SP leader arrested for extortion bid

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Press Trust of India Meerut
Last Updated : Aug 02 2013 | 4:05 PM IST
A Samajwadi Party leader was arrested today for allegedly trying to extort Rs 1 lakh from an ex-councillor of Meerut municipal corporation here, police said.
Ex-councillor Abraar Ahmed's wife Navi Band had lodged a case against Aas Mohammed alias Laden, in-charge of South assembly constituency, stating that he had demanded Rs 1 lakh from Ahmed in February, police said.
Laden was arrested and sent to jail today, they said.
He is a history-sheeter and has several cases of extortion registered against him in Kankarkheda area, they said.
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First Published: Aug 02 2013 | 4:05 PM IST

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