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NDA gains numbers in Lok Sabha: Speaker approves merger of 6 Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs in Shinde faction, approves separate seating for 20 rebel...
From Pooja Pal to Roli Tiwari Mishra and Richa Rajput: Whenever SP leaders are questioned, goons of Akhilesh launch misogynistic, hateful attacks on non-Yadav...
PM Modi inaugurates projects worth over ₹5,470 crore in Jalandhar, expresses concern over law and order collapse in Punjab
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Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike: Pointless, farcical and likely to end just like Irom Sharmila’s 16-year search for relevance
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Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike: Pointless, farcical and likely to end just like Irom Sharmila’s 16-year search for relevance
Trump declassifies documents claiming China tried to manipulate elections to make Joe Biden win: In India, how The NewsClick saga proves the necessity for...
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NDA gains numbers in Lok Sabha: Speaker approves merger of 6 Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs in Shinde faction, approves separate seating for 20 rebel...
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From Pooja Pal to Roli Tiwari Mishra and Richa Rajput: Whenever SP leaders are questioned, goons of Akhilesh launch misogynistic, hateful attacks on non-Yadav...
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PM Modi inaugurates projects worth over ₹5,470 crore in Jalandhar, expresses concern over law and order collapse in Punjab
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CJP claims High Court didn’t order hospitalisation of Sonam Wangchuk, but Delhi Police action complies with the court order: Here is how
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Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike: Pointless, farcical and likely to end just like Irom Sharmila’s 16-year search for relevance
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From Pooja Pal to Roli Tiwari Mishra and Richa Rajput: Whenever SP leaders are questioned, goons of Akhilesh launch misogynistic, hateful attacks on non-Yadav...
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Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike: Pointless, farcical and likely to end just like Irom Sharmila’s 16-year search for relevance
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Trump declassifies documents claiming China tried to manipulate elections to make Joe Biden win: In India, how The NewsClick saga proves the necessity for...
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Viral post by former Japanese minister criticising India is actually an endorsement of the country’s decisions: Read how Modi govt chose self-interest in the...
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CJP claims High Court didn’t order hospitalisation of Sonam Wangchuk, but Delhi Police action complies with the court order: Here is how
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ransom
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Gujarat government operationalises Anti-Radicalisation Cell: Read how The Wire made baseless allegations that the new SOP targets Muslims
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Director of IIT Kanpur debunks fake news by ‘The Hindu’ about opposing VBSA Bill: Here is what you need to know
News Reports
India reclaiming its legacy is ‘Hindu majoritarianism’, Pakistan appropriating its pre-Islamic heritage is ‘maturity’: Read how The Wire resorted to mental gymnastics to find...
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No, Bhutan didn’t reject India’s E20 petrol offer: Read how anti-Modi editor of The Bhutanese spread fake news to give ammunition to opposition in...
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ransom
PM Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto jointly inaugurate conservation project for the largest temple complex in Indonesia dedicated to three Hindu Gods
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Delhi court convicts Ishtiaque Ali for the abduction and killing of Delhi University student Ayush Nautiyal: Read about the 2018 case
Aditi
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3 June, 2026
Even after killing Ayush, Ali made his father believe that his son was alive and would be freed on receiving the ransom amount.
Crime
Bihar: Fayaz, Jilani, Gulnawaz arrested for kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Dalit boy, victim family says they had demanded 25 lakh in ransom
OpIndia Staff
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22 October, 2025
The body was located in a paddy field after the perpetrators abducted and threatened to dismember the minor Dalit boy.
News Reports
West Bengal: TMC leaders Saddam Mandal and Sajjan Alam arrested for assisting one Jasimuddin in kidnapping a businessman and demanding ₹1 crore ransom
OpIndia Staff
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18 June, 2025
West Bengal Police have arrested three people including two Trinamool Congress leaders for kidnapping a Delhi-based businessman for ransom
News Reports
Delhi: Parents enter shop leaving two children in car, thief drives away and demands ₹50 lakh ransom, abandons vehicle with kids after police chase
OpIndia Staff
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29 June, 2024
Delhi: Thief stole car with two children after their parents entered a shop and demanded ₹50 lakh ransom, abandoned car with kids after around 20 police cars chased him
News Reports
Female boxer from Assam held captive by ‘social media friend’ in Nigeria after she suddenly reached Lagos to meet him, family receives ransom calls...
OpIndia Staff
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16 November, 2023
A female boxer from Assam's Guwahati has been held captive by her 'social media friend' in Nigeria
News Reports
West Bengal: ‘Friends’ kidnap teen for ransom to buy gaming laptops, kill him after offering Rasgullas and cold drink
OpIndia Staff
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29 August, 2023
Online gaming addiction leads to the murder of a teen in Nadia, West Bengal
News Reports
Bangladeshi youth Alomgir says he was kept hostage for 2 weeks by his Facebook friend Ajmal in Assam, released after paying a ransom
OpIndia Staff
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25 February, 2023
Bangladeshi youth Alomgir Hussen has alleged that he was held hostage by Ajmal and his family in Assam in exchange of ransom
News Reports
Hackers demand Rs 200 crores in cryptocurrency as AIIMS Delhi server remains dysfunctional for 6th day
OpIndia Staff
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28 November, 2022
Delhi AIIMS server remains dysfunctional for the 6th consecutive day as hackers demand a ransom of Rs 200 crores.
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Nawab Malik floats new conspiracy theory in cruise ship drugs case, alleges Aryan Khan was kidnapped for ransom
OpIndia Staff
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7 November, 2021
Nawab Malik claimed that Aryan Khan didn't purchase ticket for cruise ship, he was taken there by others, therefore it is kidnap and ransom case
News Reports
Bengal based company alleges TMC MLA’s aide kidnapped 3 engineers for extorting money, writes to Mamata Banerjee seeking intervention
OpIndia Staff
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30 October, 2021
Real estate firm Purti Realty has alleged that an aide of TMC MLA Ashima Patra kidnapped 3 engineers demanding ransom
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