India, March 20 -- Police arrested two men late Wednesday for allegedly firing at a liquor store and a property dealer's office in Faridabad's Ballabgarh as part of an extortion bid of over Rs.50 lakh, officials said on Thursday.

Police identified the suspects as Anil Kumar alias Khan, 23, and Manish Kumar, 20, both Faridabad residents. Police said Anil has 12 cases of murder, robbery, dacoity and illegal arms smuggling registered against him; he was released from jail just two months ago. Manish is a Class 12 student.

According to police, Crime Branch teams received a tip-off about the suspects' movement on a motorcycle, prompting a vehicle check at IMT Faridabad post around 10.30pm on Wednesday.

Varun Kumar Dahiya, assistant commissi...