Police today busted a five-member gang involved in cases of extortion with the arrest of its leader, who claims to be the brother in-law of a BSP MLA.
The accused, Anil Choudhary, who claimed to be the brother in-law of BSP MLA from Muradnagar, was arrested on Sunday after a complaint was filed by a local builder at Sahibabad police station, said its station officer (SO).
As per the complaint, the builder alleged that on October 28, he received a call from a woman offering a land deal in Sahibabad area.
Upon finding the offer lucrative, the victim met her at a office in DLF society in Sahibabad area where he was introduced to four persons, including two women.
In the complaint, he alleged that one of the women suddenly came to him and started performing "unwanted act", while two men were recording the act on camera.
According to the police, the following day the builder received a call from that woman, demanding Rs 5 lakh, and threatening him that if he didn't give the money, they would release his explicit MMS clip.
"We had put the number from which the woman would make calls to the victim on surveillance, following which Anil Choudhary was arrested on Sunday," a senior police officer said.
Choudhary's accomplices Satish, Pooja, Nitin and Guddu are yet to be arrested, he added.
Meanwhile, the BSP MLA told PTI that he does not know the accused and has no relations with him.
