Two men were arrested by Sahar police for assaulting a Kandivli-based businessman and trying to extort Rs 10 lakh by threatening the victim with a rape case. Cops said the 47-year-old businessman was acquainted with the accused Irfan Ramzaan Shaikh through business transactions.

The incident took place on Tuesday, when Shaikh invited the victim to watch a cricket match with him at a five-star hotel near the airport. The victim, in his statement to police, said that he reached the hotel around 10.30 pm and found Shaikh and a woman, introduced as Pooja, in the room.