Man held for extorting money from builder in Thane

A 47-year-old man was held by Naupada police in Thane for allegedly extorting money from a builder, an official said on Friday.

Published on: Feb 15, 2020, 24:54:22 IST

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A 47-year-old man was held by Naupada police in Thane for allegedly extorting money from a builder, an official said on Friday.

Samir Mahajan asked builder Hasmukh Shah to give ₹20 lakh in return for not filing a complaint of unauthorised construction against the latter with the Thane Municipal Corporation, the official said.

“We laid a trap on Thursday night and arrested Mahajan when he was accepting ₹1 lakh from Shah. His accomplice Bunty Singh is missing and efforts are on to nab him. An extortion case has been registered,” said the Naupada police station officer.

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