Rohtak, May 12 -- Charkhi Dadri police have arrested a man for demanding Rs.2 crore in extortion from a businessman.

The accused has been identified as Vikas Mishra, of Charkhi Dadri. The extortion call was made from the accused's phone number.

In his complaint to the police, businessman Praveen Garg said that he had received a video on his WhatsApp in which four persons were asking him to pay Rs.2 crore or to face dire consequences and also threatened to kill his family. He later received an extortion call and he immediately informed the police.

Charkhi Dadri deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Dheeraj Kumar said that they have arrested the main accused Vikas Mishra, who issued threats and demanded ransom from the businessman. A pis...