India, Dec. 30 -- Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly trying to extort Rs. 50 lakh from a trader in Gurugram by making threat calls in the name of a dreaded gangster hiding in some foreign country, officers said on Sunday.

The victim (identity being withheld), aged about 35 and resident of Rajendra Park area, had already paid Rs.5 lakh to the suspects and was set to pay them more but a close friend took him to police on Wednesday, leading to launching of an investigation.

The suspects were identified as Ravi Kumar, 31, resident of Lohatki in Sohna, Mohit Kumar, 30, of Bali and Amit Kumar, 33, of Mitli, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, said Sandeep Kumar, public relations officer, Gurugram police.

"They were arrested from Kh...