Two Arrested In ₹2.5 Crore Extortion Case Over Alleged Threat Of False Rape Case
Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch’s Anti-Extortion Cell has arrested a 31-year-old woman and a 27-year-old advocate in connection with an alleged extortion racket in which the accused reportedly threatened to implicate a businessman in a false criminal case and demanded crores of rupees to withdraw the case. Two arrested in extortion case The arrested accused have been identified as Nivedita Apul…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch's Anti-Extortion Cell has arrested Nivedita Apul Sharma, 31, and Rahityraj Rajivkumar Mishra, 27, in connection with an extortion racket. Sharma is accused of threatening a businessman with a false rape allegation, demanding a ransom of ₹2.5 crore to withdraw the case. The case originated from a complaint filed by a real estate agent whose brother-in-law claimed Sharma was threatening him.
Sharma and Mishra were arrested on August 14 and August 15, respectively. The investigation revealed that Sharma had threatened other individuals with filing false criminal cases and extorted money from them. Police recovered cash, mobile phones, and digital devices containing conversation recordings. The probe is ongoing to uncover if Sharma and Mishra were part of a larger organized network involved in similar extortion cases across states.
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