India, Feb. 2 -- The Delhi Police has arrested two more alleged extortionists linked to rackets that targeted traffic police personnel and other Government officials by covertly recording and manipulating videos to blackmail them.

With the arrest of two, the total number of accused apprehended in the two cases has risen to 10, including the alleged gang leaders Jeeshan Ali and Rajkumar alias Raju Meena, police said.

"The accused were arrested by the Crime Branch in two separate operations conducted as part of an ongoing probe into organised traffic fraud and extortion networks," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said in a statement.

The officer said that in the first operation, police arrested Amir Chaudh...