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2 women held for attempting to extort builder’s son of Rs 5 cr
An officer said the women were produced before the court and remanded in police custody till December 27.
An official said that later, through an associate, they approached the builder's son and demanded Rs 10.5 crore to settle the matter. (File)
The Mumbai crime branch arrested two women including a small-time actor for allegedly attempting to extort a builder’s son by threatening to pursue a molestation case against him.
According to police, while initially Rs 10.5 crore was demanded from the builder, eventually they agreed to Rs 5.5 crore. It was while accepting the first instalment on Tuesday that the two women were placed under arrest, police said.
An official said that the incident stems from a fight that broke out between the builder’s son and the two women at a party in Andheri after the builder’s son got engaged on November 14.
The argument escalated into a scuffle, following which on November 23, the women approached the Amboli police where a molestation case was registered against the builder’s son.
An official said that later, through an associate, they approached the builder’s son and demanded Rs 10.5 crore to settle the matter. Later they negotiated and reduced the amount to Rs 5.5 crore.
The family, however, approached the police following which the anti- extortion cell of the crime branch was asked to probe the matter.
The police said they asked the builder’s son to agree to make the payment and eventually on Tuesday as they were accepting Rs 1.5 crore from the complainant, the two women were caught red handed and placed under arrest.
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An officer said the women were produced before the court and remanded in police custody till December 27.
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