Hardoi: An extortion racket involving threats of implicating people in serious criminal cases, including those under the SC/ST Act, molestation and rape, has come to light in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district, following which an FIR was registered against seven people, police said.
According to the complaint submitted to the Superintendent of Police, members of the alleged gang threatened people with false criminal cases and imprisonment to extort money from them. Those refusing to pay were allegedly targeted through complaints to police officials and applications filed before courts under Section 156(3) of the CrPC.
Anil Mishra, a resident of Paheliya village, was named as the alleged mastermind in the complaint.
Circle Officer Praveen Kumar said an FIR had been registered against Punit Singh, Santram, Munish Tiwari, Dharmendra Singh, Awadh Kishore, Shivvaran Singh and Kaushal Kishore. Further action is underway, he added.
