The special cell of Delhi police on Sunday said that it has arrested seven alleged extortionists of the Neetu Daboda gang and recovered two pistols from them. The police claimed that the extortion racket was being operated from the Tihar Jail.
Tihar inmate, Rajesh, a key henchman of Neetu Daboda, hatched a conspiracy to extort `50 lakhs from a businessman in Bawana area, the police said.
The police got a tip-off in July that one extortionist would visit a property dealer’s office in Outer Delhi. “We arrested two persons, who were later identified as Sanjeet, alias Kokal, and Suresh, alias Saki. The duo told the police that in recent past Sanjeet and his associate Manoj threw extortion letters in the office of a businessman in Bawana area and fired in air and at his office to scare him,” said the police official.
The police then arrested the other associates, identified as Rajesh, alias Imran, Rajesh, alias Karambir and Amit, alias Mittu. The accused were lodged in jail number 8 at Tihar where they beat up one Neeraj, alias Bawania, suspecting that he was making money through extortion. The accused then contacted Suresh, Sanjeet and Manoj to arrange arms.
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Man arrested with fake notes
AGE CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, AUG. 4
The crime branch of Delhi police has arrested a man for allegedly supplying fake Indian currency in the capital. A senior police official said the accused has been identified as Nadeem, alias Salim. Fake Indian currency with face value of `49,000 was recovered from his possession. The police said the accused belongs to Salman Gang. The police got a tip-off that a man involved in supplying fake currency would be coming near Chandgi Ram Akhara to deliver fake notes to his associates. A trap was laid and the accused was arrested. Nadeem, a resident of Jama Masjid area, has been involved in several other criminal cases.