The accused R Gopi, Umamaheswara Rao and P Veera Venkata Satyanarayana were apprehended yesterday, Rajamahendravaram Urban district Superintendent of Police B Rajakumari said.
The trio had threated one real estate owner and demanded Rs three crore from him. The real-estate owner, who received the threat agreed to pay Rs one crore, the officer said.
However, the real-estate owner kept Rs one lakh in a bag where the trio had asked him to keep the money. When the trio came to collect the money, we apprehended them, Rajakumari said, adding a probe was on.