Ahmedabad: Satellite tv for pc police station on Saturday arrested another accused within the blackmailing case wherein an Ambli based mostly 41-ye
Ahmedabad: Satellite tv for pc police station on Saturday arrested another accused within the blackmailing case wherein an Ambli based mostly 41-year-old foreign exchange dealer was trapped and blackmailed by way of a relationship app and extorted of Rs 20 lakh in September this 12 months.
Asif Malek, a local Gedia of Surendranangar and the important thing accused who had lain the lure for the foreign exchange dealer with the assistance of a girl named Jhanvi, was nabbed on Saturday. Within the crime, Sameer Charaniya (35) of Commerce Six Roads had posed as a head constable of Gota Chowky. Earlier 4 individuals had been arrested by Anandnagar and Satellite tv for pc police stations whereas three together with Jhanvi are nonetheless absconding.
Assistant commissioner of police, N division, Divya Raviya Jadeja stated: “Jhanvi and the foreign exchange dealer, who had separated from his spouse about 4 years in the past, got here into contact on a relationship software and first met on September 17 at a tea stall on CG Street. The subsequent day Jhanvi took the dealer to a flat positioned close to Vaishnavdevi circle. Jhanvi undressed herself and requested the dealer to take action. Right now, three individuals barged into the flat, one claiming to be the brother of Jhanvi, whereas the others had been Charaniya and Yuvraj Sinh.”
ACP Jadeja added, “They first bashed up the dealer after which put up a requirement of Rs 50 lakh for not lodging a case of rape towards him. Issues had been settled at Rs 20 lakh and the cash was despatched to at least one Asik Desai by way of a Navrangpura-based Angadia agency to him. Later whereas Charaniya was on his method house, he was caught by Anandnagar police station officers from Prahladnagar. The cops suspected him to be a bogus police as he was clad in a uniform. Throughout his interrogation, the entire racket was busted.”
Based on the police, a day later Satellite tv for pc police arrested Yuvraj Sinh, Jhanvi, Asik Desai and a woman who was dwelling with them. The cash was despatched by way of an Angadia agency to Desai’s account. Nonetheless, Malek and three others together with Jhanvi had been nonetheless at massive.
MALEK OWNS FARM HOUSE IN GEDIA
Police stated that Malek owns an enormous farm home in Gedia. ACP Jadeja stated they had been probing about it and likewise whether or not the gang was concerned in any such different case of blackmailing and extortion.