New Delhi, March 30 -- Delhi Police have arrested an extortionist from Dehradun who had escaped from the custody of the Goa Police in June 2024, DCP (Crime) Aditya Gautam said on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Imad Khan (33), a resident of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, along with his associates, had extorted Rs30 lakh from a complainant by threatening to leak his video on social media.

According to DCP Gautam, Khan was initially arrested in a case registered under Sections 342, 170, 232, 506, 389, and 34 of the IPC at Mapusa Police Station, Goa. However, while being transported to Goa, he managed to escape from the custody of the Goa Police at Mumbai's Sahar Airport. Following his escape, another case under Sections 323 and 224 of the ...