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. Searches were held in houses of the accused spread across Srinagar and Ganderbal districts of central Kashmir. The officials said sleuths of Crime Branch, J&K, conducted searches at multiple locations in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts in connection with FIR registered under Sections of 204, 319(2), 308(2), 338 and 61 of BNS. "The case pertains to an organised gang of fraudsters who impersonate officials of Crime Branch and ACB, threaten senior citizens with false complaints, arrest and extort money from them. The accused individuals in this case have extorted over Rs.30 lakh from a senior citizen residing in Srinagar city," a spokesperson of the wing said.htc...