TWO EXTORTIONISTS NABBED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

  • EXTORTION OF RS. 50 LAKHS WAS DEMANDED FROM A RENOWNED BUSINESSMAN OF ROHINI IN A ‘FILMY STYLE’
  • ONE OF THEM WAS EX-EMPLOYEE OF THE BUSINESSMAN
  • MOBILE USED IN COMMITTING CRIME RECOVERED


The teams of Spl. Staff and PS Prashant Vihar of Rohini District solved the case of extortion within 24 hours by apprehending two extortionists namely Pravesh Kumar @ Praveen (31 years) and Aman (22 years) who demanded Rs. 50 lakhs as protection money in a ‘filmy style’ from a renowned businessman of Rohini.  Mobile used in committing the crime has been recovered. Both the accused were suffering from acute financial crisis and under huge debt.  Accused Pravesh Kumar @ Praveen was an ex-employee of the businessman.

INCIDENT:

On 3.12.2017, a renowned businessman of Central Delhi and resident of Rohini reported that on 03.12.17 at 1:41 PM, he received an extortion call from some unknown person on his mobile phone who threatened him and demanded Rs. 50 lakhs as protection money to save the life of his son.  The caller had a unique regional dialect. Immediately, a case of extortion was registered u/s 387 IPC dated 03.12.2017 at PS Prashant Vihar, Delhi, and investigation was taken up.

Keeping in view of the sensitivity of the case, a joint team of officers of PS Prashant Vihar and Special Staff of Rohini District led by Inspr. Ashok Kumar, SHO/Prashant Vihar and Inspr. Ajay Kumar of Spl. Staff, comprising of SI Sachin Dabas, ASIs Devender, Jagdish, Nahar Singh, HCts. Lokesh, Manoj, Vijay, and Cts. Manjeet, Mukesh, Pradeep was constituted under the supervision of Sh. Dhirender Pratap, ACP/S.P. Badli & Shri Roop Lal, ACP/Operations.


INVESTIGATION & INTERROGATION:
After the painstaking exercise and acting upon the secret input, accused Pravesh Kumar @ Praveen (age 31 years) r/o Baljeet Nagar, Patel Nagar, Delhi was arrested from Baljeet Nagar and at his pointing out, his associate Aman (age 22 years) r/o Tank Road, Karol Bagh, Delhi was also arrested.  The mobile phone used in commission of crime was also recovered.


During interrogation, accused Pravesh @ Praveen disclosed that earlier he used to do washing of readymade garments before its packing for the businessman but due to heavy loss, he left the job from there.  Despite his best efforts, he could not re-establish his work and thereafter he had no regular income even for the survival of his family.  He has also taken a loan of Rs.70,000/- from his friend Aman who was pressurizing him to repay his money for which he showed his inability.  Accused Aman was also under financial crisis and in urgent need of money. Then both conspired to extort money from the ex-employer of accused Pravesh @ Praveen, a renowned businessman Karol Bagh, Delhi.

Taking all precautions to prevent their arrest, accused used an old mobile SIM card which was got issued on his previous rented house address, Bapa Nagar, Karol Bagh, Delhi, which was left by him about 8-10 years ago.  Also after making the said extortion call, they immediately got blocked the said Mobile SIM card from the concerned Service Provider Company on the alibi that his mobile phone having the said mobile SIM card had been stolen.  Initially, accused Pravesh @ Praveen tried to mislead the investigation and narrated the said concocted story.  But on sustained interrogation, he confessed that he along with his associate Aman conspired to extort money from his ex-employer and he himself made the said extortion call in regional dialect to conceal his identity and demanded Rs. 50 lakhs as protection money to save the life of his son whom he love the most.   


PROFILE OF ACCUSED

  1. Pravesh Kumar @ Praveen r/o Baljeet Nagar, Patel Nagar (Age 31 Years)

Born in Delhi at Tank Road in 1985, accused Pravesh Kumar @ Praveen is a middle school dropped out who started initially working in a garment shop as salesman. Later he started working with the complainant at his shop In Karol Bagh.  He took a loan of Rs. 3 lakhs on interest.  He also started a washing plant of readymade garments and started working with the complainant, but he suffered loss in 2017 Jan-Feb due to his drinking habits, and thereafter, it became hard for the survival of his family.    

  1. Aman r/o Tank Road, Karol Bagh, Delhi

Born in Delhi at Tank Road in 1995, accused Aman is a middle school dropped out who started a cloth shop at Tank Road, but had not sufficient income for his survival.  He is a good friend of accused Pravesh.  Aman also lent him Rs. 70000/- which Pravesh @ Praveen could not return despite repeated request. To recover from the financial crisis and poverty, he became part and parcel of this extortion nexus.

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