A 45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly claiming to be a journalist and extorting Rs 20,000 from a cafe owner for not exposing certain activities in Nagpur.
Police have recovered a fake identity card and a mobile phone from the accused identified as Mushtaq alias Munna Patel. he went to the cafe on November 29 night and started recording videos of customers from his phone. He demanded Rs 1 lakh for not reporting to police.
Patel told the cafe manager that if his demand is not fulfilled, he would ensure that the establishment is closed permanently. To avoid any trouble, the manager gave him Rs 20,000,” the official said. he later contacted the owner of the cafe on Saturday night for money.
The management of the cafe lodged a complaint with local police, following which Patel was arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for extortion, criminal intimidation, and other charges.