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  Mumbai man loses money in online gaming, fakes Bishnoi gang threat to extort boss to repay loans

  Maharashtra | August 29, 2025 11:15 IST

  The caller demanded that the businessman pay more than the ransom amount to save his life. In response, the businessman offered to deliver the money at Goregaon Police Station, at which point the caller abruptly hung up the phone.

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  Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people including women, children in latest mass abduction spree

  World | December 11, 2024 16:22 IST

  No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction, but locals have attributed it to bandit groups notorious for mass killings and kidnappings for ransom in the conflict-stricken northern region.

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  Bhojpuri actor Akshara Singh gets death threat, caller demands Rs 50 lakh ransom

  Celebrities | November 13, 2024 19:03 IST

  Bhojpuri star Akshara Singh has been threatened with death over a phone call. The caller has demanded Rs 50 lakh as ransom. This is a breaking news, so stay tuned to this space for more details.

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  Zeeshan Siddique gets death threat, unknown caller demands ransom

  India | October 29, 2024 13:35 IST

  The threatening call was made on Friday evening to Zeeshan Siddique's office landline. Sources indicate that the caller threatened to kill both Siddiqui and Khan while demanding a ransom.

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  Somali pirates release hijacked ship MV Abdullah after getting ransom of $5 million

  World | April 14, 2024 15:16 IST

  The MV Abdullah, a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier - a type of merchant ship used to transport large amounts of cargo - was hijacked in March as it was heading from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates.

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  Maharashtra: 9-year-old boy kidnapped, killed for Rs 23 lakh ransom, body found in sack

  Crime | March 26, 2024 10:47 IST

  A tragic incident unfolded in Badlapur, Thane district, where a nine-year-old child was kidnapped and subsequently murdered. Shockingly, the abduction was perpetrated by a resident of the same village.

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  Nigeria: Over 300 school children released after two weeks of mass abduction from a Kaduna academy

  World | March 24, 2024 15:56 IST

  The kidnapping, which took place on March 7 in Kuriga, a dusty town in northwestern Kaduna State, was the first mass kidnapping in the country since 2021.

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  Agra man, kidnapped and murdered by friend, cremated as COVID victim

  Crime | June 29, 2021 10:39 IST

  23-year old Sachin Chauhan was kidnapped and murdered by his friend and four others in Uttar Pradesh' Agra.

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  14-year-old online game addict fakes his own kidnapping. Find out what happens next

  India | August 17, 2020 8:59 IST

  In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old boy in Patna who is addicted to online games faked his own kidnapping and then demanded a ransom of rs. 5 lakh from his mother. As soon as his mother, a widow, received the text message of ransom, she approached the Patra Nagar Police Station and registered a complaint of kidnapping.

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  Gorakhpur minor kidnap and murder case: Family demands stringent punishment

  News | July 28, 2020 23:22 IST

  Relatives of a 14-year-old minor boy, who was kidnapped and murdered in Pipraich, demanded stringent action against the culprit.

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  UP student threatens 'Pulwama-like' attack on school if not paid ransom

  India | February 20, 2020 10:36 IST

  A student of class 10 in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly has allegedly threatened to blow up his school in Pulwama-like attack if he was not paid Rs 2 lakh as ransom. The student has been detained by the state police.

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  MP: Buffalo theft for 'ransom' on rise in Morena

  India | December 31, 2019 16:52 IST

  This year, 23 cases of buffalo thefts for ransom, which in local dialect is called 'panhai', have come to light so far in the district, which comes under the Chambal division, a police official said.

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  Missing Pakistan girl might have been kidnapped for ransom: Police

  Crime | December 06, 2019 17:08 IST

   According to media reports,  Dua Mangi, 19, was kidnapped by armed men from Bukhari Commercial area in the city in Sindh province on Sunday while her friend Haris Fatah Soomro was shot at and wounded.

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  Delhi University girl kidnaps three-year-old child, demands Rs 5 crore ransom

  India | October 13, 2018 15:09 IST

  Delhi Police arrested first-year Delhi University student for kidnapping her landlord's 3-year-old son. She also demanded a ransom of Rs 5 crore.

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  Delhi girl and juvenile brother kidnap 5-year-old for Rs 5 crore ransom, held

  News | October 13, 2018 9:09 IST

  Delhi girl and juvenile brother kidnap 5-year-old for Rs 5 crore ransom, held

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  Cops rescue doctor kidnapped by Ola driver for Rs 5 cr ransom after shootout in Meerut

  India | July 20, 2017 12:46 IST

  The two-week-long drama, which involved two police encounters with the accused and 200 Delhi cops being deployed for investigations and search operations, finally ended on Wednesday with the doctor’s rescue and the arrest of four kidnappers

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  ‘WannaCry’: Contrary to Centre's assurance, ransomware to spread rapidly, warn IT experts

  May 16, 2017 12:09 IST

  Differing from the government’s view that the WannaCry ransomware attack has had a minimal impact on India and that there was nothing much to worry about, IT experts have warned users against the cyber-attack saying it is expected to rise rapidly in

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  "WannaCry" emerging as the most dangerous cyber threat: experts

  May 15, 2017 18:39 IST

  The “WannaCry” ransom-ware attack that hit several countries is turning out to be the most dangerous cyber threat for both corporates and common man, as the global losses are now running into hundreds of millions of dollars.

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  Mumbai: Two 16-yr-old students held for murdering 3-yr-old girl for Rs 1 cr ransom

  India | December 26, 2016 13:02 IST

  the JJ Marg police in Mumbai on Sunday arrested two 16-year-old boys in a kidnapping case, and recovered the decomposed body of a three-year-old girl who went missing from her home at Duncan Road

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  Cyber scammers threaten MP woman, demand Rs 2 cr in Bitcoins or they post her pics on porn sites

  India | December 02, 2016 12:03 IST

  cyber scammers have threatened a 30-year-old woman in Jabalpur district to pay up Rs 2 crore in Bitcoins to keep them from uploading her pictures on pornographic websites.