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.