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New Delhi: A case of threatening to kill a businessman and his family to extort Rs 10 lakh has come to light in Rohini area of ​​Delhi. The accused called and claimed to be associated with the notorious Neeraj Bawana gang and demanded Rs 10 lakh from the businessman. But the police foiled the plans of the accused and laid a trap and caught two accused. A minor has also been arrested in the case.

During the press conference at Delhi Police Headquarters, Northern Range Joint CP Vijay Singh said that under the supervision of Rohini DCP Shashank Jaiswal, the police team led by Additional DCP Tanushree arrested two accused, foiling the plans of the accused.

Joint CP said that Vikas Tayal, resident of Sector-23 Rohini, received three consecutive threatening calls from the same mobile number at around 8:10 pm on August 29. The caller directly demanded extortion of Rs 10 lakh and threatened the life of the businessman and his family if the amount was not paid. The accused tried to scare the businessman by claiming himself to be a member of the Neeraj Bawana gang.

The series of threats did not stop here. On 30th and 31st August also the businessman was called again and the demand of Rs 10 lakh was repeated. After this the businessman lodged a complaint at Begumpur police station. After preliminary investigation, the police registered a case under section 308(2) of the Indian Judicial Code and started investigation.

Trap laid on the pretext of paying extortion money

The police laid a trap in film style to reach the accused. A joint team of Begumpur police station and Rohini district special staff called the accused near Rithala metro station on the pretext of taking extortion money. As soon as the two accused reached there on a motorcycle, the police team surrounded them and caught them. On interrogation and on his information, another minor allegedly involved in the conspiracy was also caught.

Former employee of the company turns out to be the alleged mastermind of the conspiracy

Police investigation revealed that the arrested accused Suraj had earlier worked in the complainant's company. According to the police, Suraj had incurred a debt of around Rs 5 lakh due to online gaming and gambling. Allegedly, to repay this loan and raise money, he hatched a conspiracy of extortion. Investigation also revealed that Suraj and Kishan had allegedly snatched a mobile phone from Bawana area and this mobile was used in the extortion incident. The police is now busy connecting the links of the entire network through the recovered SIM cards and mobile phones.

Motorcycle mobile and stolen SIM recovered

Police have recovered a motorcycle, two mobile phones and two stolen SIM cards from the possession of the accused. Police are examining digital devices and call detail records to find out who else was behind the threatening calls. The arrested accused have been identified as 26-year-old Suraj, resident of Rajiv Nagar, Begumpur and 18-year-old Kishan, resident of Rajiv Nagar, Begumpur. No previous criminal record of either of them was found. The identity of the 15-year-old minor arrested in the case has not been made public under the provisions of the law. The police is now also investigating whether the accused actually had any connection with any big criminal gang or not. Besides, the source of stolen SIM cards and mobile phones is also being ascertained. Further investigation is going on in the matter.