Delhi Police have busted an extortion racket with the arrest of five persons, who they claimed used pose as mediapersons and policemen while extorting money from men caught in honey trap laid by them.
"Rizwan, Rohit, Harron, Saleem and Gulzar were arrested in a raid by the police, which rescued a victim Rajender Gupta who was captured by the racket through honey trap," said Veenu Bansal, DCP of North East district police.
Khajuri Khas police station received a complaint from the relatives of Gupta, a shopkeeper, that he was kidnapped and a ransom of Rs one lakh was being demanded, on the night of July 12, he said.
It was also learnt by the police that the kidnappers had threatened that they had made a CD of victim in objectionable position with a woman and would trap him in a rape case.
An FIR was registered in connection with kidnapping and ransom demand and police teams were formed to catch the extortionists, the officer said.
The accused, Saleem, who is master mind of the gang claimed to be a chief reporter while Rohit claimed to be a reporter of a news channel. They would raid the place where their target was fixed with sex workers.
They would threaten to defame the victim caught on video camera in objectionable situation with sex workers.
Accused Haroon would collect ransom, while Gulzar who is a local political worker would shelter the gang and provide hideout for the victim who were held by them for extorting money, added the officer.
