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RTI activist arrested on charge of bid to extort Rs20L
Kolhapur: A 43-year-old RTI activist has been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort Rs20 lakh from a CPR Hospital staffer to prevent her arrest in a forgery case involving her husband.
The accused, Jayraj Bhimrao Koli, allegedly demanded the amount from the woman, whose husband, Ajinkya Anil Patil, a medical supplier, was earlier arrested for forging documents to secure a supply contract with the hospital. Despite the woman having ended her contract with the hospital in March, Koli continued to harass her, the police said.
Koli allegedly threatened the couple to stop pursuing the woman's arrest.
He eventually agreed to settle for Rs 15 lakh. Patil then approached the police and filed a complaint.
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"Koli also threatened the supplier that if the money was not paid, he would not let the supplier work anywhere in the state," said Gajendra Lohar, police inspector of Kagal.
"We provided the complainant with some cash in original currency and the rest in duplicate toy notes. We filled them in a bag and handed it over to the complainant. Koli and his friend Yuvraj Kharade arrived at Lakshmi Hill near Kagal, where both were arrested on Monday night," Lohar added.
Police investigations revealed that Koli was affiliated with a political outfit but was expelled for allegedly misusing the RTI Act and harassing civic officials.
