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Punjab police arrest Inspector, who was implicated by US investigators for running extortion racket for criminal gang

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2026

Nagra was earlier relieved from his duty as SHO Tanda and was transferred to Police Lines, Hoshiarpur.

Crime

FBI indicts Punjab Police officer Gurinderjit Singh for running an extortion racket on behalf of the Bhagwanpuria gang

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2026

The US authorities stated that Bhagwanpuria group corrupted law enforcement officers in India and partnered with corrupt government officials,

Crime

Bangladesh: Hindu priest and law student kidnapped, brutally tortured for the whole night and blackmailed for ransom, critically injured while escaping

OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2026

"The attackers stripped him naked, recorded videos of him, and blackmailed him into asking his family members for money," voiced his friend.

Crime

Nagpur: Ayyaz and his aides gang-rape wife of IAF officer, attempt to convert her to Islam, police arrest 2 after viral video shows victim...

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2026

A shocking case of rape, blackmail, and forced conversion has emerged from Nagpur, Maharashtra

Crime

West Bengal: Former TMC MLA Khokan Das arrested from UP in political violence and extortion case, was calling himself ‘BJP leader’ after election results

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2026

West Bengal Police on Sunday arrested former Trinamool Congress MLA Khokan Das from Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar (formerly Mughal Sarai) in Uttar Pradesh....

Crime

Canada: Police arrest 17 Punjabi-origin youths, file 106 charges in extortion ring ‘Four Brothers’ that targeted South Asian businesses with shootings, arson and threats

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2026

A joint North American task force has dismantled the "Four Brothers" extortion network, arresting 17 Punjabi-origin men.

News Reports

Land-grabbing, running extortion rackets, influencing police postings and more: Meet Santanu Sinha Biswas, former DCP of Kolkata and close aide of Mamata Banerjee, now...

Aditi - 22 May, 2026

Santanu Sinha Biswas, a highly influential figure in the Kolkata Police Department, came under ED's radar when it was examining Kasba-Golpark-based criminal Pappu's bank accounts. The agency found suspicious financial transactions linked to Biswas.

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