LUCKNOW, Jan. 28 -- Days after a store in the Dubagga area was attacked with explosives, police said the five members of a gang that was responsible for the incident had been arrested. Explaining its modus operandi, police on Tuesday said the gang extorted people and used stolen communication devices to do so. "The issue came to light after a crude bomb was hurled at the SR Traders building in Sikrauri village under Dubagga police station limits on January 16. The daytime attack was allegedly carried out to force a trader into paying Rs.10 lakh as extortion," said DCP-West Vishwajeet Srivastava. The arrested individuals were identified as Indresh Kumar Singh, 32, the alleged gang leader; Gyanendra Kumar, 25; Raj alias Raja, 19; Monu, 19; and Ankit Kumar, 20. An associate of theirs managed to flee. According to the DCP, the gang first stole a mobile phone from a man in Malihabad on January 11. "Instead of selling or discarding the phone, the accused allegedly used it to call the trader and issue repeated death threats while demanding money. When the trader refused to pay, the gang escalated the intimidation," the DCP added. Police said the five then carried out the bomb attack on the trader's building to create panic and demonstrate their intent. The explosion damaged property. No individuals were injured in the incident. A joint team of Dubagga police and the Lucknow commissionerate's crime branch, including SWAT and surveillance units, began tracking the pattern of calls and robberies. Police found the gang robbed multiple phones to threaten the trader. htc...