Gurgaon: Two persons, who allegedly demanded lakhs of rupees from a liquor shop contractor in Farrukhnagar, were arrested. Sumit Kumar (25), a resident of Sikanderpur Bada village, works as a clerk for a lawyer at the district court. The minor is a Class 8 student. Sumit and his 15-year-old accomplice used a virtual phone number, police said on Thursday, adding, the former obtained the foreign number through an internet-based application and got the minor to make the extortion call after gathering information about the target.According to police, the contractor received the call around 12.41pm on Oct 25. The caller claimed to be a criminal operating from abroad, demanded money and warned the contractor of serious consequences if the latter refused to pay. The contractor approached the Farrukhnagar police team on Oct 28, following which an FIR was registered under Section 308(2) of BNS. A team from the crime branch, led by sub-inspector Lokesh Kumar, used technical inputs to trace the accused and arrested the accused within hours of it, police said.“Sumit demanded lakhs of rupees, but we are keeping the exact amount confidential as of now,” ACP (headquarters) Indivar said, adding, “The accused had threatened to cause harm to the victim’s life and property.” Sumit was supposed to collect the money if the contractor agreed to pay, said Investigators, who are now examining whether Sumit has any previous criminal record and whether the duo was involved in other extortion attempts.
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