Maharashtra: Two held for threatening former pal, demanding Rs 7 lakh in Nagpur

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Two members of a criminal gang in Nagpur city of Maharashtra have been arrested for allegedly trying to extort Rs 7 lakh from their former friend, a history-sheeter, police said on Wednesday.

The trio is accused in a murder case dated 2019.

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"Little Sardar alias Shailendra Singh Lohiya (47) and Siddhu Harjeet Singh Kaur (34) barged into the office of the victim, Honey alias Manindar Singh Harjindar Singh Chandhok, in Ashok Chowk area last week. They accused him of implicating them in a murder case and demanded Rs 7 lakh towards the 'legal expenses'," an official said quoting the FIR.

The duo also tried to enter the house of the complainant Chandhok on August 2 and 5.

A case was registered against Lohiya and Kaur at Jaripatka police station under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on charges of criminal intimidation, extortion, and kidnapping, and they were arrested, the official said.

Notably, Chandhok, Lohiya, and Kaur were among four persons booked earlier by the police on charges of murdering one Bobby Makan in 2019. Police had invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the trio earlier, the official added.

Meanwhile, in an another incident, Maharashtra's Thane on Wednesday claimed to have cracked 18 cases of house break-ins in the city and the adjoining region.

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, senior inspector Suresh Madne of Manpada police station said valuables worth Rs 20.15 lakh, including 200 grams of gold ornaments, cash, motorcycles and laptops, were also recovered from the accused.

In the wake of several cases of burglaries and house break-ins in the limits of Manpada police station in Kalyan division, the police launched a probe and worked on several leads, including the CCTV footage, before arresting the accused. he said.

The duo is identified as Yusuf Rashid Shaikh (38) and Naushad Mustaq Alam (28), the official said. .

"Both of them are history-sheeters and notorious criminals. While Yusuf was arrested in 23 crimes earlier, there are 11 offences registered against Naushad in Thane, Navi Mumbai and Mumbai," Madne said.

During their interrogation, it came to light that they were involved in 18 cases of burglaries in Manpada, Daighar, Rabale, Kamothe, Panvel, Taloja, Chunabhatti and other areas, he said, adding that further investigation is on.

(with PTI inputs)