Three arrested for demanding Rs 1L extortion from meat seller

The Faridabad police have arrested three men for allegedly demanding Rs 1 lakh in extortion from a local meat seller.

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An FIR in the matter was registered at the Mujesar police station.

According to police, the complainant, Anil — a resident of Rajiv Colony in Faridabad and owner of a meat shop at Hardware Chowk — reported that he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown number on May 30. During the call, the caller threatened him and demanded Rs 1 lakh as extortion.

On the night of June 4, three men — identified as Akshay, Salman and Sumit — arrived at Anil’s shop in a black Scorpio. They allegedly took Rs 10,000 from him by force, claiming it was on behalf of two individuals named Rohit and Vicky. They further threatened to kill him if the full extortion amount was not paid. Following the incident, Anil approached the police, and an FIR was filed.

During the investigation, a team from the Border Crime Branch arrested the three accused on Friday.

They have been identified as Sumit (30), a resident of Fatehpur Chandila village and Mohammad Akshay (28) and Mohammad Salman (28), both residents of Dabua Colony, Faridabad.

“During interrogation, the accused confessed that they are close friends and had demanded the extortion on the instructions of a man named Vicky to establish their dominance in the area,” said a Faridabad police spokesperson.

“The accused have been taken into police remand for further questioning.”