Mumbai: 2 journalists arrested for extorting money from spa owner

The accused have been remanded to police custody. Pic/Samiullah Khan

The Goregoan police on Thursday arrested two weekly newspaper reporters for allegedly extorting money from a spa owner. According to police, the duo approached the spa owner and demanded Rs 2 lakh. However, they were caught red-handed taking Rs 55,000 from the victim.

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The accused, identified as Abhinandan Paliwal and Ankit Gupta, introduced themselves as journalists to the spa owner and threatened to conduct a raid at the spa by accusing the owner of carrying out illegal activities.

Paliwal and Gupta demanded Rs 2 lakh from the spa owner, however, the duo was caught red-handed while accepting the extortion money. "On the complaint of the spa owner, we registered the case and the same day, we caught the duo at the spot while they were accepting the amount. Two more accused involved in the crime are at large," Deepak Fatangre, ACP Goregaon Division said.

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The accused have been arrested under relevant Sections of the IPC, including extortion and were produced before the court. Both have been remanded to police custody. Further investigation is being done by the Goregaon police.

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