Srinagar, July 21 -- The Special Crime Wing of Kashmir busted an extortion gang and arrested three persons on Monday, said officials. The gang members would allegedly impersonate officials of Crime Branch and Anti-Corruption Bureau and would extort money from senior citizens after "threatening and arresting" them on the pretext of false complaints, officials said on Monday.

The wing conducted massive searches in the houses of four accused spread across Srinagar and Ganderbal districts of central Kashmir.

The officials said that the sleuths of the wing of Crime Branch J&K conducted searches at multiple locations in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts in connection with FIR number 18/2026 registered under Sections of 204, 319(2), 308(2), 338...