Three men arrested for trying to extort Rs 30 L
12 Oct 2014 5:19 AM IST
Three men, who had allegedly tried to extort Rs 30 lakh from a landowner and had even tried to kidnap his friend, have been arrested by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police on Friday.
According to police, the victim, a resident of Khera village in southwest Delhi, had lodged a complaint on Tuesday that he was receiving extortion calls from Jyoti Sangwan and his brother Kapil Sangwan (alias Nandu). Jyoti is presently lodged in Narnaul Jail in Haryana.
The members of the gang had even fired gun shots at his house in order to threaten him and demanded Rs 30 lakh from him. A case was registered at Chhawala Police Station.
Following the threat calls, the complainant shifted to some other place. Later, the extortionists started threatening his friend who also resides in the same area. ‘His friend also complained about them and another FIR was lodged in this connection,’ said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand.
Based on a tip-off, three associates of Jyoti and Kapil Sangwan gang were apprehended on Thursday from Suraj Cinema in Najafagarh. They were identified as Vasudev alias Vasu (18), Krishna Kumar alias Ankush (24) and Prashant Gulia (21), police said.
On sustained interrogation the trio disclosed that the landowner had recently sold his land for several crores rupees and they were aware about it. On the instructions of Jyoti Sangwan, they fired gun shots at victim’s house and tried to kidnap his friend, they informedd.
The mobile phone along with SIM card used by the extortionists for making threat calls have been recovered. Efforts are being made to arrest the remaining accused, said Chand.
According to police, the victim, a resident of Khera village in southwest Delhi, had lodged a complaint on Tuesday that he was receiving extortion calls from Jyoti Sangwan and his brother Kapil Sangwan (alias Nandu). Jyoti is presently lodged in Narnaul Jail in Haryana.
The members of the gang had even fired gun shots at his house in order to threaten him and demanded Rs 30 lakh from him. A case was registered at Chhawala Police Station.
Following the threat calls, the complainant shifted to some other place. Later, the extortionists started threatening his friend who also resides in the same area. ‘His friend also complained about them and another FIR was lodged in this connection,’ said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand.
Based on a tip-off, three associates of Jyoti and Kapil Sangwan gang were apprehended on Thursday from Suraj Cinema in Najafagarh. They were identified as Vasudev alias Vasu (18), Krishna Kumar alias Ankush (24) and Prashant Gulia (21), police said.
On sustained interrogation the trio disclosed that the landowner had recently sold his land for several crores rupees and they were aware about it. On the instructions of Jyoti Sangwan, they fired gun shots at victim’s house and tried to kidnap his friend, they informedd.
The mobile phone along with SIM card used by the extortionists for making threat calls have been recovered. Efforts are being made to arrest the remaining accused, said Chand.
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