The Councillor and his associate were booked under multiple sections of the BNS, including charges related to extortion, criminal trespass, criminal intimidation, attempted arson and other serious offences
Swarup Biswas, the former president of the Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI), was arrested based on an FIR lodged by the female make-up artist who accused him of blacklisting her for two years and asked for money and sexual favour to get work
He claims to have given her nearly ₹1 crore, and also handed over around 500 grams of gold, during the course of their nearly 8-year relationship
A beautician who doxxed and blackmailed a married finance director after having a brief affair with him has been sentenced to 52 months in prison, with the Hong Kong judge condemning her exposure of the affair online and demand for HK$2.6 million (US$332,000) in payouts as “despicable”. Deputy District Judge Ivy Chui Yee-mei on Monday handed down the sentence to Li Yanlin, who was earlier found guilty of uploading four videos to YouTube to expose her former lover’s identity and personal...
The TVK functionary and a few party cadre reportedly demanded each brick kiln operator to pay ₹1 lakh every month to run their units smoothly without any political interference.
Charges against the arrested TMC leaders include extortion, intimidation, and money laundering; the TMC’s top leadership remains largely silent on the arrests
The crackdown intensified after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari urged people to file complaints against those who had allegedly extorted money from them during the previous Trinamool Congress regime
He had been absconding since the registration of cases against him
BJP leader accuses state police of supporting organised extortion network, demands immediate removal of Dhanbad Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar.
An FIR was registered based on the complaint filed by the Minister’s son