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[ad_1] The financial demands varied from victim to victim, cops said. (Representational)Toronto: A specialised Canadian police task force has arrested five people, including two women, of Indian origin for alleged extortion and firearm-related offences targeting the South Asian business community in the Greater Toronto area.The Peel Regional Police Extortion Investigative Task Force (EITF), with the support of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), executed a search warrant resulting in the arrest of four individuals, Gagan Ajit Singh, 23, Anmoldeep Singh, 23, Hashmeet Kaur, 25, Iyamjot Kaur, 21, and Arundeep Thind, 39, according to a Peel Regional Police press release on Wednesday.While Gagan Ajit Singh, Hashmeet Kaur and Iyamjot Kaur belong to the Brampton area, Anmoldeep Singh belongs t...

[ad_1] The officers hadn't yet recovered any of her money, police said. (Representational)New York: Two Indian men have been arrested in the US state of Florida for allegedly defrauding a 69-year-old woman of $80,000 through a phone scam, a media report said.Parth Patel, 33, and Jayarami Kuruguntla, 25, were both arrested and booked by the Ocala Police Department when the woman grew suspicious of the scammer's attempt to get $50,000 the third time, a WFTV9 news reported last week.The woman received a pop-up message on her iPad on May 23 claiming her bank had been compromised and that she needed to call on a number.When she called on the provided phone number, the scammer told her she was a suspect in a child pornography case.The scammer told the victim that a $30,000 purchase of child po...

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5 People Of Indian-Origin In Canada Arrested For Alleged Extortion

2 Indians Cheat 69-Year-Old US Woman Of $80,000, Arrested