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SOG arrests two for extorting doctor, land broker
Surat: Surat Special Operations Group (SOG) police arrested two notorious extortionists from the Rander area on Wednesday in connection with separate cases involving a doctor and a land broker.
Both accused were produced in court, which remanded Bachav to one-day police custody and Gaudil to two-day custody.
In the first case, Dr Mohammad Zakir Meman of Bhatena lodged a complaint with Athwalines police against Imtiyaz Sadam Bachav and Sarfaraz Multani. Meman had purchased land in Kosamba through the two accused as mediators, but they allegedly withheld payment to the landowner, leading to a dispute. On July 17, while Meman and his wife were riding near Quality Restaurant in Athwalines, the accused allegedly stopped them, threatened to cancel the deal, and extorted Rs 50,000 at knifepoint.
They also demanded more money, threatening to kill him if he failed to pay.
In the second case, Lalgate police booked Sahid Shabbir Gaudil after land broker Tosif Pathan alleged that in March, Gaudil stopped him near a perfume shop in Lalgate and demanded a 50% cut in brokerage on any deal he closed. When Pathan refused, Gaudil allegedly held a knife to his neck and demanded Rs 1 lakh. Pathan handed over Rs 15,000 on the spot and promised the rest later under threat.
Acting on the complaints, SOG tracked down and arrested Gaudil and Bachav from their homes in Rander. As the accused were taken away, locals celebrated by showering flowers on the police and bursting firecrackers..
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