3 arrested on extortion charge

Three persons were arrested here for allegedly demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from a medical practitioner, police said today.
The trio was arrested near JP Mehta College road here yesterday by Special Task Force (STF).
The have been identified as Ajay Kumar, Rajnikant Singh and Nitesh Kumar, all hailing from Ghazipur district.
A city-based doctor, who runs his clinic in Ordly Bazar, had lodged a complaint with the police after he allegedly received a mobile call on October 28 where the accused "threatened him of dire consequences if their demand for a ransom of Rs 50 lakh was not fulfilled".

Police raided the place and arrested the three with the help of electronic surveillance, STF Inspector (Varanasi unit) SP Singh said, adding they also seized the mobile phone and the sim card from which the call was made.