After embassy, a fake ‘International Police’ station busted in Noida; Here's how six men used fake seals, IDs to collect donationsIn Noida, police arrested six individuals from West Bengal. They operated a fraudulent office in Sector 70. The group impersonated internat...
10 Aug, 2025, 07.47 PM IST
CBI busts cyber fraud syndicate targeting UK & Australian citizens key operative arrested in NoidaIn a coordinated operation conducted on July 07, 2025, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out searches at three locations in...
08 Jul, 2025, 10.20 PM IST
Salman Khan gets another death threat: Pay Rs 2 crore or else...Salman Khan received a terrifying extortion message demanding Rs 2 crore or face death. A man from Uttar Pradesh, posing as a gangster's br...
30 Oct, 2024, 09.31 AM IST
All the world is a gang: The story of the borderless new-generation Indian-origin gangstersWith a new generation of Indian-origin gangsters establishing a foothold in countries like Canada, Australia, Greece, Portugal and the Phil...
14 Sep, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
Trainee sub-inspector arrested for extorting ₹7,000 from cab driver in Noida; investigation reveals chilling detailsA trainee sub-inspector in Noida, Amit Mishra, was arrested for extortion after forcibly taking Rs 7,000 from a cab driver, Rupesh Tomar. W...
09 Aug, 2024, 05.48 PM IST
Five operatives of Canada-based terrorist Arsh Dalla arrested, hand grenades recovered: Delhi Police"It was also revealed that they are residing in Delhi/NCR, to carry out terror strikes and target killings. While developing the input, it ...
27 Nov, 2023, 10.58 PM IST
The business of crime: How much was Atiq Ahmed's net worth?Every other day there is news of property worth crores belonging to one or the other mafia being attached by the UP government. In the case...
17 Apr, 2023, 07.17 PM IST
An app-solute menace: Victims falling prey to loan app schemesPeople who have got loans quickly through fraudulent apps online are being extorted into coughing up much more than what they owe. Despite ...
31 Jul, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Mixed experience under BJP government: West UP MSMEsMost businessmen said the interests of MSMEs were not looked after satisfactorily. Even so, they said they will vote for the BJP primarily ...
08 Feb, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
Cash, crime & the city: The growing challenge of economic crimes in India's Tier-II cities and how to deal with itWhile Delhi and Mumbai log the highest number of economic offences, the recent crime data show that cities such as Jaipur, Lucknow & Patna ...
03 Oct, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
How Yogi Adityanath is beginning to recast UP as a business friendly destinationMurder and mandir politics dominate the headlines from Uttar Pradesh. In the din, it’s easy to miss Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s unlike...
02 Aug, 2020, 09.30 AM IST
Noida court rejects ex-Paytm exec Sonia Dhawan's bail pleaIn her bail application, Dhawan claimed that she was innocent and was wrongly implicated but the court said she played an active role in a ...
19 Feb, 2019, 10.57 AM IST
A tech billionaire and the case of the bumbling blackmailersEven by UP's standards, the extortion plot that’s surfaced stands out for its sheer outlandishness.
31 Oct, 2018, 03.08 PM IST
Saheb, secretary and fraudsters: Cracking the Paytm extortion casePaytm boss' personal secretary controlled the extortion calls while also convincing her boss to pay up.
24 Oct, 2018, 06.03 PM IST