Thane: Extortion case registered against cricket bookie, two others

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Thane Nagar police has registered a case of alleged extortion against three persons including cricket bookie Sonu Jalan, a police officer said here on Wednesday.

Based on an order passed by a magistrate's court, the criminal case was registered on Tuesday under IPC sections 384,389 and 120 B against Sonu Jalan, Ketan Tanna and his son Jai Tanna.

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No arrest has been made.

The complainant Vikas Dabade, a civic contractor, had alleged that between April and June 2021 the accused sought his help in a criminal case registered with the Thane police against them.

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When he refused to oblige, they threatened him and demanded Rs 50 lakh for not implicating him in a false case, he alleged.

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