the 2020 murder of Councillor Prakash Singh Dhami, shedding light on political rivalries and turf wars. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCIKey PointsRinku Sharma, an interstate shooter, was arrested for the 2020 murder of BJP-backed Councillor Prakash Singh Dhami in Udham Singh Nagar.The murder was allegedly motivated by political rivalry and a turf war for regional dominance, with professional shooters hired for the a ...Read More >
Chennai: YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar, who did not surrender even after his interim bail granted by Madras high court lapsed on March 25, was tracked down in Andhra Pradesh by Chennai police and arrested on Wednesday. Three others were also arrested with him by a special team from a hotel in Andhra Pradesh.Shankar was arrested on Dec 13, 2025, based on cases registered at Saidapet and Adambakkam police stations for extortion. He was granted interim bail on Dec 26, 2025, by the high court on medica ...Read More >
Khan Chacha was founded in Delhi in 1972. New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested the son of the founder of the popular restaurant chain, Khan Chacha, for allegedly facilitating cyber fraud by allowing fraudsters to use his bank account for channelling proceeds of crime. The police arrested Mohammad Javed and 'bound down' Khan Chacha director Mohammad Salim for allegedly allowing cyber thugs to use the bank account as a mule account to process money extorted from victims of the digi ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Autorickshaw and taxi drivers staged a protest outside the Andheri regional transport office (RTO) on Wednesday, alleging that the transport authorities are forcing them to sign up for welfare benefits. Unions say drivers are unable to complete routine formalities at Mumbai's four RTOs unless they first cough up ₹800 to sign up with the new welfare board announced recently. Those who refuse to pay up are unable to renew their vehicle fitness certification and vehicle permits. Calling it ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail pleas of actor Leena Maria Paulose in the Rs 200 crores extortion case under MCOCA and the connected Money laundering case under PMLA. Leena Maria Paul is seeking bail on the grounds of delay in trial, period undergone and parity with other accused persons. Also Read | IndiGo Flight 6E 6663 Grounded at Kolkata Airport After Unmanned Catering Vehicle Strikes Engine. Justice Prateek Jalan reserved the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail pleas of actor Leena Maria Paulose in the Rs 200 crores extortion case under MCOCA and the connected Money laundering case under PMLA. Leena Maria Paul is seeking bail on the grounds of delay in trial, period undergone and parity with other accused persons. Justice Prateek Jalan reserved the order after hearing submissions by counsel for Leena Maria Paulose and the investigation agencies. During arg ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday indirectly reacted to US President Donald Trump's warning to Iran, saying any rhetoric that contemplates the "end of civilisation" is unacceptable in the modern world.In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said that while wars remain a tragic reality, the use of extreme language or actions that could lead to catastrophic consequences must be rejected."Wars are tragic, yet they remain a reality. Any language or action that contemplates the end of civilisat ...Read More >
New Delhi: Just hours after President Donald Trump threatened that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" if Iran does not make a deal to end the war, India advised its nationals who are currently in Iran to "stay put where they are, shelter in place and avoid further movements". The Ministry of External Affairs in its advisory this evening stated, "In view of the rapidly evolving situation in Iran, Indian nationals who are currently in Iran are advised to stay put where they are, shelter in p ...Read More >
Noida, Apr 7 (PTI) Noida Cyber Crime Police on Tuesday arrested four alleged cyber frauds in Sector 76 for duping foreign nationals on the pretext of providing "tech support", an officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crime) Shavya Goyal said the accused posed as technical support agents and threatened their targets with claims of hacking and data theft to extort money. The police identified the four as Mohd Bilal, 26, Dev Kapahi, 25, and Kushagra Nimbekar, 24, all residents of Del ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in the Rs 200 crore extortion-linked money laundering case, observing that continued incarceration beyond a reasonable period violates the fundamental right to personal liberty and speedy trial.In its order, the court directed that Chandrashekhar be released on bail upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh along with sureties of the like amount.The court also imposed several conditions, restraining him f ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the Khalistani terror groups, the narrative is fast falling. A referendum call by the proscribed terror group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) had earlier attracted a crowd of 1.3 lakh, but a recent event in Canada turned out to be a damp squib. The SFJ had called for an anti-India referendum and asked people to gather in large numbers outside the Triveni Temple and Lakshmi Narayan Temple at Brampton and Surrey. The SFJ was in for a surprise to see that the police ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a money laundering probe against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat who was arrested last month for allegedly raping a woman multiple times over three years, officials familiar with the matter said. The ED's case is based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Nashik police last month, following a complaint from a businessman who accused Kharat of extorting ₹4-5 crore from him on multiple pretexts between 2018 to 2019. The compla ...Read More >
According to the police, the investigating teams travelled nearly 2,800 kilometres to nab the accused from Maharashtra's Nashik. Police said the accused, identified as Bachchu Jha, a former Applied Mathematics professor, had threatened the institute's manager over the phone on April 2, warning of a bomb blast if the money was not paid. "The call triggered panic and led to the registration of a case at Ashok Vihar police station. The caller introduced himself as "Babla Gujjar from Noida" and at ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) A threat to blow up a coaching institute in northwest Delhi was foiled with the arrest of a 31-year-old man who allegedly demanded Rs 21 lakh and posed as a gangster, police said on Monday. According to the police, the investigating teams travelled nearly 2,800 kilometres to nab the accused from Maharashtra's Nashik. Police said the accused, identified as Bachchu Jha, a former Applied Mathematics professor, had threatened the institute's manager over the phone on April 2 ...Read More >
