Extortionist on the run arrested in Uttar Pradesh

A 36-year-old man named Vishnu who tried to extort Rs 15 lakh from a businessman Pranab Seth and absconding since 2015, was arrested from his native in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh.

New Delhi:A 36-year-old man, who tried to extort Rs 15 lakh from a businessman and was on the run since 2015, has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Ramgarh district, police said on Saturday.

Vishnu had threatened businessman Pranab Seth that he would blow up his marriage pandal if he failed to pay the Rs 15 lakh, they said.

Police said that Vishnu was declared a proclaimed offender in the case by a Delhi court in 2015. He was arrested from his village in Rampur district on September 4 and police used technical surveillance to trace him, they said.

Seth, a resident of Roop Nagar, in his complaint in 2015 said that he owns a marriage pandal near Wave Cinema, a senior police officer said.

In his complaint, the businessman said the accused had threatened that if the extortion money of Rs 15 lakh was not paid, he would blow up his pandal.

Police had registered a case under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 384 (punishment for extortion) and 506 (criminal intimidation).

The case was registered at the Rajouri Garden Police Station.

(PTI report)