Crime Crackdown
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Hubballi-Dharwad
Hubballi Police Bust Gang in Honey Trap Extortion Case, Five Arrested
Hubli, EXPRESS News: The Ashok Nagar police have arrested five members of a gang involved in an attempt to “honey trap” a city-based businessman and extort money by threatening to release his obscene photos and videos on social media. The victim, 36-year-old businessman Chagganlal Choudhary, who runs a utensils shop in Hubballi, reported the incident to the police. According to…
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Hubballi-Dharwad
23 Booked in Hubballi-Dharwad for High-Interest Lending as Police Intensify Crackdown
Hubballi: The police in the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad have intensified their crackdown on illegal money lenders who charge exorbitant interest rates. Recently, the police uncovered a syndicate involved in “meter baddi,” a colloquial term for lending money at excessively high interest rates. As a result, 23 individuals have been booked across 13 different police stations in seven cases. Speaking…
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