Two arrested for extortion bid

The city police on Thursday night foiled an extortion bid of Rs 50 lakh from a city-based advocate,N K Patel,a resident of Visamo Society,and arrested two accused,Dalpat Prajapati (21) and Karan Thakur (21),residents of Akoli village in Banaskantha district.

The city police on Thursday night foiled an extortion bid of Rs 50 lakh from a city-based advocate,N K Patel,a resident of Visamo Society,and arrested two accused,Dalpat Prajapati (21) and Karan Thakur (21),residents of Akoli village in Banaskantha district.

Chandkheda Inspector T S Patel said the complainant had received a total of 10 extortion calls between June 3 and Thursday.

A trap was laid and Prajapati,who had come to receive the money,was arrested from Chandkheda. Thakur was arrested after Prajapati named him

as a co-accused, said Inspector Patel.

The police said the two accused were in a financial crunch and wanted to make some fast money.

They had noted Patels number during their visit to his office in the Sabarmati area about a month ago and have confessed to having called up Patel by posing as one Imran Khan.

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