Punjab police bust extortion racket, 7 arrested
The police recovered four pistols from the possession of the arrested accused.
The police recovered four pistols from the possession of the arrested accused.
Police teams have also recovered cash worth Rs 14.78 lakh from the possession of accused Rohit Bhardwaj alias Rimmi and other incriminating evidence from the mobile phones recovered from accused persons.
The arrested accused has been identified as Ankit Rana, who was running an extortion racket in the area of Zirakpur and Panchkula.
The accused threatened the complainant to implicate him in a false case. The complainant, an advocate, received a number of such messages on WhatsApp and on his SMS after which he decided to lodge a complaint.
The accused, identified as Nasir was arrested from Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, police said.
