Man held for extortion bid

A 22-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly trying to extort Rs 1.5 crore from a businessman by posing as a member of the Mohammed Nayeemuddin gang, the police said.

The accused, Nagesh S, allegedly called up the businessman on November 24 and demanded Rs 1.5 crore by threatening him.

A case was registered under sections 385 (putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC against Nagesh, a Saroor Nagar police station official said.

"A police team arrested Nagesh in a decoy operation when he came to pick up cash bag," he added.
 

Mohammed Nayeemuddin alias Nayeem alias Balanna (45), wanted in a string of cases including the murder of an IPS officer, was killed in an exchange of fire with police in Shadnagar town in August 2016.

The slain criminal had formed a gang and was allegedly indulged in land grabbings, extortion, kidnappings etc, many of which were not reported to the police due to fear of reprisal.