Alok Kumar English news | Alok Kumar, Latest News & Live Updates in English | English News (Latest English News) at Lokmattimes.com

Thakur, in her late 60s, was arrested from her house in Sector 31 on Friday.She is accused of extortion, forgery and criminal conspiracy linked to a pre-election 'sting operation' done by a gang helmed by a man who ran a local news channel that was shut down after demonetisation.According to Noida's Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna, the gang was demanding Rs 2 crore from the minister after threatening to make public an "objectionable" video.Three persons directly linked to the case have already been arrested in April.Sector 20 SHO Rajvir Singh Chauhan said that Thakur was arrested following detailed interrogation of other accused involved in this case."She had facilitated the meeting between the people who conducted the so-called 'sting operation' and the Union Minister. She has been arrested based on evidence of her role in the whole conspiracy," he said.Thakur was produced before a local court, which sent her to judicial custody.Earlier in April, police had arrested Alok Kumar, the owner of the now defunct news channel, from Kolkata along with his aide Nisha.Another accused, identified as Khalid, who worked in the gang and is named in the FIR, is absconding, the SHO added.Interestingly, Ajay Sharma, the brother of the minister who had lodged the complaint in the matter, said that he had not named Usha Thakur in the complaint. Mahesh Sharma is known to have addressed her as an 'elder sister' on several occasions.

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Ahmedabad Plane Crash

Pune Bridge Collapse

Maharashtra News

Mumbai Local

Weather Update

Mumbai Rains

Alok KumarFOLLOW

Alok kumar, Latest News

National :Hindu outfits seek Constitutional amendments for equal rights to majority

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other Hindu outfits on Saturday sought amendments to Articles 28, 29 and 30 of the Constitution in order to emphasise the civilisational development of the Hindu culture and tradition and mainstreaming of Hindu lit ...

National :VHP seeks arrest of those guilty of vandalising temple in Hauz Qazi area

A delegation of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday met Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik and sought the arrest of all those involved in vandalising a temple in Hauz Qazi area in old Delhi's Chawri Bazar on Sunday night. ...

National :New police commissioner for Bengaluru in IPS officers' shake-up

In a major shake-up of IPS officers in Karnataka, the state government appointed Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar as the new Bengaluru Police Commissioner, an official notification said on Monday. ...

National :Poet's relative arrested for blackmailing Union Minister

Social activist Usha Thakur, granddaughter of the brother of legendary Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', was arrested from Noida for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to extort Rs 2 crore from Union Minister Mahesh Sharma. ...