Pune City Police has arrested 4 individuals, together with a faculty trainer, for demanding extortion of Rs 20 lakh from a famend dairy businessman after the trainer threatened to file a grievance concerning the high quality of milk bought in his store. was.
Police have recognized the accused as Poonam Pardeshi (27), a trainer, Sunil Pardeshi (49), Karan Pardeshi (22) and their associate Akshay Manoj Karthik (30).
Poonam lodged a grievance with the shopper grievance redressal cell of the dairy enterprise on June 2 and alleged that there was some black substance within the milk. Thereafter, the girl allegedly threatened to file a grievance towards the businessman with the police and the Food and Drug Administration, asking them to settle the matter on the earliest. He additionally allegedly threatened to close the businessman’s store and defame him.
Police stated the accused allegedly demanded Rs 20 lakh from the businessman. Meanwhile, a senior worker of the dairy dealer has lodged a grievance with the Pune City Police on this regard.
The businessman allegedly handed over Rs 20 lakh in pretend notes of Rs 2000 to the accused. A criminal offense department group laid a entice and caught Poonam together with Sunil and Karan Pardeshi whereas they have been accepting ‘cash’. The police have additionally arrested his affiliate Akshay Karthik from Mundwa.
A case was registered towards him beneath sections 388, 389 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code at Bibwewadi police station. According to the police, Poonam is a faculty trainer, whereas Akshay Karthik, Sunil and Karan Pardeshi have felony data and have beforehand been booked for rioting.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
