Ashoka Garden Police arrested three members of gang involved in extortion and recovered pistol and cartridges and sharp edged weapons used in crime and cash was also recovered by in the action by police.
Police said that on March 29 at 80 ft road Ashoka Garden two unidentified persons by intimidating the complainant Sarvare Azam, took him to Khanugaon by taking him hostage and threatening to kill him extorted Rs 50000 was extorted from the complainant.
Out of these, 25000 should be transferred to his own partner Aman's Paytm account and Rs 25000 from ATM. The complainant was so scared that despite giving money, he did not discuss with anyone. Two days later, he told his friends, then reached the police station Ashoka Garden and filed a report, on the report of the complainant case under section 386, 342 and 34 was registered.
During the investigation, the accused Raja alias Arbaaz N. Nawab Colony was caught with carrying an illegal country-made pistol and a cartridge used in the crime and Rs 4000 cash and a mobile phone.
He revealed Aman Khan who received transferred in pay-tm account and distributed it amongst themselves by all the criminals. Mobile phone and Rs 2500 were confiscated from Aman Khan. His other accomplice Adil Bachha was also caught from Sajida Nagar Karbala Road, a knife and Rs 3500 and mobile phone were also recovered from his possession.
Police party has also been sent to search for other accomplices of the accused, who will be arrested soon. In the investigation of the case, the police got information from the accused that the complainant Sarware Azam is a resident of Bihar and currently lives in Ashoka Garden area. He had taken about Rs 50,000 for getting admission of a boy from Bihar in Bhopal, which was not returned due to non-admission.