13 July,2022 09:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 25,000 per month from the spa manager in south Mumbai for allowing the establishment to operate.
"The accused Sudai Yadav alias Sudhir Master, a resident of Girgaum, has five offences, including rape and extortion, to his name," an official said.
As per the complaint, an unidentified person had posted wrong information about the spa on the Twitter handle of the establishment's manager, the official said.
"The spa manager then contacted the person, later identified as Yadav, who called him to Colaba and demanded money from," he said.
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Yadav told the spa manager to transfer the money in the bank account of a taxi driver, who was his aide, the official said.
Following repeated demands, a complaint was lodged and an FIR was registered against Yadav and his aide under section 384 (extortion) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, he said.
"Yadav had been externed from Mumbai and suburbs for his involvement in criminal activities," the official added.
(with inputs from PTI)
