Indian intelligence agencies have flagged the rise of copycat extortion gangs using the names of notorious gangsters to spread fear and extort money. While lacking direct terror links, these loosely organised groups pose fresh investigative challenges for security agencies in India and Canada
Delhi Police have busted an organised traffic fraud and extortion racket, arresting three persons, including the mastermind, for selling fake ‘no-entry’ stickers to commercial vehicle operators to bypass restrictions. Cash, documents and hundreds of fake stickers were seized
Delhi Police arrested alleged gangster Bandhu Man Singh, linked to Canada-based Goldy Dhillon, for involvement in the firing at Kapil Sharma’s Canadian restaurant. A Chinese pistol was seized, and investigators are probing his role, foreign links, and wider extortion network
Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police arrested two persons for orchestrating a cyber-extortion racket against the Hetero Group of Companies. The accused impersonated USFDA officials through fake emails, demanding USD 250 million and threatening regulatory action with forged documents.
