Updated On: 11 July, 2012 08:34 AM IST | | Sandip Kolhatkar
The Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the police arrested five persons, including local gangster Sharad Mohol's cousin, for trying to extort Rs 25 lakh from a Kothrud-based builder.
The arrests were made yesterday afternoon.u00a0The suspects have been identified as Rajesh Ashok Gujar (21), Anil Salunkhe (20) Prakash Shinde (27) Amar Raghu Temghare (19) and Madan Surve (19), all residents of Sutardara in Kothrud.u00a0
The police officials said that Gujar is Mohol’s cousin. They also suspect that all the accused were acting as per Mohol’s directions, who is currently cooling heels in Yerawda jail, accused of killing terror suspect Qateel Siddiqui. They also suspect that Mohol masterminded the extortion bid.