Two siblings have been arrested on Thursday after they allegedly extorted ₹75,000 from a person by threatening to implicate him in a faux rape case in Nuh, police stated on Friday.
Police recognized the suspects as Mohammad Irshad alias Gumani, 34, and his sister Anisha Khatoon, 39, each residents of Tapkan in Sadar Nuh.
Based on police, the sufferer, a 35-year-old man, a resident of Adbar, was involved with the girl since 4 months. On February 4, the girl started threatening the sufferer to pay her ₹5 lakh or she would have him arrested in a rape case. Police stated the girl had additionally stolen a cellphone from the sufferer in November final 12 months to make risk calls to him.
Police stated the girl requested the sufferer to fulfill her on Tuaru highway on February 4. Her brother additionally reached the spot and assaulted the sufferer whereas threatening him to pay the cash.
After being constantly harassed, the sufferer filed a grievance on Thursday following which an FIR towards the siblings was registered underneath sections 304 (snatching), 3(5) (widespread intention) and 308(7) (extortion by risk of accusation of an offence punishable with loss of life or imprisonment for all times) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Sadar Nuh police station, stated police officers.
Police stated, onThursday, the sufferer’s brother negotiated with the duo and so they requested him to fulfill them at a location on Nalhar highway with ₹75,000 money as partial fee.
A staff consisting of assistant sub-inspectors Kamal Singh and Saroj Kumari current on the spot arrested each the suspects after they took the cash.
Krishan Kumar, public relations officer of Nuh police, stated that police had famous the serial numbers of all of the currencies earlier than being handed over to the suspects. “After restoration, the numbers have been matched and located to be the identical in presence of witnesses. There’s a name recording the place the girl will be heard threatening him to pay ₹5 lakh extortion,” he stated.
Kumar stated that there’s a risk that the duo had trapped different victims utilizing related strategies prior to now. “They’re being interrogated and their checking account statements are being verified to verify if any huge money deposits or transactions have taken place from different accounts,” he added.
