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New Indian Express
25-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Property agent arrested for posing as government official, extorting 76-year-old woman
NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old property agent was arrested for posing as a government official and extorting a septuagenarian woman in South Delhi's Defence Colony area, police said on Saturday. The accused, Tausif Raja, is a graduate and worked as a property agent in the Shaheen Bagh area. A 76-year-old woman, a resident of Defence Colony, reported on Tuesday about an incident involving the extortion of Rs 1.75 lakh by an unknown person. In her complaint, she stated that on May 9, a person claiming to be an official from the Horticulture and MCD departments visited her residence. He alleged that the drains on her property were not clean and threatened that a challan of Rs 50,000 would be issued and their electricity meter would be disconnected. He then demanded Rs 25,000 as a bribe to settle the matter, a senior police officer said. When she refused to pay the bribe, the individual threatened to sabotage the marriage of her son. Out of fear, she handed over Rs 25,000 to the accused. On May 13, the same person returned and again threatened to disconnect the electricity meter and disrupt her son's marriage. This time, he demanded an amount of Rs 50 lakh. Out of fear, her husband complied with his instructions and delivered Rs 1.5 lakh in cash at the Modi Mill flyover, as directed by the accused, the officer said. Despite receiving the money, the accused continued to threaten the complainant's family and insisted on being paid the remaining amount. During the investigation, police analysed footage from over 100 CCTV cameras and examined the call detail records of the accused. Eventually, the accused was identified. A raid was conducted in Okhla, and he was arrested, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankit Chauhan said. One motorcycle, two mobile phones, and Rs 28,500 in cash were recovered from his possession, police added.
Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Indian Express
Man poses as MCD official, extorts Rs 1.75 lakh from Defence Colony resident, held: Delhi police
Police Saturday arrested a man for allegedly posing as a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official and extorting Rs 1.75 lakh from a 76-year-old woman residing in Defence Colony. The accused, Tausif Raja, was arrested under BNS sections 308(2) (extortion) and 319(2) (cheating by personation). On May 20, police said the elderly complainant approached the Defence Colony police reporting an incident where a man visited their house on May 9, saying he was an official from MCD's Horticulture Department. He accused the family of not maintaining clean drains and threatened a challan of Rs 50,000 along with disconnection of their electricity meter. He then demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000 to settle the matter. When the woman initially refused, police said the accused escalated his threats, warning he would sabotage her son's marriage. Out of fear, she handed over Rs 25,000 in cash. A few days later, on May 13, police said the man returned, repeating his threats. This time, he demanded Rs 50 lakh. Police said the woman's husband, worried for their son's future, complied and delivered Rs 1.5 lakh in cash at a location near the Modi Mill flyover. The man continued harassing the family and demanded the remaining amount, prompting them to file a police complaint. Police examined footage from more than 100 CCTVs and analysed call detail records, which revealed the accused had changed his mobile number. 'The team tracked and identified the accused person who took the extorted money from the complainant. The photo of the man was developed and circulated among police groups… Local sources were deployed and human intelligence was collected. A list of criminals released from jail on bail was scrutinised,' said DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan. 'A raid was conducted at Okhla and the man was arrested. He admitted to the crime,' the DCP said.
