17-05-2025
Man arrested for trying to extort Rs 1 crore from Chhagan Bhujbal
Nashik
: Police arrested a 27-year-old man for attempting to extort money from former cabinet minister
Chhagan Bhujbal
. The
Ambad police station
filed an FIR under sections 204, 308(2), and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanahita (BNS).
Police identified the accused as
Rahul Bhusare
from Karanjali in Peth taluka. He was arrested on Friday night after he collected a cash bag from Narendra Sonawane, who works for Chhagan Bhujbal.
According to DCP (crime) Prashant Bachhav, Bhusare first contacted MLA Chhagan Bhujbal's mobile phone on April 23. The calls were redirected to PA Santosh Gaikwad. Bhusare claimed to represent the income-tax department and said there were plans to raid Bhujbal's farmhouse in Trimbakeshwar.
He added said he could reach a settlement for Rs 1.6 crore and stop the raid.
Following the initial contact, Bhusare made another demand on May 2. After several conversations with Santosh Gaikwad over four days, he agreed to Rs 1 crore. Bhujbal, meanwhile, informed police commissioner Sandeep Karnik, who assigned the crime branch unit 1 to investigate.
Police planned to arrest Bhusare during the money exchange. They arranged for Narendra Sonawane to deliver a bag containing some genuine cash, counterfeit notes, and papers while officers waited nearby.
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On Friday, Bhusare instructed Santosh Gaikwad to bring the money to Dharampur in Gujarat. Crime branch unit 1, led by senior inspector Madhukar Kad, followed Sonawane to the location. Bhusare was told to meet Sonawane for the handover.
Kad revealed that Bhusare, a former restaurant owner whose business failed, turned to extortion. He holds a BSc degree, is not married, and has no previous criminal record.
The Ambad police station now has custody of the accused for the
extortion case
.
