Punjab Police have busted an extortion racket — backed by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi — with the arrest of its three operatives.
Those arrested have been identified as Rohit Bharadwaj alias Rimmi of Zirakpur, Mohit Bharadwaj of Chandigarh, and Arjun Thakur of Chandigarh, said the state Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday.
DGP Yadav said that following a detailed investigation and intelligence-gathering in this case, the State Special Operation Cell, Mohali, had initiated swift and coordinated action which led to the arrest of these three persons found involved in operating an extortion racket.
The Police teams have also recovered cash worth Rs 14.78 lakh from the possession of accused Rohit Bhardwaj alias Rimmi and other incriminating evidence from the mobile phones recovered from accused persons.