‘Paint yes on wall if you will pay us’: Sacked employee sends a threat letter to Greater Kailash businessman
The incident took place last week. The family lives in M Block, GK II, where they received a threat letter on Thursday.
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Police later apprehended two suspects in the case -- one of whom was a driver recently fired by the 45-year-old businessman for misbehaviour. (File Photo) Amid preparations for his daughter’s wedding, a businessman in South Delhi’s Greater Kailash II allegedly received an ominous letter from a masked man that put a dent in the festivities — it demanded Rs 10-Rs 50 lakh and threatened to kill him and hurt his family if he didn’t pay up.
Police later apprehended two suspects in the case — one of them used to work as a driver for the businessman before he was fired for misbehaviour.
The incident took place last week. The family lives in M Block, GK II, where they received a threat letter on Thursday. The businessman, who is also an exporter, told police that a masked man came to his house and handed the security guard a letter.
“The accused told the guard to give the letter to the house owner. The letter stated that the accused would kill the businessman if he didn’t give them money and threatened to hurt the family. They asked him to paint ‘yes’ on the wall of the house to assure them about the payment,” said a senior police officer, adding that the businessman was busy with his daughter’s wedding celebrations, slated for October 28-29, when the letter came.
Police said an investigation was conducted and they spotted the “masked man” walking around the area. Police believe he was conducting a recce and deciding when to approach the guard.
“Initially, we had no clues. The man came on foot and was later seen leaving on a bicycle that was parked a few metres away. We looked at CCTVs along several routes to ascertain where the accused went. It was later that we found that he was accompanied by another person,” added the police officer.
Teams were sent to the location and police identified the two suspects.
One of them had been hired by the family to drive around relatives during the wedding. He was asked to leave a few days ago, said police.
Once identified, police said they conducted several raids around Delhi and Noida, and the duo were caught on Tuesday.
Questioning revealed that the person who had been hired as a driver 15 days ago was later fired. Seeing the wedding preparation, he decided to extort the family and he got his associate to deliver the letter, said police.
“He was sure he would get the money as he had mentioned personal details in the letter and assumed he had scared the family. They were planning to take Rs 10-50 lakh cash from them,” said another officer.
The officer declined to divulge more details about the accused and said a formal arrest would be made after further questioning.
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