Gurugram, April 5 -- Two suspects were arrested from Jharsa in Sector 32 on Saturday for allegedly running an organised extortion racket targeting traders and roadside vendors across Gurugram, police said. The accused, aged 24 and 27 and residents of Jharsa, had been collecting Rs.5,000 to Rs.25,000 weekly or fortnightly from multiple traders. Police said the duo has 17 criminal cases against them, including attempt to murder, rioting, assault, illegal firearms possession and extortion. Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said a beetle shop vendor filed a complaint on Friday. "He had alleged that the suspects had approached him more than three months back asking to pay extortion money while threatening him with dire consequences," Turan said. A crime branch probe revealed the duo targeted traders from outside Gurugram. "The duo, identifying themselves as locals, had threatened such traders that they will have to pay extortion money," Turan added. debashish karmakar...