A 35-year-old gangster has been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly demanding Rs 1 crore from a doctor in Dwarka.
The accused, reportedly a member of Pradeep Solanki gang, threatened to kill the doctor and his child if they refuse to pay the money.
“In a joint operation by Anti Auto Theft squad of Dwarka district and Bindapur police station, one of the accused persons identified as Jitender (35) who threatened the Doctor was arrested.
On December 11, last, five armed assailants barged into the complainant’s hospital to extort money, however, the doctor wasn’t present in the hospital at the time of incident,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Anto Alphonse stated.
According to police, the accused persons called the complainant multiple times through Whatsapp call, and when he called them back, they demanded Rs One Crore in exchange for sparing his child’s life, police said.
“The five assailants including the arrested Jitender, have been identified as members of Pradeep Solanki and Manjeet Mahal gang. Presently, both these kingpins are in jail in murder cases and they required money for fighting legal battle cases and to keep affiliation of gang members intact,” said the DCP.