Thane: Thee Anti Extortion Cell of Thane Crime Branch Arrested two people for extorting extortion from a builder and demanding ransom, got trapped as soon as he took the money.
Police said that the accused has been identified as Rajesh Bhoiro Alias Raju alias Lanky 47 and his partner Suraj Pawar 38 are both residents of Dombivli.
The officer said that the complainant had bought a piece of land and was building buildings on it. The accused started complaining against the purchase of land from 2016-2017. Police said that the accused demanded Rs 2 crore from the complainant and after negotiations it was reduced to Rs 23 lakh. “They had accepted Rs 2 lakh and were asking for the rest amount. The complainant registered a case and on Saturday the accused was implicated red-handed for taking Rs 11 lakh.
After registering a case with Vishnu Nagar police, the accused were produced in the court from where they were sent to police custody till Wednesday.
Police said that the accused has been identified as Rajesh Bhoiro Alias Raju alias Lanky 47 and his partner Suraj Pawar 38 are both residents of Dombivli.
The officer said that the complainant had bought a piece of land and was building buildings on it. The accused started complaining against the purchase of land from 2016-2017. Police said that the accused demanded Rs 2 crore from the complainant and after negotiations it was reduced to Rs 23 lakh. “They had accepted Rs 2 lakh and were asking for the rest amount. The complainant registered a case and on Saturday the accused was implicated red-handed for taking Rs 11 lakh.
After registering a case with Vishnu Nagar police, the accused were produced in the court from where they were sent to police custody till Wednesday.