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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
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
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
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
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over electoral bond, calls it biggest extortion racket

Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over electoral bond, calls it biggest extortion racket

Rahul Gandhi claimed that ED & CBI are no longer autonomous institutions, but rather weapons in hands of BJP and RSS to target opposition leaders

16 March,2024 01:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Special court in Thane sentences two men to 5 years RI in extortion case

Special court in Thane sentences two men to 5 years RI in extortion case

Additional special judge A N Sirsikar sentenced the accused, Ashok Shankar Kharat (55) and Durgaprasad Pichchiya Rao (39), to five years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 each

05 March,2024 01:07 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra: Four held for rape of 48-year-old woman, extortion in Raigad

Maharashtra: Four held for rape of 48-year-old woman, extortion in Raigad

Four persons were held by the Raigad Police in Maharashtra in connection with the alleged repeated rape of a 48-year-old woman and extortion

16 February,2024 05:28 PM IST | Raigad | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: Hiren Bhagat booked in fresh extortion case

Mumbai: Hiren Bhagat booked in fresh extortion case

This marks the second extortion case registered against Hiren Bhagat by the crime branch

16 February,2024 09:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan

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