The Malad Police have arrested a man accused of extorting money from small traders in the Malad area by threatening to shut down their businesses through complaints posted on social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter).

The accused, identified as Sanjay Ramji Yadav, a resident of the Prem Nagar slum in Goregaon (West), allegedly targeted small business owners by warning them that adverse complaints would be lodged online unless payments were made.