The Delhi Police arrested two accused in connection with a case of extortion of Rs 35,000 in the Shahdara district, it said on Monday. The duo have been identified as Shyam Singh (21) and Mangal Singh (31).
A probe into an extortion racket has led the Delhi Police to uncover a nexus between illegal arms suppliers and gun house owners involved in providing sophisticated firearms to gangsters based in the national capital, officials said on Friday.
The crime branch team unearthed a honey trap syndicate for extorting money from gullible and apprehended three people, who were impersonating as Delhi Police officials, it said on Wednesday.
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.
