New Delhi, April 28 -- Delhi Police have busted a bizarre extortion plot where a man allegedly used his minor niece and a fake human thumb to demand Rs 5 crore from his acquaintance. Delhi Police said that three accused have been apprehended, including one juvenile in the case.

The case was registered on April 16 at Jagatpuri Police Station, invoking Section 308(5) of the BNS.

According to DCP Shahdra Prashant Gautam, the complainant reported receiving a suspicious parcel containing a threatening letter, a smartwatch, and a human-like thumb replica in a plastic box delivered by a young girl. Recognizing the gravity of the matter, a special team was constituted under the supervision of ACP VV and SHO Jagatpuri to crack the case swiftly....