Delhi Police have arrested Himanshu Jain, a property dealer, and his employee Manoj Meena in connection with an extortion attempt. The two men allegedly threatened a businessman and demanded Rs 50 lakh from him in northwest Delhi’s Subhash Place.
The incident came to light on August 19, when the businessman lodged a complaint at the Subhash Place police station, claiming that he had been receiving threatening calls from the accused, who were demanding a hefty sum of money. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) Aslam Khan, the police immediately launched an investigation.
A trap was set based on a tip-off and technical surveillance, leading to the arrest of both men after an intense seven-day chase. During questioning, the accused revealed that they planned to extort money from wealthy individuals across the city as a means of making easy profits.
The police recovered a mobile phone, a SIM card used for the extortion calls, and other documents related to the procurement of the SIM from their possession.