India, Jan. 24 -- The Mumbai Crime Branch's Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) has arrested notorious gangster D K Rao, also known as Ravi Mallesh Bora, a close aide of Chhota Rajan, along with six of his associates, for allegedly threatening a 74-year-old hotelier from Marol Naka, Andheri East. The group is accused of demanding a settlement over a property dispute and attempting to extort Rs.2.5 crore from the complainant.

The arrested individuals include Abu Bakr Abdulla Siddique, 37, of Grant Road; Imran Shaikh, 31, Riyaz Shaikh, 41, and Asif Khan, 36, all residents of Kurla; as well as Javed Khan, 35, and Hanif Naik, 53, both from Marol, Andheri East.

According to the police, the complainant, a hotelier residing on Marol Military Road, Andhe...