Ravindra Ganpat Erande, a social activist, allegedly sexually assaulted several women Nashik: A 63-year-old man had filed an extortion complaint with the police in Nashik, but a probe into his blackmailers uncovered 121 obscene videos, leading to his arrest for alleged sexual exploitation, the police said. Ravindra Ganpat Erande, who identifies himself as a journalist and social activist, was subsequently arrested last Friday. A probe has revealed that Erande allegedly sexually exploited sev ...Read More >
Nashik: Police have so far seized four mobile phones from the main accused, Ravindra Erande, a self-proclaimed media person accused of sexually exploiting women on the pretext of providing employment. In this case, which has created major unrest in the Satpur area, the work of recovering data from the seized mobile phones is being carried out on a war footing. Significantly, during the investigation, the identities of eight victim women have been established so far. This has increased the possib ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Police has arrested two individuals for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 4 lakh from a complainant by using a letter purportedly carrying the forged signature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Monday. The accused were produced before the Esplanade Court, which remanded them to three days of police custody for further investigation. The arrested individuals have been identified as Tausif Hussain Ismail Pate ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Police has arrested two individuals for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 4 lakh from a complainant by using a letter purportedly carrying the forged signature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Monday, April 6. The accused were produced before the Esplanade Court, which remanded them to three days of police custody for further investigation. The arrested individuals have been identified as Tausif Hussain Ismail Patel (44), an adver ...Read More >
While interacting with mediapersons at the residence of Randhawa here, Bittu said, "The state government ordered an inquiry under the supervision of the chief secretary, but neither the chief secretary nor any other senior officer ever visited the family. We cannot hope for justice in such a situation." He said, "The government should answer why the police have not arrested Bhullar's 75-year-old father Sukhdev Singh Bhullar and PA Dilbag Singh who are accused in the case?" Taking on the Punjab ...Read More >
Adityanath was addressing the 'Yuva Samvad' programme organised by the BJP's city unit on Sunday. Speaking at the event, he encouraged party workers, stating that the youth must focus on development while also respecting heritage. "Just as soldiers remain alert to safeguard the nation's borders, party workers too must stay vigilant in their responsibilities," he said. He emphasised that booth-level workers must actively promote the achievements of the double-engine government and remain alert ...Read More >
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called upon BJP's young workers to remain vigilant and respond firmly, while maintaining decorum, to the negative narratives being spread by a frustrated and disheartened opposition on social media platforms. He said, "In view of the upcoming Assembly elections, the opposition would launch a fresh wave of fabricated allegations online, and BJP's booth-level teams must stay strong and prepared to counter and rebut such attacks." The Chief Minister was ad ...Read More >
Nashik: A major stir has been created in the area after a case was registered late Friday night against NGO director and media professional Ravindra Ganpat Erande (63) under charges of sexual exploitation and the Atrocities Act. Just two days earlier, Erande himself had filed a complaint at Satpur Police Station alleging that four individuals were demanding ₹12 lakh as extortion money from him. Those four accused had already been arrested by the police for allegedly threatening to make obscene v ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 5 (ANI): Customs officers on April 4 intercepted a male Indian national at Ahmedabad Airport after suspicions arose during hand baggage screening. The passenger had arrived from Bangkok (Don Mueang) on VietJet Airlines Flight VZ-750 at 22:55 hours. Also Read | Ravindra Erande Case: Extortion Complaint Backfires As 121 Obscene Videos Lead To Arrest Over S*x Exploitation. "Upon detailed examination of his hand baggage, four vacuum-sealed packets containing a g ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 5 (PTI) A family from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly swindled of more than Rs 1.66 crore by a man who exploited their fear of "black magic" and promised them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday. The Kasarvadavali police district on April 2 registered a first information report (FIR) against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, based on the family's allegations that they were manipulated into paying th ...Read More >
'Was Tortured, Forced To Eat Beef': Hyderabad Woman Accuses Husband Of Forced Conversion, Rape Hyderabad woman accuses husband Nawaz and in laws of forced religious conversion, rape, financial fraud and violence, alleges police inaction despite repeated complaints A woman in Hyderabad has accused her husband and in-laws of forced religious conversion, sexual assault, and financial exploitation, alleging a pattern of abuse that began with deception. Speaking to news agency ANI, the woman said ...Read More >
Investigators said the accused, aged 24 and 27 and residents of Jharsa, had been operating the racket for several months, collecting ₹5,000 to ₹25,000 weekly or fortnightly from multiple traders. According to police, the duo has 17 criminal cases registered against them at various police stations in the city, including attempt to murder, rioting, assault, illegal firearms possession and extortion. Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said a beetle shop vendor filed a ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 4: The Punjab BJP on Saturday held a state-level protest in Amritsar demanding justice for the family of the state warehousing corporation district manager (DM), Gagandeep Randhawa, who had recently ended his life by consuming poison and made a video clip in which he purportedly alleged harassment and intimidation by the then Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Bhullar. BJP demands CBI probe Demanding a CBI probe into the case, BJP state president Sunil Jakhar said that the part ...Read More >
New Delhi: Uncovering a complex web of financial irregularities, the Shirdi Police have significantly intensified their probe into a controversial four-acre land transaction involving Nashik's self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, uncovering a staggering 132 bank accounts across the Samata and Jagdamba Mata Credit Societies in which he is listed as a beneficiary. A formal inquiry is already underway into 100 of these accounts at the Samata Credit Society, and because these accounts are tied to 57 di ...Read More >
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