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Journalist Shazia Nisar tries to extort Rs 65 Crore from CEO of Bharat24 by threatening him with a false rape case, arrested along with...

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2025

The FIR also named Adarsh Jha along with Shazia Nisar, a journalist formerly associated with a digital news portal, as an accomplice in the blackmail.

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The Hindu’s journalist Mahesh Langa faces another FIR, land broker accuses him of extortion for publicity in the paper

OpIndia Staff - 25 January, 2025

Another FIR was registered against Mahesh Langa, a journalist working with the English newspaper The Hindu, over extortion charges

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TMC spokesperson Jamshed Ali Khan accused of intimidation and blackmail: How a minor accident was used for extortion

OpIndia Staff - 18 December, 2024

In his statement, the victim said, "Jamshed Ali Khan is openly threatening me with physical assault if I don’t pay up the claimed amount and for daring to file these FIRs."

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Love Jihad in UP: Shariq entraps a Hindu girl posing as Honey, rapes her and forces her to embrace Islam on the pretext of...

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2024

A Hindu girl was raped by Shariq who entrapped her by posing as Honey and promising her to get her a job.

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Uttar Pradesh: Brothers Mehtab and Shadab operated gang to target, shut down pro-Hindutva handles online and extort money, arrested

राहुल पाण्डेय - 2 October, 2024

Mehtab and Shadab led a criminal gang consisting of hundreds of members who communicated via social media,

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Forced women to dance to item songs, extorted money and controlled hostel: ‘Trinamool Chhatra Parishad’ goon Mostafizur under scanner for ragging junior doctors at...

OpIndia Staff - 30 August, 2024

A close aide of the ex-Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh, Mostafizur Rahman Mallick is accused of being involved in ragging.

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Indian govt investigates use of messaging platform Telegram for alleged illegal activities, including extortion and gambling; may ban post probe

OpIndia Staff - 27 August, 2024

Telegram was recently in the headlines due to the UGC-NEET debate, which sparked student protests and prompted the Supreme Court to intervene.

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Popular Congress troll accused of ransom and extortion after he claims movers and packers company stole his valuables: Here’s what the company said

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2024

Congress troll Ankit Mayank and his wife Rohini Anand were accused of extortion and ransom after they claimed a movers and packers company had stolen their valuables.

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