India, Sept. 3 -- Five people have been arrested for attempting to extort money from a builder seeking to redevelop a prime plot in Bandra. The alleged extortionists used gangster Chhota Rajan's name to intimidate the builder and extort Rs.11 crore from him in exchange for allowing him to redevelop the property.

The accused, arrested by the anti-extortion cell of the crime branch, are Daniel Steven, Ethel Steven, Nazeer Shaikh, Abdulla Khan and Remi Fernandes. Two of them live on the property and had faced off with the builder over vacating their home.

Police said the Archdiocese of Bombay owns the plot and the Steven family live in a house on the land. "The Bombay High Court has ruled that the Steven family does not have any right to t...