7 arrested for attempting to extort money
Seraikela, April 13 -- Seven people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort Rs.5 lakh from a construction company here, police said on Sunday.
According to a complaint registered with the Kharswan police station on April 8, six people with criminal antecedents had threatened workers engaged in building a culvert at Pitaklaag village a few days earlier.
They had also threatened the site in charge and the supervisor with stopping the construction work if their demand of Rs. 5 lakh was not met, said Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Seraikela), Sameer Sawaiya, quoting the FIR.
After registering an FIR based on the complaint, Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar Lunayat formed a Special Investigation Team, which arrested seven people with two firearms, mobile phones and three motorcycles....
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