28-04-2025
Three extortionists apprehended
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Gumla: Three armed extortionists of Ranchi were arrested from Armai village under Sadar police station in Gumla, police said.
The arrested were identified as Taslim Ansari and Jawed Ansari, both residents of Piska Nagdi Dewari under Nagdi police station limits, and Md Jawed of Itki Gumlatoli under Itki police station in Ranchi.
Gumla SP Shambhu Kumar Singh said, "They had demanded Rs 2-3 crore extortion from a businessman of Gumla town using the name of the PLFI on 18 April. A SIT was formed under SDPO Suresh Kumar Yadav."
"The three accused had planned to create fear by firing in Gumla town on Sunday. They were caught with a country-made pistol, three bullets of .315 bore, one bullet of a 12 bore gun, and a bike," he added.
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The arrested have confessed to their involvement in earlier loot and other criminal cases, police said. "Taslim has cases lodged against him with Gumla, Nagdi, and Dhurwa in Ranchi police stations, Md Jawed at Nagdi, Mandar, Itki , Angada, Bero, Murhu and Khunti police stations, while Jawed Ansari has been booked for crimes with Dhurwa and Mandar police stations," the SP said.
"Based on their confession, police are conducting raids to arrest four other members of the gang," the SP said.