Man held in Noida for extortion

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Press Trust of India Noida
Last Updated : Dec 19 2014 | 8:00 PM IST
A man has been arrested here for allegedly making extortion calls to a local trader demanding Rs 30 lakh from him, police said today.
The accused has been identified as Anil Kumar. He was arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by the Atta village based trader.
The accused was arrested through electronic surveillance, they said.
Anil told police that he knew a person who used to work with the trader and so had knowledge of the financial condition of the trader, police said.
He also confessed to have kidnapped a boy in Faridabad, they said.
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First Published: Dec 19 2014 | 8:00 PM IST

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