Five held for demanding 'protection fee' of Rs 10 crore from Mumbai builder

The accused falsely claimed that they have ties with the Chhota Rajan gang. They were nabbed while accepting Rs 5 lakh from the builder near a cafe in Mumbai

The Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch recently arrested five individuals who allegedly demanded a Rs 10-crore "protection fee" from a builder by falsely claiming that they have ties with the Chhota Rajan gang.

Acting swiftly on the builder's complaint, the police set up a trap and apprehended the suspects near a cafe close to Lilavati Hospital in Bandra when they were taking Rs 5 lakh as initial amount from the complainant.

The arrested accused are identified as Ganesh Ram Soradi alias Dada, 68; Remu Fernandez, 58; Shashikant Yada, 48; Manish Bharadwaj, 44, and Pardeep Yada, 40. The accused are now in police custody and face charges under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

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