Dehradun police have arrested a person on the charge of demanding extortion to the tune of Rs15 lakh from a businessman, Mukaram, resident of Patelnagar, on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Nasim, resident of Brahamanwala. It is learnt that Nasim is an accomplice of a hardened criminal now languishing in Pauri jail. He allegedly acted at his behest.
Police recovered a pistol from his possession through which he allegedly fired shot to threaten the complainant. The accused had allegedly warned the complainant to face consequences if he failed to pay the said amount. On June 4, Mukaram, resident of Kanhaiya Vihar, has registered a compliant at Patelnagar. He stated that things happened when he had gone to Saharanpur for his personal work on June 4. Around 2 pm the same day, two bike- borne persons had reached the house of the complainant’s neighbour, Kamal Ahmed. The duo inquired about Mukaram. Then they entered his house and asked him to tell Mukaram to cough up Rs15 lakh or else face consequences. Before leaving the place, they had fired shot from a pistol which hit the window panes of Ahmed’s house.
Acting on the complaint, police registered a case against unidentified persons and team was formed to investigate the case. Mukaram informed the police that he had been receiving threatening extortion calls from unidentified persons. Mukaram had provided the mobile number to police. Police investigated further and it was revealed that the mobile was activated on SIM cards secured through forged documents from the shop of one Mukesh Aggarwal, resident of Kotdwar. Police issued notice to the shopkeeper.
Mukaram further informed police that Nasim was the person who used to call him up and the line was later given to one Rupesh Tyagi, who has been languishing in Pauri Jail. Taygi used to threaten him to pay Rs15 lakh or else face the music. Based on this information, police arrested Nasim from his residence located at Brahamanwala. Police recovered the pistol from his possession he allegedly used to threaten Mukaram. His mobile call details revealed that he had talked with the criminal Tyagi. The accused Nasim was sent to jail after being presented in the court.