A man has been arrested for extorting ₹1 lakh from a girl accused of immoral activities in Ambala Cantonment, police said on Friday.
The accused has been identified as Amarjeet, a resident of Shahbad town in Kurukshetra.
Giving details, DSP Anil Kumar said the accused was arrested following a tip that he had extorted ₹1 lakh from the girl. “We recovered ₹46,000 from his possession on the spot and the rest is being verified. The girl is absconding, while her mother and sister are already behind bars,” he added.
A case under Sections 384 (extortion) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against Amarjeet at the Mahesh Nagar police station.
Meanwhile, police have also arrested a couple from Saha for running a flesh trade racket in Pooja Vihar Colony of Ambala Cantt. The DSP said they had sent a proxy customer with money to the couple, which led to the arrest of the man, Tarun, and his wife. Two girls were rescued from the scene.