Four members of a gang, including one who posed as a policeman, were arrested for allegedly trying to extort Rs 10 lakh from a 46-year-old man by threatening to implicate him in a false case of sexually assaulting a minor, police said on Sunday. The accused were identified as Sunny Suneja, Md Shafiq, Deepak Budhiraja and Hemlata. Police said the matter came to light on January 29 when a resident of Shahdara filed a complaint at Seemapuri police station.
In his complaint, the man stated that he came across a number on the internet dialling and he got in touch with a lady who introduced herself as a masseuse. They later became friends. The next day, he met the lady at Signature Bridge. The complainant said she kept texting and calling him on WhatsApp, a senior police officer said.
The complainant said, "On January 29, the alleged lady asked him to meet him at DTC Depot Seemapuri.