Jaipur, Oct. 19 -- Legal proceedings involving Inventiva publisher Nitin Naresh have intensified after Rajasthan Police registered a criminal case against him, Nine Network Private Limited and other unidentified individuals following allegations of extortion, criminal intimidation and conspiracy connected to Terra Invest.

The First Information Report (FIR), registered at Shastri Nagar Police Station in Jaipur, invokes Sections 308(2), 308(3), 351(2), 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The provisions cited concern alleged extortion, criminal intimidation, conspiracy and acts involving common intention.

Police have assigned an investigating officer and initiated an investigation into the allegations, bringing the dispute...