State vs Debraj Chakraborty — Extortion, land-grab and related offences

CBI chargesheeted 33 accused in a cyber fraud case involving a Delhi executive defrauded of Rs 50 lakh. The scheme used fake 'digital arrest' claims to extort money. The accused include proprietors of dummy firms, technical handlers, and money mules who routed funds.

In an international crackdown named 'Operation Hard Ball', law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada and Europe arrested 24 persons connected to India-based transnational organised crime syndicates. The operation, led by the FBI, targeted criminal networks allegedly involved in murder, extortion, drug trafficking, firearms offences and organised crime activities spanning multiple countries. An SHO (Station House Officer) from Punjab is among those the FBI seeks to extradite as part of the investigation.

Punjab police inspector Gurinderjit Singh Nagra was arrested after being indicted by the US FBI in connection with an extortion conspiracy involving an India-based organised crime syndicate. The investigation revealed that Nagra extorted and accepted Rs 16 lakh as illegal gratification from a US-based family.

A Punjab Station House Officer (SHO), Gurinderjit Singh, faces extradition to the US following FBI charges linking him to a $400,000 gang-related extortion plot. The case is part of Operation Hard Ball, the international law enforcement crackdown on India-based transnational organised crime groups.

A CBI FIR registered following a complaint from the Supreme Court Registry targeting an organized digital arrest scam network operating across 16 Indian states including Rajasthan. Fraudsters used fake domains to convince victims they were under investigation and extorted money under the guise of 'digital arrest'.

The CBI filed a chargesheet naming 33 accused in a cyber fraud case involving a digital arrest scam. Fraudsters allegedly used a deceptive domain to convince victims they were under investigation and extorted money under the guise of 'digital arrest'. The chargesheet includes proprietors of dummy firms, technical handlers, and financial mules involved in siphoning cheated funds.