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Sena (UBT) leader Manohar Madhavi arrested for extorting cable operator in Kalwa

Sena (UBT) leader Manohar Madhavi arrested for extorting cable operator in Kalwa

Manohar Madhavi, who is aligned with Sena (UBT), was caught red-handed by police as he attempted to extort Rs 2.50 lakhs from a cable operator in Kalwa.

28 April,2024 08:19 AM IST | Thane | Faisal Tandel
Man held for extorting builders by posing as forest department official in Thane

Man held for extorting builders by posing as forest department official in Thane

The Special Task Force (STF) and the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Thane police's crime branch arrested the accused Prasadkumar Uttam Bhalerao

27 April,2024 12:22 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
A man accused in a Harvard bomb threat and extortion plot is sentenced to 3 year

A man accused in a Harvard bomb threat and extortion plot is sentenced to 3 year

The caller demanded an unspecified amount in Bitcoin to prevent the remote detonation of the bombs, prosecutors said. Only one hoax device was discovered

27 April,2024 06:56 AM IST | Cambridge (US) | AP
Court acquits six Ravi Pujari gang members in attempt to murder, extortion

Court acquits six Ravi Pujari gang members in attempt to murder, extortion

A special MCOCA court in Maharashtra's Thane has acquitted six men, who were associated with gangster Ravi Pujari in 2006 case of attempt to murder, extortion

12 April,2024 02:49 PM IST | Thane | PTI
Two conmen tell college lecturer he is accused in murder, try to extort money

Two conmen tell college lecturer he is accused in murder, try to extort money

Manoj Dashrath Gupta (60) and Mulayam Birbal Yadav (27) approached Sagar Suresh Fadnavis (44) on Saturday night

09 April,2024 09:19 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Clean-up marshals don’t belong in a civilised city

Clean-up marshals don’t belong in a civilised city

The extortionist thugs have also been empowered with fleecing unsuspecting citizens via digital payments

05 April,2024 04:34 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Two brothers booked for trying to 'extort' Rs 200 crore from Nagpur builder

Two brothers booked for trying to 'extort' Rs 200 crore from Nagpur builder

The accused and the Nagpur builder had some association in the past over a few real estate projects but differences cropped up

01 April,2024 09:33 AM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent
Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics

Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics

Almost a decade later in 1986, by the time he had become a well-known face in the contract mafia circle, another case of murder was lodged against him at Muhammad Police Station of Ghazipur

29 March,2024 07:38 AM IST | Lucknow | PTI
Thane: Taunts, not extortion, led to Badlapur murder

Thane: Taunts, not extortion, led to Badlapur murder

Cops say 12-year-old allegedly teased the main accused as gay; two more accomplices arrested

27 March,2024 06:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Faisal Tandel
Man booked for raping woman repeatedly, extorting Rs 5 lakh in Navi Mumbai

Man booked for raping woman repeatedly, extorting Rs 5 lakh in Navi Mumbai

A 27-year-old man has been booked for allegedly raping a married woman repeatedly, a Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra said

21 March,2024 05:33 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent

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