The Crime Branch unit of the Delhi Police successfully cracked an extortion case with the arrest of the accused, Mithlesh Kumar Jha, a resident Dwarka, Delhi.
The case was filed based on a complaint by one, Sunil Kumar, who reported that he was being threatened by Soni Sarkari on behalf of a notorious gang with a demand to vacate a plot he had purchased in Nihal Vihar from Mithlesh Kumar Jha.
The disputed plot, measuring 1600 square yards, is valued at approximately Rs 6 crore.
The cops revealed that the arrested man started his career in the 1980s as a financial advisor and insurance agent. Later, he ventured into property dealing business and faced economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This led him to engage in deceptive practices, resulting in multiple legal cases registered against him, added cops.
Acting on a tipoff about Mithlesh Kumar Jha, who has been evading arrest in a non-bailable warrant (NBW) case and proceedings under Section 82 of the Criminal Procedure Code were already initiated against him, a trap was laid near Sector 10, Dwarka and apprehended him.
During interrogation, Jha revealed to the cops that he faced severe financial difficulties since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. To overcome these challenges, he resorted to fraudulent activities.
He confessed to his involvement in 12 cases under the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act in various courts in Delhi and Gurgaon.