MAPUSA
Mapusa police have arrested 2 persons on charges of extorting Rs 30 lakh from a businessman in Mapusa by pretending to be officials of the IT Narcotics Bureau in Delhi.
According to police reports, the two accused Nivedita Sharma (29) of Uttar Pradesh and Bhuvan Arora (35) of Uttarakhand had gone to the bungalow of the victim, who is originally from Delhi, sometime in August 2023.
The two accused are alleged to have assaulted the victim and further threatened to defame him by threatening to arrest him in a drug case and extorted Rs 30 lakh from the victim.
The victim later lodged a complaint with the Mapusa police and a case was registered under Sections 342, 170, 323, 506(2), 389 and 34 of IPC.
After investigation, the police arrested both the accused Nivedita Sharma and Bhuvan Arora. Police are on the lookout for other suspects in this case.
One accused, Nivedita Sharma, was later released on bail by a court.
