Two toll employees on Gurgaon Expressway held for extortion
September 21st, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 21 (IANS) Two toll employees at Sirhol toll plaza on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway were arrested for charging illegally from motorists, police said Friday.Sanjay, an employee with the Delhi-Gurgaon ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Mulayam sacks close Akhilesh aide in UP
September 10th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday sacked Sanjay Lathar, president of the party's youth wing Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha (SYS), saying that the latter was ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
SC reserves verdict on Amit Shah’s bail in Sohrabuddin case (Lead)
September 6th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its order on a CBI plea for cancelling the bail of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the 2005 Sohrabuddin ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
SC reserves verdict on Amit Shah’s bail in Sohrabuddin case
September 6th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its order on a CBI plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to former Gujarat minister Amit Shah by the state ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Arun Gawli: The don is finally nailed
August 31st, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) The law has finally caught up with the Big Daddy of Mumbai mafia, Arun Gulabrao Ahir, or simply Arun Gawli, with a special court Friday ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Meghalaya launches operation to rescue abducted exporter’s son
August 31st, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 31 (IANS) Security forces have launched an operation in western Meghalaya to rescue the son of a man engaged in exporting coal to Bangladesh, officials said Friday.According to ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Meghalaya rebels kidnap exporter’s son
August 30th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 29 (IANS) A son of a coal exporter to Bangladesh was abducted in Meghalaya by eight armed men from a rebel outfit, police said Wednesday. No ransom call ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Moscow airport cops suspected of extortion
August 29th, 2012 - 8:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three criminal cases have been launched against transport police officers suspected of extorting money from passengers at Moscow airports, an official said."We are investigating circumstances ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Top GNLA rebel arrested in Meghalaya
August 28th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 28 (IANS) Security forces Tuesday arrested a top Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebel along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, officials said.Acting on a tip-off, Meghalaya police and ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Maharashtra suspends four policemen
August 27th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Maharashtra Monday suspended four policemen and charged them with attempt to murder for extorting money from a businessman and throwing him out of a train, an ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Wanted man lynched by mob near Gurgaon
August 20th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 20 (IANS) A criminal carrying a Rs.1 lakh reward for his arrest was beaten to death by a mob in Saidpur village near this Haryana industrial town and ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Chhattisgarh CM vows to crush Maoists
August 15th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 15 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Wednesday sought people's support to crush Maoist guerrillas.Speaking on Independence Day at the Police parade ground here, Singh branded the Maoists ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
GNLA chief sent to 15 days police custody
August 12th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 12 (IANS) A court in Meghalaya Sunday remanded Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma to 15 days' police custody.Sangma pleaded before the first class judicial ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Shakira sues former employees
August 12th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Singer Shakira is taking legal action against two former employees over allegations of extortion and defamation.The "Hips Don't Lie" hitmaker said her ex-workers had threatened ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Meghalaya rebel chief to move bail
August 9th, 2012 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 9 (IANS) Meghalaya's outlawed Garo National Liberation Army's (GNLA) arrested supremo Champion R. Sangma is likely to move a bail application before a court here, his lawyer said ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Lopez files case against driver for extortion
August 8th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 8 (IANS) Singer Jennifer Lopez is suing her former driver Hakob Manoukian on charges of extortion.The 43-year-old says the driver demanded $2.8 million from her and ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Assam businessman killed, another abducted in Meghalaya
August 8th, 2012 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 7 (IANS) Rebels of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Tuesday gunned down a businessman from Assam and abducted another at gunpoint in Meghalaya's North Garo Hills ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
GNLA chief seek’s lawyer presence during interrogation
August 7th, 2012 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 7 (IANS) Detained Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma has sought the presence of his legal counsel during interrogation, his lawyer said."He (Champion) has written ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Arrested Garo rebel leader planning peace talks?
August 5th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 5 (IANS) Meghalaya's outlawed Garo National Liberation Army's (GNLA) arrested supremo Champion R. Sangma is exploring the possibility of peace talks with the government, his lawyer said Sunday."He ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
GNLA chief arrested near Bangladesh border in Meghalaya (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 30 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army's (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma was arrested Monday near the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, police said.Sangma, whose outfit is fighting ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Swiss to grill Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka
July 27th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 27 (IANS) Swiss officials are to visit Sri Lanka to talk to Tamil Tigers in custody over rebel activities in Switzerland and the funds they collected to support ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Extortion angle being probed in Woodland AGM murder case
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 23 (IANS) The motive behind the July 20 killing of a shoe and apparel firm's senior executive was being narrowed down to him not fulfilling extortion demands and ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Chopper case: Romesh Sharma gets 10-year jail (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Romesh Sharma, a suspected aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was Monday awarded 10 years' imprisonment by a Delhi court in a cheating and extortion ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Chopper case: Romesh Sharma gets 10-year jail
July 23rd, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Romesh Sharma, a suspected aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was Monday awarded 10 years' imprisonment by a Delhi court in a cheating and extortion ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
39 held in Karachi for various crimes
July 21st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 21 (IANS) Police in Pakistan's port city of Karachi conducted raids in many areas and arrested 39 people allegedly involved in robbery and extortion, Geo News reported Saturday.Police ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Two GNLA linkmen held in Meghalaya
July 20th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 20 (IANS) Two alleged GNLA linkmen have been arrested in Meghalaya, a BSF official said Friday.Mikson R. Marak, 21, and Luthar Sangma, 25, were held during a joint ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Karachi traders get 200 extortion notes a day
July 18th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 18 (IANS) Businessmen in the Pakistani port city have been receiving around 200 extortion notes every day, Geo News reported.At least 18 traders were kidnapped for ransom while ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Gangster arrested in Uttar Pradesh
July 10th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) In a joint operation, the Uttar Pradesh Police and the Karnataka Police Monday arrested a member of the notorious Raja Shetty gang here, an official said.Akash ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Maoist shot dead in Odisha
July 9th, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 9 (IANS) A member of the Maoist People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) group was gunned down by police in Odisha Monday, a day after a ruling Biju ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Peruvian police rescue 10 kids from guerrillas
July 7th, 2012 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Lima, July 7 (IANS/EFE) Police rescued 10 children who had been forcibly recruited by a guerrilla group in southern Peru, President Ollanta Humala said Friday."Ten children have been recovered. There ... Read more...
Posted in World |
China to redefine personal data stealing laws
July 5th, 2012 - 5:41 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 4 (IANS) China has plans to redefine regulations about stealing personal data as it causes a lot of inconvenience to the general public.According to a senior officer from ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Abu Salem gets bail in extortion case (Lead)
June 26th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to extradited gangster Abu Salem in a 2002 extortion case. He would remain in judicial custody as he is ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Abu Salem gets bail in extortion case
June 26th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to extradited gangster Abu Salem in a 2002 extortion case.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav granted bail to Salem on ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
‘Jharkhand criminals posing as Maoists to extort money’
June 20th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 20 (IANS) Criminals have been extorting money from businessmen and companies in Jharkhand posing as Maoists, a police official said Wednesday."In the past six months, some cases have ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
GNLA chief arms procurer arrested in Meghalaya
June 20th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 20 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the police arrested the chief arms procurer of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a rebel group operating in western ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |