SRINAGAR: A man was arrested for extorting money from people through criminal intimidation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Tuesday.
A police spokesperson in a staement said, “Rajpora police station received information that some individuals were extorting money from people using deceitful means through criminal intimidation.”
The statement reads that a case FIR no. 22/2024 u/s 384, 506, 420 was registered, and investigation was set into motion.
It added that during the investigation, one person, namely Andleeb Ahmad Mir, son of Ab Rasheed Mir, resident of Rajpora, was arrested, and two toy pistols used for the crime were recovered from his possession.
The statement added that further investigation is ongoing.
