India, March 31 -- A tarot card reader was allegedly threatened and extorted of Rs.2 lakh by six persons posing as clients in Aarey Colony. Police arrested all accused on Sunday.

According to police, the accused lured the 40-year-old victim to a villa in Royal Palms in Goregaon East on February 15 on the pretext of a tarot reading session for an elderly couple. However, when she reached the location, she found four men and two women waiting for her and sensed something was wrong.

Police said the group intimidated her by throwing a packet of drugs towards her and threatening to frame her in false cases of prostitution and drug offenses. Fearing arrest, the victim transferred Rs.2 lakh to a bank account provided by the accused before leav...