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Madhya Pradesh Forms SIT as Police Target Bishnoi-Linked Extortion Network

The new statewide unit centralizes the probe into handlers abroad as well as those in custody.

Overview

  • The Special Investigation Team, which the DGP formed Thursday, will examine six linked extortion cases reported in Indore, Khargone, Bhopal and Ashoknagar.
  • Indore police plan a lookout circular for alleged coordinator Harry Boxer, who officials say operates from outside India, after his name surfaced in suspect interviews.
  • Three men are in custody, including 19-year-old Manish Jangid, who was sent to jail Friday, while police announced a cash reward for Pradip Shukla and are tracking Durgesh Soni.
  • Interrogations describe a method that pulls target details from GST and real-estate regulator portals and from social media, uses Signal for encrypted orders, and deploys teenagers for intimidation.
  • Investigators seized audio, video and call records linking on-ground operatives to overseas handlers and to alleged jail-based communication, as police also extend security to new complainants in Indore.