The extortion bid was made at the behest of jailed gangsters, police said (Representational)
A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly being involved in an extortion bid against a businessman in north Delhi's Wazirabad area, said police on Wednesday.
Narender Yadav, a resident of Noida, was arrested by a team of Special Staff of North district police on Tuesday.
A case of attempted extortion was reported on December 8 after two juveniles opened fire at the house of a businessman and threw a note demanding Rs 50 lakh, police said.
According to police, the businessman had also got a WhatsApp message from an international number with the same demand.
The extortion bid was made at the behest of jailed gangsters Deepak alias Boxer and Sunny Kakran, police said.
During the investigation, the Delhi Police Crime Branch managed to arrest two juveniles, however the caller remained at large.
"The message was sent by Narender Yadav from his mobile using a UAE SIM," a police officer said.
Narender Yadav during questioning revealed that he provided jobs to Indian Workers in Dubai, where through one of his contacts, he procured a UAE number and started hunting for job aspirants using that number to gain their trust while sitting in India.
Narender Yadav had come in contact with some associates of gangsters, who asked him to send the extortion message, the officer said.
He was previously involved in a case of cheating, the person said.
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