Four arrested for making extortion calls to Delhi-based bizman

Four men were arrested for allegedly issuing extortion threats to a Karol Bagh-based businessman, police said Tuesday.

Vicky (18) Tarun Kumar (22) Bakhtawar (26) and Dalip (44) have been arrested and they were apparently working on the directions of Keshav Kakkar, who is in jail under extortion charges, they added.

Kakkar through his associates used to extort money to pay his advocate's fee and pay his gang members. While Dalip was in-charge of keeping weapons, Kumar used to provide the ammunition, police said.

The businessman, Sandeep, in his complaint, said on February 23, he received a call on his mobile phone and the caller, who introduced himself as Kakkar, abused and threatened him, Mandeep Singh Randhawa, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) said.

Sandeep's business is related to property and finance, police said.

He said on February 24, when he along with his partners were sitting at their Dev Nagar office, two men came there and one of them pointed a pistol at his partner Amit Kumar. The men left after threatening them, the officer said.

Police said a case was registered and an investigation was taken up following which a person, identified as Karan, was apprehended on March 4 from Nihal Vihar and one country-made pistol was recovered
On Tuesday, Bakhtawar and Dalip were arrested, he said