Mumbai: One more arrested in attempted extortion of builder of Rs 164 crore
The case was transferred to the Mumbai crime branch with CCTV footage of the coffee shop where the threat was made and identified the accused.
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The accused claimed to be ED officials and threatened to implicate the complainant in an ED case if he did not pay them the concerned amount. (Express File Photo)THE MUMBAI crime branch arrested another person, Amey Sawekar (38) in connection with a case related to an attempted extortion of Rs 164 crores of a builder on Monday. On Sunday four persons had been arrested by the police.
The accused claimed to be ED officials and threatened to implicate the complainant in an ED case if he did not pay them the concerned amount.
The complainant’s firm had in the past been under the ED scanner, thus making the threat seem more credible. However when the complainant realised he had been duped, he approached the police following which an FIR was registered at the Bandra police station.
The case was transferred to the Mumbai crime branch with CCTV footage of the coffee shop where the threat was made and identified the accused.
While four persons were arrested on Sunday, Sawekar was arrested on Monday.
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