Archive · 2 Feb 2026
Rajasthan Police Bust Decades-Old Extortion Syndicate Targeting Bus Conductors
Police in Rajasthan have caught a group of people who were doing something bad for a long time.
This group was making bus conductors pay them money so they wouldn't get in trouble for not giving tickets to passengers.
The police found out about this group after someone told them, and they even recorded the bad guys taking money.
The police arrested eight people, including the leader, and found a lot of money and other things that belonged to the group.
The group had been doing this for many years and made a lot of money by making bus conductors pay them.
The police are still looking into how much money the group made and if there are more people involved.
Rajasthan Police dismantled a decades-old extortion syndicate targeting bus conductors, arresting eight members including the leader, Narendra Singh Rajawat.
The gang, known as the 'STD Gang', extorted money from conductors by facilitating ticketless travel and providing protection from vigilance checks.
Police conducted a sting operation capturing the exchange of money and seized cash, vehicles, electronic devices, and various documents.
The syndicate operated across 12 districts, causing significant revenue loss to the state transport corporation, with extortion amounts ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 2,500.
Multiple criminal cases had been previously registered against gang members for offences including obstruction of public servants, assault, and criminal intimidation.
- Who
- Rajasthan Police, including Jhalawar Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar and the gang led by Narendra Singh Rajawat
- What
- Busted a decades-old extortion syndicate targeting Rajasthan Roadways bus conductors
- When
- Arrests made on Saturday, investigation began on December 24, 2025
- Where
- Across 12 districts in Rajasthan, including Jhalawar, Kota, Ajmer, Tonk, Chittorgarh, Jodhpur, Pratapgarh, Jaipur, Banswara, and Agar in Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To extort money from bus conductors by facilitating ticketless travel and providing protection from vigilance checks, causing significant revenue loss to the state transport corporation
- Gang Leader
- Narendra Singh Rajawat
- Arrested Members
- 8
- Districts Involved
- 12
- Cash Seized
- Rs 11,57,980
- Revenue Loss
- Up to 40% at certain locations
- Extortion Amount
- Rs 50-200 per conductor per trip, Rs 1,200-2,500 per bus
- Operation Name
- Operation Clean Ride
- Items Seized
- 3 cars, 2 motorcycles, 1 laptop, 15 mobile phones, spy camera pen, identity cards, STD diaries, bus security slips, passbooks, cheque books, other documents
