Indore, May 19 -- Indore Crime Branch has taken five people, including a police constable into their custody in connection with an allegedly threatening a businessman and demanded Rs 1 crore from him to continue his business, a police officer said.

Speaking to ANI, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Rajesh Kumar Tripathi said, a complainant, identified as Hitendra Singh Thakur, approached the crime branch police and informed them about receiving threat to life and extortion demand of Rs 1 crore.

"A businessman named Hitendra Singh Thakur approached the crime branch and informed he was basically involved in liquor business and later ventured into real estate business. During this, he came in contact with Alka Dixit for a partne...