A 29-year-old businessman, Yogesh Rajguru, was left critically injured in a violent extortion attempt in Chembur on Tuesday. He is currently undergoing treatment at Sion Hospital and remains in critical condition. Within 12 hours of the incident, the RCF police, along with the Crime Branch Unit 6 officials, arrested two accused from Sion’s Pratiksha Nagar. According to police, both men have extensive criminal records, including previous charges of attempted murder, extortion, kidnapping, rape, and other sexual offences.

According to the police, Yogesh Sudhakar Rajguru was assaulted around 12.30 am in his office premises. The two accused allegedly attempted to extort money from him before launching a brutal attack that nearly claimed his life. After the assault, the duo fled the scene. Rajguru was rushed to the hospital, and once the police were informed, an FIR was registered at the RCF police station under charges of attempt to murder, extortion, criminal intimidation, and multiple sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

The victim, Yogesh Rajguru, admitted at Sion Hospital