The proprietor of Tricity Today quality portal, on with 2 others, was arrested by the Greater Noida Police connected Tuesday for allegedly being a portion of Ravi Kana’s pack and extorting money.
The 3 accused person been identified arsenic Pankaj Parasar, the proprietor of the portal, Dev Sharma and Awadhesh Sisodia.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Saad Miya Khan said, “They extorted wealth by intimidating radical by moving fake quality against them…” The telephone records of the arrested men beryllium that they are progressive with the Ravi Kana gang, helium added.
The constabulary said they person recovered Rs 6.3 lakh and 2 luxury vehicles from the arrested men.
Ravi Kana was arrested by the Noida Police past April successful a gangrape lawsuit and for his alleged engagement successful amerciable activities successful Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.
“On November 8, the 3 men called 1 Manoj Kumar to Pari Chowk successful Greater Noida, seeking his connection to the media portal successful transportation to a quality report. They past introduced themselves arsenic Ravi Kana’s men and demanded wealth by threatening Kumar of publishing fake quality against him. Kumar was besides threatened that helium would beryllium killed if helium did not springiness the money,” said an officer.
Following this, Kumar filed a ailment with the constabulary and an FIR was lodged nether Section 308(5) (extortion by putting idiosyncratic successful fearfulness of decease oregon hurt) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita astatine Beta 2 constabulary station.
The constabulary said astir 15 to 20 suspicious slope accounts person been traced to the accused and their associates, showing amerciable wealth transaction by the Ravi Kana gang.
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