Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly impersonating an organised criminal and demanding Rs. 1 million in ransom through threatening telephone calls in Unawatuna. According to police, the suspects allegedly threatened to kill the complainant unless the money was paid. The…
Kolkata: Tension gripped the Deganga area after a local restaurant was vandalised and its employees assaulted, allegedly by a section of local BJP leaders and workers. The incident, which took place late in the evening, has sparked widespread political outrage…
Tusshar Kapoor: The Golmaal actor was similarly targeted with an audio message demanding Rs 5 crore, where the sender allegedly identified himself as "Harry Boxxer" from the Lawrence Bishnoi faction. Following formal complaints, cyber cells and crime branch units launched an…
Nagpur: In a chilling instance of growing criminal intimidation, a man allegedly threatened a family in the Takiya Diwan Shah locality under Tehsil police station limits, demanding a monthly extortion payment of Rs 10,000 in exchange for allowing them to live…
Freshfields Ransomware Response Under Scrutiny: Emerging Enforcement Risks for Ransom Negotiation Firms On October 8, 2026, FBI arrested Edward Dubrovsky, a cybersecurity executive, who held himself out as an expert involved in cyber ransom negotiations and settlement services, on federal extortion charges.
Bollywood actor Tusshar Kapoor has allegedly received an extortion threat demanding Rs 5 crore from someone claiming to be Harry Boxer, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, with a preliminary examination of the threatening audio having raised doubts about the…
The father of a member of a grooming gang offered a teenage victim a "gift" to have "pity" and drop the case against his son, a court has heard. Huzaefa Alaboud and three others were jailed in 2024 for sexual offences…
MUMBAI: The Mumbai police’s crime branch on Wednesday arrested a 30-year-old unemployed engineer in Bengaluru for allegedly sending extortion threats to several Bollywood actors, including Ayushmann Khurrana and Tusshar Kapoor, while posing as an associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
Reports suggest that Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has received an extortion threat from a person who claimed to be associated with Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Reports also revealed that the person threatened the actor in the audio message and demanded crore…
Deccan Herald Bengaluru: A 36-year-old man was arrested by the Bagalur police for allegedly cheating a woman on the pretext of arranging a cheap flight ticket and then robbing her of her valuables worth Rs 17 lakh.The arrested man is…
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