3 impersonate gangster to extort bizman, arrested
New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Three men, including a London School of Economics (LSE) graduate, have been arrested for allegedly running an international cyber extortion racket from Thailand to clear mounting debts, an officer of Delhi Police said.
The accused-Sumit, 42; Prince, 35; and Nitish, 31-posed as a notorious gangster and threatened a Delhi-based businessman over WhatsApp, demanding cryptocurrency payments, police said.
Police said the businessman, whose identity has been withheld, approached Desh Bandhu Gupta (DBG) Road police station, alleging the caller warned of dire consequences if he refused to give money.
A case under Section 308(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered.
The trio were arrested soon after they returned ...
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