Security forces on Thurs arrested two individuals in separate operations in Imphal West district of Manipur, for allegedly issuing extortion

via World news | The Guardian — Man – referred to as MM by court – will keep his identity hidden after legal challenge against suppression dismissed The identity of a high-profile Queensland man drawn into a Cairns extortion case will remain secret, after the state’s supreme court threw out a legal challenge against a suppression order. The man – referred to as MM by the court – was drawn into an extortion case earlier this year . He is not a party to the case and is not accused of any offence. Continue reading...

A Latvian national, Deniss Zolotarjovs, was extradited to the United States and sentenced to 8.5 years for acting as a "cold case" negotiator for the Karakurt extortion group. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering after leveraging stolen personal and children's health data to pressure victims and coordinating extortion linked to groups like Conti and BlackCat. #Karakurt #DenissZolotarjovs

A North Carolina contractor, 27-year-old Cameron Curry, was found guilty of extorting Brightly Software (formerly SchoolDude) by stealing payroll and corporate data and threatening to leak employees' PII unless paid $2.5 million. Brightly paid $7,540 in Bitcoin, reported the incident leading to an FBI search and Curry's indictment, and the company had previously disclosed an unrelated April 2023 breach that affected nearly 3 million SchoolDude users. #BrightlySoftware #CameronCurry

Fake ED officer Raviraj Kumar arrested for Rs 80 lakh extortion; sent to 5-day custody. ED also attaches Rs 65.46 crore assets in Sikkim bank fraud case.

Malda police arrest a second suspect in the extortion case involving Trinamool Congress leader Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury. The caller, posing as a D-Company associate, demanded ₹20 lakh.

D.K. Rao, an associate of underworld don Chhota Rajan, and six accomplices arrested by Mumbai Crime Branch for extorting Rs 2.5 crore from a hotelier, marking a possible resurgence in underworld extor...

Gurugram police bust a fake call centre involved in extorting money from loan borrowers, operated from China and Indonesia. 15 people arrested for threatening borrowers to pay more.

Delhi court reserves order on AAP MLA Naresh Balyan's 10-day remand in MCOCA case, after his arrest for extortion links with gangsters.

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan has been sent to judicial custody for a day in connection with an MCOCA case, after being rearrested following his bail in an extortion case. BJP accuses Balyan and AAP leaders o...

Delhi MLA Naresh Balyan from AAP sent to one more day in police custody in extortion case. BJP accuses AAP of colluding with gangsters for extortion, with allegations reaching Arvind Kejriwal's knowle...

Delhi Police seeks custody of AAP MLA Naresh Balyan in an extortion case after audio clips allegedly link him to gangsters. BJP accuses AAP of complicity in extortion.

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan arrested in extortion case, with alleged links to gangster Kapil Sangwan, amid BJP's accusations of extortion rackets in Delhi.

Lawyer Faizan Khan, arrested for threatening Shah Rukh Khan, probed for scouring sensitive security details of the actor and his family.

Central security forces with Manipur Police arrested three members of different underground groups for their alleged involvement in extortion

Manipur Police and Assam Rifles led to arrest of two militants from separate proscribed outfits for their alleged involvement in extortion

Security forces have arrested an active member of the banned KCP-T in Imphal East and Imphal West districts of Manipur to raise party funds.

A person accused of extorting money from locals and government employees by posing as a militant was arrested in Manipur’s Bishnupur district

The anti-extortion unit of the Manipur Police commandos, in coordination with central security forces, arrested an active member of the UNLF-P

Four suspected cadres of the UNLF arrested in Manipur for their involvement in extortion and for allegedly threatening government employees

A joint team of central and civil police forces in Manipur arrested four members of the banned (KCP-PWG, including three women and a man.